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2001 Stokes Bay

I was thinking of a small trip out that we did to a small place not far from us called Warsash. I’ve just found the photos that I took there, and I’m slightly distressed to find that the trip was over 4 years ago. That came as a bit of a shock. But it wasn’tContinue reading “2001 Stokes Bay”

2000 – A writing Milestone

I think I can quite legitimately claim that I am sufficiently well along with this blog that I can “look back” at previous writings. Much as i am doing now. Looking at Post 1000, which was posted on 23 May 2023. At the time of writing, there was an event going on that caused meContinue reading “2000 – A writing Milestone”

1999 – In the Garden

I don’t think I have ever really appreciated how many opportunities there are in the garden to observe nature at work. At the moment, I have three very specific areas under observation, these are;The compost binsThe bird feedersAnd now the Ants I’m watching the ants, I saw something today, that I wasn’t expecting. I’m notContinue reading “1999 – In the Garden”

1998 – Artistic Frustration

Today, being the 3rd Tuesday of the month meant exploring art. This mont h’s topic was Domesticity. Now, I’ve known what the topic was since the last session, but I really couldn’t think how to tackle it in my usual way, which was to try and come up with an unusual angle on the subject.Continue reading “1998 – Artistic Frustration”

1997 – Model railways – More than just trains

I’d like to point you towards a YouTube Channel run by a chap who labels himself as SirDork. He shoots pictures of toys, but in a special kind of way, making scenes involving action. I’d highly recommend that you take a look at his channel:https://www.youtube.com/@sirdork730I’d quite like to do something similar, but I’m not sureContinue reading “1997 – Model railways – More than just trains”

1996 – Letter to Steve XIII

Dear Steve, Gilbert’s letter 13 is quite a long one. He goes into a level of detail about birds that I could never hope to match. That doesn’t mean I’m going to ignore birds, far from it. I love watching the birds. I have a hanging feeder which I fill with mealworms. I tried seed,Continue reading “1996 – Letter to Steve XIII”

1995 – Trip in to town

We went into town today. There was a maritime event on. It was unusual to see people-sized boats on the Cockle ponds, but it made a nice change. Well, we didn’t really go into town. We walked to the bus stop, got a No. 2 to the interchange. There were some shanty singers in theContinue reading “1995 – Trip in to town”

1994 – Substack

Substack is a publishing platform, acting a bit like a blog. But it does do something a bit different in the way that readers can subscribe to newsletters. Now, that is something of an oversimplification but I have to confess that I haven’t got fully to grips with it yet. Why do I want toContinue reading “1994 – Substack”

1993 – Compost Bins

We have two compost bins on the go. This is a picture of one of them. I don’t think it looks very good. The grass cuttings are from last week. When I opened both bins yesterday, the vegetation was starting to rot, but there was no insect life. I am definitely not a compost binContinue reading “1993 – Compost Bins”

1992 – Looking at the beach

It’s just gone 1130PM. less than half an hour to midnight, at which point my post counter will either stay is it is, or be reset to 0. Currently, it stands at about 20. I think the most I have ever got to is around 116. Can you imagine my frustration when, at 116, forContinue reading “1992 – Looking at the beach”