There now, the thing to look for in the skies tonight (and yesterday, sorry) is a conjunction of Jupiter, Venus and the crescent Moon.  Look west around sunset tonight - always assuming the western skies are clear and the conjunction is above rooftop level.  Hey, why am I complaining? Around here roofs are all on terraced two-storey houses.  I ( Read more... )

We're doing well for commemorations this week.  Magna Carta on Monday, today it's Waterloo - the battle in 1815, not the station.  Which reminds me, someone was telling another person how their great-great-great grandfather died at Waterloo.  "Oh?" Replied the listener.  "Which platform ( Read more... )

My First Time Together

There were seven of us, from Portsmouth, & 27 of us, all told, from across the country.

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