A while ago, I think on the order of a few months, Alex strongly suggested that I read a science fiction book, Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (Author of The Martian – both the book and the film are superb). I listened to the audio version rather than read the book, and I haveContinue reading “1948 – Project Hail Mary”
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1947 – Shed Breakfast
I said to ChatGPT please create a picture of a full english breakfast. The header picture is the result, and I have to be honest and say I’d eat that. This morninngs breakfast with other members of the Shed was slightly smaller than that. But I have tosay was very nice. in a local cafe,Continue reading “1947 – Shed Breakfast”
1946 – Greenwich Maritime Museum
I wonder if this is the world’s largest ship in a bottle? It’s the one boutside the Maritime Museum, the subject of this month’s Gosport Shed Outing, and another excellent visit it was as well. Well…the journey up didn’t go too well. The drive from Gosport towards the M27, took us an hour, and IContinue reading “1946 – Greenwich Maritime Museum”
1945 – u3a
OK, I’m going to be honest here. I hated school; I was rubbish there. I really didn’t do well. It was a relief to get away from it when I was 16. I think ever since I learned to read, I have not shied away from difficult topics, my main reading genre was science fictionContinue reading “1945 – u3a”
1944 – Camera Club
Tonights Camera Club was slightly different to normal in that members brought in a memory stick containing up to three images for showing to the members, and giving a chance to comment on other peoples work. I must admit, I did think that not enough people might bring USB’s in, and we would run out.Continue reading “1944 – Camera Club”
1943 – u3a Monday
u3a Monday occurs in the 4th week of the month. It’s the day I have two u3a sessions; Stargazing in the morning, and History in the afternoon. For Stargazing, over the last month, I have been keeping an observation calendar, recording whether I did, or didn’t, or couldn’t observe – plus the two nights whereContinue reading “1943 – u3a Monday”
1942 – Letter to Steve V
Hi Steve, I was really looking forward to reading Gilbert White’s Letter V, but when I started to read it, I have to confess I had some difficulty understanding the language he was using. For example he talked towards the beginning about hollow lanes. It took me a little while that he was talking aboutContinue reading “1942 – Letter to Steve V”
1941 – Gardening
I’ll make a couple of not-earth-shattering confessions. The header picture was taken roughly 18 months ago. I tend to not like gardening, in particular anything that involves direct contact with dirt. I a gardening job does not involve dirt, generally I’m “OK” with it. For example two jobs I did today were cutting the grassContinue reading “1941 – Gardening”
1940 – A sunny Day
I have three u3a projects on the go, and a fourth non-u3a project that is becoming really quite interesting. The first of these, will be delivered on Monday Morning, that’s the stargazing diary for the month, which reminds me that I still have to do tonights entry, which is going to be a bit ofContinue reading “1940 – A sunny Day”
1939 – u3a
I think there’s an unusual, slightly 3D effect to this picture of a plastic toy bus that had been abandoned in the Cockle Ponds. I can’t quite make up my mind which I prefer the mono or colour version. What do you think? Anyway, on to U3A, which apparently we are no longer allowed toContinue reading “1939 – u3a”
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