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Although he died before I was born, Heath Robinson's contraptions were in vogue in my childhood.  My parents had, amongst others, a copy...

Take a disused and abandoned tilapia project (doubled "glazed" poly-tunnel with 6 ft dia round tank), clean all the junk the fish ...

I have little more than memories of my time at Peter Symonds:  just a few photos gleaned from the web and my my A level maths notebook. We...

Having passed my 11+ exam I graduated to Peter Symonds now a sixth form college but then a boys grammar school. The school has an impressiv...

There is divided opinion on whether reflexology "works".  But no-one denies that foot massage is enjoyable and is highly sensual i...

My older sister was my childhood mentor.  Three years my elder it was she who "held my hand" on my very first day at primary schoo...

"Around the river" between the Fulling Mill that so attracts photography and Ladywell Lane is the site of the open air swimming po...

My father was a model railway enthusiast.  He had an attic full of OO-gauge railway, and I contributed as a second train operator and the si...

Mcvities Golden Syrup cake (made with Tate and Lyle's Golden Syrup), topped with Tesco's Toffee Desert Sauce (ingredients major in c...

I have a sore toe.  It is sore because it had a splinter which I hope I fully removed last night.  It had a splinter because I run bare foot...

I went to a school in Winchester - more about that in a later blog maybe.  In a geography lesson the question was asked where was the waterc...

A blog is " a web site on which an individual or group of users record opinions, information, etc. on a regular basis ".  My offer...

Legend has it that the origins of Alresford Fair stem from a Charter of 1242 given by Henry III ratified and endorsed by other monarchs ove...

At last some slightly warmer weather.  I did the forest circuit bare foot again first thing this morning.  This is the first time this year ...

My paternal and maternal ancestry were as chalk from cheese.  My mother's people were reasonably normal English folk - afternoon tea wit...

In a previous post I expressed my early interest in waterworks and my experience with the venturi pump.  Another clever invention that has b...

This weekend I did the forest loop twice totally bare foot.  "Totally" means that I do not even carry my trainers with me.  I admi...

My title "Waterworks" could refer to a municipal division or to an older man's medical condition, but in this instance I am ta...

The good Lord would not have given us bare feet if we were meant to wear shoes all the time.  Now there is an internet presence for bare fee...

Horrors - it is over a year since my last post!  Perhaps this is typical of first time bloggers - they give up too easily.  I will, however,...