Author Archives: Steve

The run up to Christmas is a strange time. When I was working I was planning for the 2 day IT shutdown at the council, making sure there were staff available and the systems would continue run. Without the preoccupation … Continue reading →

It has become a regular feature of Autumn and Winter – the garden alongside the drive becomes water-logged. The water table is close to the surface and after weeks of heavy rain the pond turns into lake. The Ash tree, … Continue reading →

The first of the winter snow has arrived with a covering of several centimetres. The middle tree on the right should have been removed by now but the weather has held the tree fellers up.

The tree removal should have been done and dusted over a couple of days but it hasn’t gone quite to plan. I was heading off to London for the weekend and by 9.30 the beech tree was virtually removed. It … Continue reading →

Mid month I managed to catch up with my college friends. It has been several months since we’ve all been together and we had a great time over lunch at Wentworth Woodhouse. We had a walk down the drive to … Continue reading →

I have made some changes to the website. My interest in photography has increased since joining the West Wolds u3a photography group. As a consequence, I’ve decided to set up a separate menu for photography from which you can see … Continue reading →

It has been a slow start to November with very little out of the ordinary taking place. I did manage to catch up with Richard and Nicola as they raced through Lincolnshire on the RAC Rally of the Tests. I … Continue reading →

October’s themes were Derelict and a short (less than 10 seconds) video. There are the usual two personal favourites. I’ve uploaded the video to YouTube and it can be found here… I’m always looking for something different. The thinking behind … Continue reading →

Firstly, many thanks to all of those who sent me good wishes on my birthday. 74 years old and still going strong(ish). Once again Helene and I stayed at Rushton Hall and Spa for my Birthday. We had a special … Continue reading →

Climate change is a reality! During the first week of October we experienced some beautiful warm sunny weather. We needed to visit Louth to exchange a pair of shoes. It was sunny and warm so we searched the town for … Continue reading →

After eight months and 5,000 miles of driving an electric vehicle , I thought it was about time I did a review of the experience. It takes three elements to charge the car at home, as follows: Firstly there’s the … Continue reading →

This month’s photography themes have been: Three from One (had to extract two images from the original) and In Bloom. When I was at Southwell Workhouse there was an embroidery exhibition and this elaborate piece of work seemed to lend … Continue reading →

I’ve been a fan of Crosby, Stills and Nash since I was at college over 50 years ago. Jane and I went to see them in Birmingham ten years ago and when the opportunity arose to see Graham Nash on … Continue reading →

As part of the National Heritage Open Day events, Grimsby Docks was opened to the public. I thought this was a golden opportunity to take some photographs. I picked up my photography friend Brian and headed north. It was quite … Continue reading →

We attended the funeral of a friend of Helene’s on Thursday. We decided to stay overnight at the Aviator Hotel at Sywell airport. We were pleasantly surprised at the smart Art Deco design throughout. On Friday I helped Helene with … Continue reading →

Towards the end of the growing season I try to compile a list of lessons learned however it is more and more difficult to do this with any certainty because the weather is becoming unpredictable. This year we had a … Continue reading →

I’ve been keeping busy as usual and I have been joined for the last weeks of the month and into September by Helene. I’ve tried to take more photographs in readiness for the u3a photo group meeting – see below: … Continue reading →

The last two Sundays have been too windy for a cycle and so I have taken to walking, usually for an hour and whenever possible from the house. Linwood Warren is a Wildlife Trust reserve and usually I’m the only … Continue reading →

This month’s u3a Photography themes were fashion and macro with the usual couple of favourites – I’ll leave it to you to sort out which is which. The one thing I did learn is that I’m not a fashion photographer … Continue reading →

Richard and Nicola were on a Classic car rally in Lincolnshire. At the end of the 3 day event they drove to me and Helene joined us staying for a couple of nights. Several times a year I stay with … Continue reading →