Trinity Annual Gathering
I recently attended the Annual Gathering at my college for those who matriculated in 1972 and 1973. It was very […]
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2023
France 2023
After several years of enforced absence we have returned to the mainland of Europe! I have now added some more
Gatehouse sunshine
A lovely visit to Gatehouse with lots of sunshine. Time for a barbecue! We visited Logan Botanic Garden again:
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M57 – the Ring Nebula in Lyra
I have always thought that the Ring Nebula looked very pretty. I had not realised just how easy it is
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Lancashire family history visit
A little visit to Lancashire included some family history visiting. I found that my old infant school was being demolished!
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Reinstalling the clock
The clock seemed ready to re-install, so off we went! It’s a very standard long case clock mechaism. I had
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Galloway Spring
Some good weather for a trip to Galloway. However I took the Kerbals with me in case it rained 🙂
Clock repair – chime testing started
After a long pause I have returned to testing the clock mechanism. I have made some repairs to the components
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Clock repair
This was the main broken bit in the clock chime mechanism. It had been repaired at some time in the
Ready for France!
Getting ready for our summer holidays – a Europe map for the car sat nav!
Thor’s hammer
I had some bits of silver wire left over from harp strings. Not being one to throw anything away, they
Session
Glad to get out to a real session; we’re still moving about a bit due to venue availability which hasn’t
Norton’s Star Atlas
This atlas (well, not this edition) was my reference for the sky more than 50 years ago. I was pleased
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Maybe spring hasn’t sprung yet …
Somewhat unexpected snow. Not very deep, but we’re glad to have the heating!
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Postbox hat
I haven’t a clue what this was about – but this postbox in Kirkcudbright is often decorated!
