Monthly Archives: September 2023

September Photography

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

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Music, History & Garden

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

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Grimsby Docks

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

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Aviator Hotel

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

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Gardening Update

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

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August into September

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

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