Category Archives: personal blog

Sat in the chair in front of the TV, watching YouTube, Elayne has gone out for a meal with her friends from the shop where she volunteers. I’ve just fallen asleep with the ipad on my lap and when I jerked awake, the case went in direction, and the ipad in the other. Luckily, everythingContinue reading “1490 – Friday Night”

You might have to try and expand this image to see what it is. A picture of the Portsmouth waterfront, taken as a panorama, but not in the usual way. This time, I had the phone mounted on the monopod, base of the stick stayed still, but I swept the phone in a large arc.Continue reading “1489 – Panoramically different”

I went to a Gosport Borough Council meeting tonight. I had read through the agenda pack which had been published last week. To be honest I expected it to be a bit frosty, and whilst everybody was unfailingly polite that did not prevent the offering of barbs. The last meeting I went lasted barely anContinue reading “1488 – The Council”

I finished The Wars of the Roses Monday Night, and was pondering what to look at next on my journey through the 16th & 17th centuries. I was debating whether to skip over the Elizabethan era, straight towards the end of the Stuarts, possibly picking with Pepys. But then I listened to a brief YouTubeContinue reading “1487 – What Next?”

I did pause over the title for tonights post. I almost called it “Vlogging”, because I think that is a bit limiting, because there are many things on my mind. I hasten to add that most of it is good or very good. I’m after a piece of music, the only snag is I don’tContinue reading “1486 – On my mind”

Just to confuse the issue, the picture was taken yesterday. Not much going on today. We had our GrandDaughter over for the night and the best part of the day. It really is a delight to watch how she changes over the first few months. We were able to give her back to Mum andContinue reading “1485 – Sunday”

Storm Darragh has been blowing a bit of a hoolie, just a tad of a gale. THe Isle of Wight ferries have all been cancelled, which really kiboshed one aspect of the day. Much to our dismay and annoyance. Friends from along the south coast and the Isle of Wight were due to join meContinue reading “1484 – Breakfast”

I went for a walk this morning. It was the third time this week I’d been out. Quite exceptional for recent time. I think it was because I had something I wanted to do. I needed to take some kit out with me on the walk, I reached a point where I felt comfortable gettingContinue reading “1483 – How not to do it.”

I keep a kind of diary. I fill it in when I go to feed the birds. It’s kept in the shed. There isn’t much in it; whether or not it rained since I last wrote in the diary (there are quite a few times when there consecutive days where I have not filled theContinue reading “1482 – The Weather”

I took the header picture on this morning’s walk. It’s another of those I can’t explain why I like it photos. Perhaps it’s the lines in the clouds, the reflections in the water and the land. It was taken across the Cockle ponds, from the North East corner, looking south. Two pictures for the priceContinue reading “1481 – A morning walk”