tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post6169022082884120459..comments2023-05-07T14:10:02.744+01:00Comments on The River Cottage Diaries: Travels in my pyjamas....Wylye Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03513714783299643621noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-23452490718549165472011-01-09T07:21:52.502+00:002011-01-09T07:21:52.502+00:00Of course I know one of the bands Dr Brian was in ...Of course I know one of the bands Dr Brian was in and the hit they had ... <br /><br />D-Rream ..."Things can only get better"<br /><br />and they did for this Northern Lad ..!!<br /><br />We have a hugh telescope .. still boxed in the loft !!!OnlyMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933468540834644314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-84884766854582718022011-01-08T19:02:50.760+00:002011-01-08T19:02:50.760+00:00Alienne, well done but you didn't say who or w...Alienne, well done but you didn't say who or what but I know you know! I learn the pyjama trick in France where it was not unusual to see the Mamies out in the dressing gowns and slippers nipping to the village shop. Apparently it's the same in Liverpool!<br /><br />Fly, it certainly doesn't seem to be does it!Wylye Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03513714783299643621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-46300141647440651322011-01-08T19:00:16.664+00:002011-01-08T19:00:16.664+00:00Steve, I stuggled enough!
Lavender, I have a Blac...Steve, I stuggled enough!<br /><br />Lavender, I have a BlackBerry so I have 'apps' but nothing as funky as your daughters. According to Dr Brian for far less than the price of an iPhone you can buy a planosphere. Apparently you line it up with your anus and it shows where all the constellations are... or maybe I mishead it....! No, on second thoughts I think it was Jupiter :)Wylye Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03513714783299643621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-88530661467471915082011-01-07T23:04:14.916+00:002011-01-07T23:04:14.916+00:00The lunar eclipse....missed it because the alarm d...The lunar eclipse....missed it because the alarm didn't go off.<br />Bought new alarm clock from gentleman on the kerb in the local town together with some sweet peppers and a bunch of coriander.<br />Meteor showers....missed it because the new alarm didn't go off.<br />Returned to man at kerb who offered me two bags of sweet peppers in recompense.....and said the shower had been obscured by cloud anyway.<br /><br />Astronomy is not working for me...the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-60352679602633351782011-01-07T22:48:38.401+00:002011-01-07T22:48:38.401+00:00I know the band and the hit. It was solid cloud h...I know the band and the hit. It was solid cloud here - we never had a hope of seeing the eclipse. And I am not allowed outside the house in my pyjamas as it is "embarrassing". They don't know I sneak out before they are up and get the milk in still in my PJs though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-54218650232726253132011-01-07T20:45:11.256+00:002011-01-07T20:45:11.256+00:00My youngest daughter has an 'app' on her s...My youngest daughter has an 'app' on her snazzy new phone. If you aim the phone at the night sky it'll tell you what the stars you're looking at are called! Isn't that clever? Of course, I want one now but being a non-teenager I'm told it's too technologically-advanced for me and I should stick to something much more simple. I'm not even sure I know exactly what an 'app' is or how to get one (or should I have more than one?)<br /><br />But I really, really want a phone with apps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-13826871734178915542011-01-07T18:53:25.777+00:002011-01-07T18:53:25.777+00:00Dr Brian and Dara O'Briain - surely a dyslexic...Dr Brian and Dara O'Briain - surely a dyslexic's (and Word's spellchecker's) worst nightmare?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-90285856492630988892011-01-07T16:15:43.535+00:002011-01-07T16:15:43.535+00:00Dumdad, I'd put money on your knowing what gro...Dumdad, I'd put money on your knowing what group he was in and what their biggest hit was... once someone tells you that is. He has loads of stuff on You Tube from the various TV documentaries he's done and if anyone is going to get you excited about astronomy he will. That's assuming you want to of course!Wylye Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03513714783299643621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-40677629493985849782011-01-07T16:12:44.644+00:002011-01-07T16:12:44.644+00:00Sarah, my friend in Montpellier reported heavy clo...Sarah, my friend in Montpellier reported heavy cloud cover so I was quite excited that we had a little bit of clear sky, not that it lasted for long!<br /><br />Thanks for the interesting note about the plethora of Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. Does that mean tht I now have to pass it onto 823 people or risk certain doom? I've already left a Christmas decoration up so things aren't looking good!Wylye Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03513714783299643621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-82317868813924429802011-01-07T13:17:33.826+00:002011-01-07T13:17:33.826+00:00I've never heard of this Brian Cox, let alone ...I've never heard of this Brian Cox, let alone know which band he was in. I think I've lived abroad too long. The programme sounds fascinating but I only have frog TV here.Dumdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070838905120958459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-68810384113880895022011-01-07T13:09:44.170+00:002011-01-07T13:09:44.170+00:00I watched it on the tele that evening. Then the &#...I watched it on the tele that evening. Then the 'round the world' version. I think the region was covered in thick cloud that day so any hope of seeing it for real was buggered. <br /><br />On another interesting note, this month there are five Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. I was informed in a text message that this is extremely rare and occurs once every 823 years, except that amazingly... this year it happens twice because July has it too. Not sure why this is so incredible. Lots of months have 5 sets of days. It said that if I didn't send the message on to 823 people, my luck would run out and I'd be left with peanuts.<br /><br />(A slight exaggeration...)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.com