Thursday 31 August 2023

Wednesday 30 August 2023

Super And Blue

A blue moon and a super moon in one night. It's said to be blue because it is the second new moon in a calendar month and super because it is at its closest to planet Earth.

Super blue moon or blue super moon. You decide LOL.




Wednesday 16 August 2023

Sydney

Just in time for the Australia - England World Cup semi-final, the postie delivered this beaut of a coin. The Sydney Opera House celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. The Royal Australia Mint (RAM) have issued this lovely 50c coin to mark this milestone.

Commiserations to the Matildas and the co-hosts Australia. It was a marvellous match. England's Lionesses are now through to the final and have arguably achieved far more than their male counterparts.






Thursday 10 August 2023

Goodbye Berkshire Records Office

Today the Berkshire Records Office celebrates 75 years. 

To mark this momentous occasion the service- which supports all councils across Berkshire (Bracknell Forest, Reading Borough, West Berkshire, the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Slough and Wokingham Borough) is changing its name to the Royal Berkshire Archives.

Read more here.

Thursday 3 August 2023

Quote

Heard a brilliant quote recently:

"When the cheese is on the table, that's when the rats come."

Let's just think about that for a moment.

Wednesday 2 August 2023

Omens

As a Terry Pratchett fan I really enjoyed the adaptation of the book Good Omens, as the first series, on Amazon Prime. The second series picks up some of the themes and expands them. Definitely well worth the wait.

Co-author Neil Gaiman has suggested plans had been put in place for a second book and these might form the basis of a potential series 3. Finger's crossed.

In the meantime there's the rare treat of seeing actor Ty Tennant sharing screen time with his father and grandfather. Having had roles in the recent War of the Worlds series and House of the Dragon (alongside Matt Smith), perhaps in a few years there might be another part young Tennant might like to play? Just to keep it in the family LOL.