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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.
‘What is the use of a book’, thought Alice, ‘without pictures or conversations?’
Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (chapter 1)
grandpops-bookshelf posts
- At the Crossroads…Crossroads: In search of moments that changed music by Mark Radcliffe (2019 Cannongate Books) The Crossroads: where Robert Johnson bargained… Continue reading At the Crossroads…
- Outside, looking inThe Lighted Window: Evening Walks Remembered By Peter Davidson (Bodleian Library Publishing; 2021) The homeward traveller sees a distant light… Continue reading Outside, looking in
- King Alfred to AlienVia Jude the Obscure and Hovis No-one knows exactly when, but around the year 888, Alfred the great king of… Continue reading King Alfred to Alien
- “Consider the birds of the air…”12 Birds to Save Your Life: nature’s lessons in happiness by Charlie Corbett (Michael Joseph, 2021) This is a book… Continue reading “Consider the birds of the air…”
- We are here because you were there.Sathnam Sanghera, Empireland: How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain (Penguin 2021) Sanghera is a British Sikh writer whose parents emigrated… Continue reading We are here because you were there.
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…