The Fall of Boris Johnson

Audience for Sebastian Payne at the Blue Bear Bookshop in Farnham There’s recently been a Literary Festival (3rd-12th March) in nearby Farnham and one talk I went to featured Sebastian Payne, author of the recently published ‘The Fall of Boris Johnson’. The event was held in the delightful Blue Bear Bookshop (see picture above).  Sebastian

A Visit to Messums in Wiltshire

I occasionally meet up with a friend who lives in Dorset. Previously we used to meet in Salisbury which is a beautiful cathedral city and about half way for both of us by car. By way of a change we thought we’d try somewhere new and took a chance on the gallery and art centre

Choosing Useful Questions

A good example of reframing to ask the right (or a more useful) question. In general, time is often well spent thinking about the question rather than rushing off for ‘answers/solutions’.

Trip to Brazil with a Hasty End

The magnificent beach at Maracaipe (see below) In March this year I made a trip with my partner Clarice (who is Brazilian) to Brazil, partly to see her family and friends but also for a holiday. The aim was to spend most of the time in or near Recife in northeast Brazil and then finish

Reserve a Place for Someone this Christmas

£28.87 can reserve a place for someone this Christmas “Thousands of people will be without a home this Christmas and are in urgent need of the unique package of support that Crisis offers. Your £28.87 can reserve a place for someone this Christmas and introduce them to the education, training and support to help end

Revisiting Imperial College London

The main entrance to Imperial College London Recently I went to Imperial College to hear an Athena lecture by Margaret Heffernan on Scientific Leadership. This lecture is given annually by a prominent female scientist or entrepreneur to celebrate the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and medicine. It should be on YouTube soon and I’ll

The Creative Medusa

I was at the Theatre Royal in Winchester last week to see a production of Medusa. Brought to the stage by one of the world’s leading female choreographers, Jasmin Vardimon presents her new work, which reflects on the powerful feminine symbol of Medusa, the myth and its various connotations in our contemporary life. This epic

Famous Physicists At Cambridge

St John’s College at Cambridge (UK) I recently paid a visit to St John’s College at Cambridge (see above). One evening we had dinner in the impressive Great Hall. Afterwards I took at the look at the portraits on the walls of past Fellows. Paul Dirac, Fellow of St John’s I knew that Paul Dirac (one

Gerald Scarfe Touring Exhibition

View from inside the Winchester Discovery Centre Whilst visiting Winchester on the weekend, I called into the Discovery Centre (aka the old city library reimagined) for a look around. They had an exhibition of some of the works of Gerald Scarfe, who is mainly known as a political cartoonist (see below). Political cartoon by Gerald Scarfe

Trip to Cadiz and Gran Canaria

View from the Tavira Tower showing Cadiz Cathedral Looking at my blog, the last post was quite a while ago, about 3 months in fact. A lot has happened in between, however I’m now hoping to get back to writing on a more regular basis particularly as quite a few interesting topics have cropped up.