An image of the shelves above my desk. Books and ideas. Photos, postcards, speakers and postage stamps. Some of the raw materials from which my nest is constructed.
Gateways to other worlds.

grandpops-bookshelf.co.uk

Welcome to this occasional blog to capture the random thoughts of an eternal student. Please enjoy my reflections on books and ideas, music, physics, linguistics, astronomy, philately etc. and feel free to throw in your own comments and ideas.

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‘What is the use of a book’, thought Alice, ‘without pictures or conversations?’

Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (chapter 1)
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My Other Blogs…

One strand of nonsense is not enough (as no-one ever said) but there are other related sites here that each have a different focus. Please feel free to browse.

Cover Stories

This is a site which celebrates stamps, covers and postal history. It will contain selections from my various collections, the joy of snail mail, and many and various postcards that arrive through our letter box.

Link: Home – Cover Stories (grandpops-bookshelf.co.uk)

Green Wight Red

[SORRY – THIS ONE, LIKE ME, HAS BEEN RETIRED]

This was a site which captured updates on the annual parade of Fantasy Road Cycling Grand Tours. This began as a competition amongst colleagues, and later extended to welcome friends, family and others equally transfixed by the elite peloton. It was based upon a fantasy cycling site called velogames. Participants voluntarily submitted to my unhelpful commentary which was too easily distracted by flags. Oh what fun we had…

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