I thought I'd dig around in the archive and find some pics to remind me that I've lived in colder places than the one I live in now

These were all taken in Oldham about 20 years ago.

The first one shows a street scene I can't place exactly.


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Picture Diary 71

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I was at the hospital yesterday- not on my own account but to provide moral support for a friend who suffers from white coat anxiety ( Read more... )

Scrolling through the Natural History Museum's online gift shop looking for Christmas presents for kids ( Read more... )

Yes, I say, these are unsettling times, but it's not just the politics. Have you noticed that Congress is currently holding an enquiry into UAPS etc- with responsible chaps stepping forward and going, "The phenomenon is real"? And what about the Diddy thing- and it's relation to the Epstein thing? The politics are playing out in front of the ( Read more... )

It rained in the night- and I find myself thinking, "Well, it's good for the garden" and then "It's good for the farmers"- snippets of traditional wisdom that have been handed down from generation to generation and which everyone says or nods at without ever pausing to think whether they're actually true....

Picture Diary 70

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In winter the Sussex East Area Meeting convenes by Zoom, which isn't as jolly as us all being together in one particular place.  I make a point of trying to enjoy Business Meetings and not complain about them afterwards but II'll concede that there aren't too many laffs ( Read more... )

We took the car up and over the hill to the Birling Gap, where a lone fisherman was tending his lines and a trickle of tourists came down the ladder to the beach then went up again. The sea was very calm. As I was climbing the ladder myself a woman rushed out into the water and shreiked a lot while her male partner- bundled up in heavy coat- sat on ( Read more... )