29 June 2024 The sun shone, its flares blazing away, lots of sunspots to spot, and even the Moon showed up for the return of the annual Astrofair at the Norman Lockyer Observatory in Sidmouth. I was on duty with the Lockyer telescope for the final couple of hours and, even then, there were a …
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With much excitement, I was back at the Norman Lockyer Observatory yesterday evening to help show around a group of 20 young Beavers anc cubs and their helpers. It was a real joy to be talking about the Lockyer telescope and enthusing the group about the achievements of Sir Norman. To add to the excitement, …
Last Monday was Blue Monday apparently...yet that was the day I felt ready to begin the new year. The mornings are becoming lighter and we are past the Christmas and New Year disruption. The news is dominated by the post office debacle and the beginnings of electioneering. I drafted out a diagram illustrating the problems with the post …
Twelfth Night is a day of mayhem and madness and the first glimmers of the mornings becoming lighter. And the first stirrings of the new year getting properly underway with the putting away of Christmas decorations. What are my hopes for the new year? I would love to see more non-fiction, especially popular science on …
Local council is running a Coronavirus Facebook page and liked my entry very much and would like to see more. Even better news, is I won a short story competition and will see the story published in Prima magazine in July as well as receiving £100. £100 for one of my stories. That is what …
November. Yes, it felt like November. Bright autumn colours, rustling leaves and in tune with Greenwich Mean Time. I like the clocks going back to the natural rhythm. Is it natural? Joan Bakewell, in the I paper, argued the case for the clocks remaining ‘forward’ so we could enjoy the golden afternoons. In these days …
Mars is clearly visible to the east in the evenings (clear ones that is!) and is the closest it has been for 17 years. To help you enjoy the planet here are some notes from my book, 'A stroll through the stars':Missions to Mars capture our imagination because it is the most likely destination for …
Here is a poem I wrote while busy in an office... I was just thinking ...merely thinking contemplating the conundrums of the day No, I am not distracted laughing at thin air just smiling with the sheer joy of being alive at work on this hot summer's day Just taking a pause a break to …
Tales from the Basement by Karen Hedges To Bob who kindly maintained a remarkable equanimity while working with a somewhat nervy colleague. Contents Shadows Page 7 Cold Memories Page 10 Ghost Writer Page 12 The Web Page 14 Archived Page 16 Who cares? Page 18 Shadows The Archive Team had been given a new project; …
Karen Hedges 