This is the weblog of Brian Curd. A lot of it is written on the spur of the moment and any benefit you gain from it is worth exactly what you paid!
Earlier this week I got back from our annual French golf tour. We played four courses in the Caen area: Golf de Omaha Beach Le Mer Golf de Omaha Beach Le Manoir Golf de Cabourg Le Home Golf de Caen Le Vallone Rating them, in order of personal preference: Golf de Omaha Beach Le Manoir [...]
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Filed under: Golf, Hobbies, Isle of Wight, Mates, Seasonal
All safe and well but pretty much stuck indoors here on the Island where we have another coating of snow. Despite global warming or perhaps because of it (!), for the third time in 12 months we can’t easily get out of the house. I’m pretty sure the main roads are all passable but as [...]
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Filed under: Golf, Home, Isle of Wight, Seasonal
Well there it is, finished! After about 9 months anticipation, this year’s golf tour is over. It all started last Thursday when eight of us left the Island for Portsmouth and then caught the overnight Brittany Ferry to St Malo. Arriving at about 9.30 we headed straight of to the first of our 4 golf [...]
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Well it does really… we had a couple of inches of snow during last night and it’s still coming down in fits and starts today. These are the views from our house in Winford this morning (click on the pics for bigger versions): The back garden probably best shows the scene, but here’s one of [...]
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It was nice to get a Fathers’ Day card from Matt: As this doesn’t apply to me, he must have sent it to the wrong Dad
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Today I made my annual donation to the RNLI in lieu of Christmas cards so my conscience (!) is clear again…. Date: 20/11/2008 Credit: RNLI/Michael Satterthwaite Merry Christmas!
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Next year is the International Year of Astronomy and the Vectis Astronomical Society are intending to join the rest of the astronomy world by holding events throughout 2009. As well as pavement astronomy, we are hoping to join together with other interest groups around the Island and provide talks and general sky watching. Planning is [...]
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Filed under: Astronomy, Hobbies, Isle of Wight, Seasonal
August is a good month for taking a look at the sky above you. There are three easily viewable events this year. Please remember though, NEVER look directly at the Sun. Direct observation either with or without optical aid is to be avoided unless correct filters are used. Instead project the Sun’s image through a [...]
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Yet again, Christmas is almost upon us. Since we decided to stop sending so many cards and instead to support the RNLI lifeboat crews with the money, it’s this time of year that I’m reminded about the fantastic work they do. In order to raise extra funds the RNLI have arranged an SOS day on [...]
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