3rd April: Stonehenge Thoughts
Since seeing Stonehenge “close-up” I’ve been thinking about the transport of the so called “bluestones” from West Wales to Salisbury Plain. This is a summary...
Category: April-June: Seatern for Sale
16th April: Seatern for Sale
So, I have finally given in and decided to sell Seatern. I have enjoyed having her but since getting covid back in March 2022 I...
13th April: Hanami at Exbury
Hanami (“flower viewing”) is the term used in Japan for the Cherry Blossom Festival. There are cherry trees dotted around Exbury Gardens including the relatively...
26th April: When Calshot was an Island!
One of those random posts selected for me by Facebook showed John Speed’s map of the Isle of Wight. It appeared that Calshot Castle was...
4th May: Exbury Wisteria
Having had my own “Hanami” at Exbury Gardens my next quest was to see the Wisteria in the Sundial Garden in flower. I had no...
8th May: St Barbe Museum
A random Facebook post alerted me to an exhibition at the St Barbe Museum and Art gallery in Lymington. “Ancient Sites from the Air” is...
9th May: Old Sarum
One of the aerial photos in David R. Abram’s exhibition was of Old Sarum, somewhere I’ve driven past many times but never visited. On the...
21st May: Exbury in (light) rain
The advantage of visiting Exbury Gardens when the weather is poor is that it is so much quieter; at least if you get there before...