Mouse & Muse Blog
by Trevor Millum
An occasional series which I hope is of interest to friends and family. Feedback always welcome.
BETT techno-bling
This is a far cry from some of my posts - the BETT Show at Olympia last week where hundreds of companies strut their technological stuff to punters from the education world - many of them from overseas. Friend and colleague Tom Rank and I were there to give a talk on...
Market Place Concert
How lovely to see the Market Place in use and full of people having some festive fun! Young and old (and in between) were there to listen to Barrow Band, sip some mulled wine or hot broth and appreciate some fancy costumes. Many thanks to the newly formed Barrow...
Donna Nook Seals
It was a bright, sharp day out at Donna Nook, where the seals were scattered along the shoreline in their dozens. A day or two earlier, a particularly high tide had disturbed the colony and visitors were discouraged. However, things were back to normal on Saturday and...
S S Great Britain
Magnificently restored, the SS Great Britain now sits in Bristol dock looking as if she's ready to sail. She's an early example of a hybrid mode of transport: able to use both sail and coal-fired steam engine which powered a mighty propellor (or screw, for the...
Washington DC
There's a huge swathe of Washington, centred around the Mall (not, for once a shopping mall) dedicated to memorials and monuments. The Washington Monument is a massive stone spire towering over the skyline and apparently the world's tallest stone structure. Roughly...
Foamhenge, Virginia
From a distance you could believe it's real. It's a styrofoam replica of Stonehenge created by artist and entertainer Mark Cline, erected ready for April Fool's Day 2004. It was a pleasant relief from the tourist hot-spot down the road at Natural Bridge and a great...
Pride of the Valley Sculpture Park
Not very far from the A287 south of Farnham you might stumble upon two hundred sculptures among the trees, water and winding paths: how different this is to viewing sculpture in a gallery! There are surprises around every bend, glimpsed through branches or floating on...
Bishops Castle Michaelmas Fair
The Jaipur Kawa Brass Band in action at Bishops Castle Fair: a mix of brass, jazz and South Asian influences - great world/fusion music! They had their own gyrating dancer and a juggler/sword swallower some of whose displays made you wince. Add street theatre from...
A Peek at Peake
The Mervyn Peake exhibition at the British Library is coming to an end. I just managed to catch it last week and was glad I did. It brings out those aspects of Peake which those who only know the Gormenghast books might miss. As well as being a writer of prose, plays...
Orkney: Ness of Brodgar dig
Orkney is not short of archaeological sites - some of them world famous, like Skara Brae. This is a relatively new one, though, and we were lucky to be there while it was in full swing and to have a guided tour, at least around the perimeter. The dry stone walls are...
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