Simon Reeve's illustrated talk at Torquay Theatre went so quickly and I would have loved a conversation with him. He is inspirational and exhorted us all to invest in green ethical companies and to travel and meet people. The next day is was Robin Ince at Exeter Library...so excited as he has agreed to come …
Poetry Prize!
A poem I wrote about my grandfather won first prize in a local competition organised and sponsored by Shoobridge Funeral Directors - lovely, friendly people 🙂 And I was presented with the prize today and celebrated afterwards with cake and wine...
Sciency Fun
What a brilliant day yesterday (Sunday 13 October) at the NLO for the Sidmouth Science Festival. I was impressed by the serious interest displayed by lots of young children - both girls and boys around age 5 and upwards - in the wind tunnel model of Blue Streak. We also got to see on a …
Harvest
What a wonderful weekend full of harvest celebrations, pasties (yes, at church :-)) and lots of communal hearty singing of old harvest favourites. Brings back memories of my dear Dad who loved singing 'We plough the seeds...' Miss him very much. Harvest is certainly a time to make sure we are winter ready in respect …
Partial Lunar Eclipse 0315 18th Sept 2024
Thanks to the Met Office for flagging up potential cloud cover around the time of the maximum, I was able to see the beginning of the partial eclipse ahead of the impending cloud cover. At 0230 it was like daytime outside, but by 0330 it was dark due to the clouds. Was it worth it? …
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Moonlight
If any of you came along to the NLO last night to hear me give a talk about Lunar Eclipses and were disappointed...you are not alone. I did give two talks but one group missed out due to the scheduling. I left feeling deflated and disappointed. But do not let this put you off attending …
w/e 8 September 2024
Sunday lunch had been booked for a family lunch but sadly, Mum came down with Covid. It is still rearing its ugly head now and again, despite precautions and despite vaccinations. However, Roy and myself met with my son and his partner at the Crown near Avalon Marshes. The food was amazing, the staff were …
Music and Mayhem
It's been a busy couple of weeks with a virus, a trip to Wales, and a busy week. During all this we enjoyed a concert by Ralph McTell at Sidmouth Folk Festival during which I was entranced by his amazing guitar skills. His songs and reminiscences of times past were thought-provoking. Last week we listened …
w/e 18 August 2024
Well, what adventures have been had this week. Not all of them good. I bought an advance ticket for train travel to and from Cardiff but had to reschedule as we were unwell. It turned out the ticket I had bought had limited validity and it was only the return that was flexible. A costly …
4 August 2024
Well, after many years, decades even, of trying to learn the piano, I am happy report real progress. During the last year I have been trying a different approach from a book found in a random meander in a bookshop and a lucky find in a second hand bookshop. An adult piano course complemented …
Karen Hedges 