In my 9th blog I mentioned some interesting information about distant places that I have read about from time to time. Here are some more: The Mediterranean, Black, Caspian and Aral Seas are all remnants of the Tethys Ocean, which… Continue Reading →

Ancient history Here are some interesting facts in this field that I have read about over the years: In a book about Mastermind I read that in 1130 B.C. Brutus, the grandson of Aeneas of Troy, became the first king… Continue Reading →

Following on from Blog 38, here is a slightly shortened version of my diary for the third quarter of 2022: Friday, 1st July – From November last year until April this year the number of visits to my website were… Continue Reading →

The Standard of Living In 2006 I read that the average standard of living in Britain was three times as high as it was fifty years before, although I have never seen this mentioned anywhere else. I believe that the… Continue Reading →

The times when I can think clearly continue to become shorter and rarer, and my memory continues to get worse. At the same time I feel as happy now as I have ever been. I enjoy spending most of my… Continue Reading →

Following on from Blog 35, here are some quotations from my diary for the second quarter of 2022. The photograph referred to in my diary for 8th June can be seen here. The relevant part of my own panorama can be… Continue Reading →

When I was younger I used to enjoy travelling to distant places, but now I get the same enjoyment by reading books such as the Eyewitness guides, by typing the names of places into my computer and by watching television…. Continue Reading →

Following on from Blog 32, here are some quotations from my diary for the first quarter of 2022. Saturday, 1st January – Between 1970 and 2018 my weight varied from 10 stone 6 pounds to 13 stone 9 pounds. Since… Continue Reading →