Solent and the Southern Waters: A Casual Exploration of the Seaways About the Isle of Wight and the Creeks and Inlets from Chichester to Poole ([Sailorman's library])
Can Einstein make you afraid of heights? The answer is yes. Maybe. Well actually it's ageing that may make you suddenly develop a fear of heights and with good reason. Marcus Chown explains it much better than I can in this video clip: So yeah, anyway, as I was saying; Einstein (channeled through Marcus) can explain fear of heights 'in women of a certain age' (me) . Don't tell me you didn't find that...
Ventnor Theatre Group will be performing the much loved family favourite, Cinderella, as their Christmas pantomime this year! This popular group promises to captivate audiences, with a heart warming version of this classic fairytale. The show features an endearing Cinderella, a lovable Buttons, a handsome prince and many more enchanting characters. Not forgetting our superb live [...] Ventnor Theatre...
Sovereignty Taxation Democracy. All Things Bright And... (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
I was looking throu' some old letters and cuttings from the early 1990s this morning and found one or two quite interesting bits. And as we now have a new President of Europe, I suppose joining the armed services to Fight for Queen and Country, is no longer a lawful act. It will have to be, Fight for President and United States of Europe. I don't think I could swear an oath for, or even to that. Now...
Set against some of Britain’s most stunning landscapes, the Isle of Wight really is a diamond in the ‘rough’ sea! Once you’ve booked your Bed and Breakfast Isle of Wight and arrived, you’ll get to experience a magnitude of activities from Llama trekking to Tree climbing (you’d be surprised just how much you can [...]
I think that's what I'm doing right now - failing successfully to keep a regular flow of posts on my blog. It is supposed to be a crafty-themed blog, and the truth is, I've got no new pix to show you that fir the category. I forgot to take pics of the 90th birthday word book I made. I haven't got round to taking a snap of my my most recent LO (it was from a class taught at PaperArts but was also going...
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a new opinion on www.dooyoo.co.uk about Hotel Luccombe Manor Country House (Isle of Wight) written by Absy_Baby The Luccombe Manor Country House Hotel is in the South Eastern town of Shanklin on the Isle of Wight. It is one of four hotels owned by a family. The others ...
It has been an exciting four years, for McKenna’s Computers on the IOW. As the business has grown, I have focused on high quality PC Support, Home and small to medium businesses, providing good quality parts and service. McKenna’s computers operates solely on a NO call out charge, although Freshwater based, mobile Island wide service You Call …We come to [...] McKenna’s Computers...
KITTED out with the latest scuba gear, Garry Momber peers through the murky water to the seabed below. It's dark - Momber is 11 metres below the water's surface and the black peat of the seabed absorbs what little light reaches the bottom. Then the tide turns, and as clearer water flows in from the open seas, the decaying remains of an ancient forest emerge from the gloom. Working quickly, he records...
Wild Devon , the magazine of the Devon Wildlife Trust , has an interesting article in its Winter 2009 issue: "Mapping the past", in which David Chamberlain of Devon County Council's Land Changes Department writes about the rapid changes in Devon landscape over the past century. He mentions, for instance, the shrinking heathland of the Bovey Heathfield , and the establishment of new ponds...
When Mark Wells was suffocating in a storm drain, neighbours ignored his cries for help. But how can we overcome our fear of helping others in danger? When Mark Wells shouted, "Help me, help me, please!" in the middle of the night, neighbours were too frightened to intervene. One neighbour heard his "pleading" tone, but his friend dismissed it as a drunk. In the morning, Wells...
For years now I have been threatening to write a book about the weird, 'wonderful' and often whacked out world of catering. I figured that since I have at worked in some of the biggest dumps ever to avoid getting closed down by enviromental health, for some of the biggest cowboys this side of John Wayne and with a selection of the most frightening nut jobs ever to secure day release, I would have more...
Measuring just 12 miles from North to South and 23 miles from East to West you’d be forgiven for thinking the Isle of Wight has little to offer but far could be from the truth. I couldn’t possibly list ALL the things to do on the island in one post so I am [...]
Visited Gunwharf yesterday (Tuesday) supposedly to do some shopping, came away with nothing in our bags but the weathr was beautiful and the sea air blew away the cobwebs. Thought I would take some pictures for you to hopefully enjoy our trip as well. The Spinnaker Tower a 170metere visiotr attraction overlooking Portsmouth Harbour, you can go up to the top. A view of the harbour from the shopping...
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