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Hugh Bonneville of Downton Abbey fame plays a British soldier by the name of Donald Jeffries in the film. Jeffries gets shot by a German soldier in a church whilst trying to protect a piece of art, which is kind of the point of the film. But, the main thing for me is the letterContinue reading “The Monuments Men”

I really didn’t want to get up this morning. Bed is so comfortable. But then you have to. As usual, I looked out the bedroom window. The main thing was no rain, no excuse to not go for a walk. I get dressed and go and do 30 sit ups, do they help? I reallyContinue reading “Tuesday 10 March 2020”

I’ve just finished Colin McGinns book The Making of a Philosopher, the story of how he “became” a philosopher, and his life. Why have I put “became” in quotes? Because I’m not entirely sure you can choose to become a philosopher. It is a state of mind, which is with you from the moment whenContinue reading “Monday 09 March 20”

It was one of those lazy days. I went and got the papers, and sat and read those for about an hour or so. Then I went for a walk, down to the waterfront, along to the turn off for trinity church which houses Handel’s music organ, where I paused briefly to see if theContinue reading “Sunday 8 Mar 20”

A cold morning, depending on where you were in Gosport it could be anything from 1.7 to 3.2C no wind though, so no windchill. The pressure is down at 1001 But it’s a lovely clear sky, and there promises to be plenty of sun. The morning chorus was really going for it as I steppedContinue reading “Friday 06 March 2020”

I looked out the window at about 0530, it was chucking it down. I checked again at 0550, the same. I decided I wasn’t going for a walk this morning, and yes, it was still raining. At 0620. That’s frustrating, missing out on the #Breakfastclub, the 6000 steps and this mornings photos. Today in generalContinue reading “Thursday 05 March”

It felt quite cold this morning at 4.4C. There was no wind though, so no windchill. Pressure was low at around 1009. The skies are getting bright towards the end of the walk. During this time when the terminator is passing over us as At this time of day, we start to get the variationsContinue reading “Wednesday 04 March”

There are a couple of things that will stop me going for my morning walk Monday to Friday; If it’s raining. I have a tolerance it amounts to “water in the air” I’m happy to put on my more heavy duty raincoat. Sometimes, I’m just tired and really don’t feel like it. I cycle toContinue reading “Tuesday, 03 March 2020”

For whatever reason, Monday’s posts are the most difficult. It’s the one where I have to get the creative juices flowing. Quite often, I’m thrashing around trying to find something to write about. I’m watching a youtube clip about street photography, Fan Ho, Nan Goldin, Martin Parr – names that I’ve never heard of, butContinue reading “Monday”

And I do mean lazy. About the most effort was my going to get the newspapers, a five minute walk in each direction. Somehow though, just traipsing around, I’ve managed to clock up my 10,000 steps. Not sure how I did that. Just after midday, Elayne and I decided that we would drive to Lee-on-The-SolentContinue reading “Sunday 01 March – A lazy day”