Category Archives: personal blog

In a way, a lazy day. I don’t think we unlocked the front door until this afternoon. I have spent much of the day either in front of the computer or reading a book. I learned about the Harris Matrix, this is a method documenting on a timeline how an archaeological site was built, usedContinue reading “1505 – A day of Landscapes, politics, monarchy.”

There’s no particular link with this picture. Because of my desire to vlog, quite a while ago I started experimenting with microphones external to the iphone. Lapel Mics, known as lavalier mics are small and easy to use, but they are a bit frustrating because the clips on them are a bit frail, and IContinue reading “1504 – Frustration with Microphones”

I’ve written several times since I started this blog, about my little project I call “Locality”. What it does is bring various hobbies and interests of mine together to be be applied to a study of the local area, hence Locality. If there is one thing that Locality is about it is landscapes, not justContinue reading “1503 – Locality Landscapes”

I’ve just looked back at what I wrote for Christmas 2023. The joy of this year is the addition of our GrandDaughter. Elayne once again produced a delicious meal, and we are mostly tidied after a bit of a chaotic day, which I have to say was enjoyed by all. I hope you had aContinue reading “1502 – Merry Christmas”

So, it has happened again. On the book front. I ordered a book; The making of the English Landscape by WG Hoskins, it arrived earlier than Amazon was saying it would, I wouldn’t complain about that. We were sat at the breakfast table when I opened the package, it was a hazard back version ofContinue reading “1501 – Landscapes”

I post 1488 I wrote the actions of the current and previous councils. I got somethings wrong, and so it’s good to do a little fact checking. I had said that the previous council had turned off CCTV in the town. This is incorrect. They had removed monitoring by people. Recordings continued, so could beContinue reading “1500 – Incorrect, and other matters”

We went for a family visit today. On a bit of a random basis we went for a pub lunch, a pub called The Silent Woman. We had the Sunday Roast, Elayne and Meg had the Roast Beef, I had the Pork. I’m quite happy to say that it was one of the best pubContinue reading “1499 – Sunday”

I buy too many books. I buy more books than I can read, because I start reading a book, and whilst I read it, I happen to look at something on the net and a book recommendation pops up. I look at it and think “that looks like a book I’d like to read” andContinue reading “1498 – Books”

I want to explore what I am going to call the Gosport Peninsula. I’m sure that isn’t the correct name for this area of land, but it serves my purpose, so it will do for now. I was writing something elsewhere, and I wrote that I thought this area was boring from a geographical pointContinue reading “1497 – Landscapes”

Social media is a magic tool for keeping friends and family informed, and I love it for that. It can also be a monumental time waster. How many times have you been scrolling through any one of the various apps, only to find that an hour, or possibly even two have gone? Don’t get meContinue reading “1496 – Learning”