I was deterrmined to try and get out for a walk this morning. i had a couple of thtings in mind thata I wanted to do, and onething I needed to do (I succeeded in two, and failed in one – more on that in a bit). I didn’t go anywhere special, following my normalContinue reading “2148 – walk, and to the Beach”
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2096 – Letter to Steve XXXII, Latin & The New Forest
Dear Steve, Gilbert’s opening paragraph is largely Latin to me—in more ways than one. I can follow what he is trying to establish, but the detail makes me conscious of how much I don’t know, and of the opportunities to learn that I am not making for myself. What do I mean by that? GilbertContinue reading “2096 – Letter to Steve XXXII, Latin & The New Forest”
2089 – Letter to Steve XXXI – Ants, Bees & Star Trek
Dear Steve, I really haven’t paid as much attention to letter XXXI this week as I should have done. I can’t give you a good reason. Having just reread the letter and reviewed the discussions I have had with my assistant, I think the view that I am taking with regard to XXXI is thatContinue reading “2089 – Letter to Steve XXXI – Ants, Bees & Star Trek”
2126 – Friday
It was a bit of a culture shock to have to get up early, and get out of the house. Well, early is debatable I suppose, in this case it was 8AM, isn’t really that early (I can imagine my readers moaning – “what is he on about”?) Anyway, I was heading up to ThorngateContinue reading “2126 – Friday”
2107 – Letter to Steve XXVIII – The Big Holiday & an Elk.
Letter XXVIII Dear Steve, I hesitated before starting this week’s letter, only to work out which direction to go. By that, I mean do I at least acknowledge Gilbert’s letter XXVIII, or do I explain the 5-week absence? Not so much explain the absence, but talk about what I had wanted to do, but didn’tContinue reading “2107 – Letter to Steve XXVIII – The Big Holiday & an Elk.”
2068 – Just one of those walks
I had just dropped Elayne off at the shops, and was on my way home, when I had this thought that things just looked really nice and I very much wanted to go for a walk. Not a particularly special walk, just my normal route past the Cockle Ponds, along the waterfront and back alongContinue reading “2068 – Just one of those walks”
2066 – Letter to Steve XXIII – Butterflies & Passion Fruit
Dear Steve Gilbert mentions Guernsey lizards being introduced at Oxford but not breeding. Is that the case? If so, are we lucky that we weren’t overrun? For how much damage do we blame people from the 1600’s onwards for the introduction of species from overseas that were incompatible with the UK? Witnessing the migration ofContinue reading “2066 – Letter to Steve XXIII – Butterflies & Passion Fruit”
2062 – u3a IGO – Astronomy From Deep Space to Binoculars
Today, it was the turn of the u3a Interest Groups Online – Astronomy to grab my attention. There were a good 12 or 15 people on the Zoom call. Whilst I didn’t know much about the backgrounds of any of the people, I’m sure there was at least one member of the Royal Astronomical SocietyContinue reading “2062 – u3a IGO – Astronomy From Deep Space to Binoculars”
2059 Letter to Steve XXII – Churches & Passion Flower Seeds
Gilbert’s letter xxii, first paragraph, was a bit of a departure, commenting on the lack of church spires or steeples in West Sussex and Hampshire. I knew he was a vicar, so his religious work would naturally impact his life. As we go around the countryside, it’s always interesting to see the different styles ofContinue reading “2059 Letter to Steve XXII – Churches & Passion Flower Seeds”
2051 – A bit of Frustration
I was sitting in the chair under the hut awning. We were both admiring the garden, but what grabbed my attention wasn’t really the garden it was the spider webs. I have no idea how many times I’ve said in my blog that I don’t like spiders; I am, in fact, arachnophobic. I’m afraid ofContinue reading “2051 – A bit of Frustration”
