On 11th June 2020 thirty-four pages of letters relating to panoramas were added to the section ‘ scrapbooks’ of my website. On 1st September 2021 a further seventeen pages of letters not r elating to panoramas were added. Here are… Continue Reading →
In previous blogs I have mentioned interesting facts that I have learned about mathematics, science and history. Here are some interesting facts that I have learned about biology: Since I was a small child I have believed that non-human animals… Continue Reading →
On 3rd June 2020 the videos I made using my video camera were removed from my website. The only reason for this that I can think of is that some of the scenes contained recorded music. I don’t think that… Continue Reading →
In my autobiography I mentioned that my favourite poem was ‘The Brook’ by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, and I often wondered whether he had written anything else that I would like as much. Then, on 17th April, 2021 I recalled the… Continue Reading →
I shall start by quoting a letter that I sent to the New Scientist magazine in 1994: In the edition of May 28th you published a letter from Alison Brooks saying that there are people who believe that the general… Continue Reading →
Usually when I write to the B.B.C. I get no reply, presumably because they get so many letters they don’t have time to reply to them all, but on 20th February, 2021 I sent the following email to quote.unquote@bbc.co.uk: If… Continue Reading →
Following on from my seventh blog, here are some quotations from my diary for 2020. Sarah-Jane is the daughter of my sister Amanda. Lynn is the sister of Pam Roberts, who figures prominently in Happy Memories. I didn’t say much… Continue Reading →
Coincidences In my book Happy Memories I mentioned a number of remarkable coincidences that I had experienced throughout my life. On 22nd November, 2020 I discovered another that had been hidden away for more than thirty years. I noticed that… Continue Reading →
Here are some more interesting facts that have come to my notice over the years and that I thought were worth making a note of. On 26th April 2006 I read that the average standard of living in Britain was… Continue Reading →