Steve Blasdale
@blasdale.com
Retired Software Engineer, who grows old slowly, reads scfi, travels, and loves music festivals, such as Glastonbury and Bloodstock.
Oloron Sainte Marie and Rain share.google/8OhCbPcc5cWF...
Our destination was the “busy area” of town. Google kindly labels areas as busy if it detects more people in a specific location, so off we plodded. We passed the cathedral and arrived at the river.
Our destination was the “busy area” of town. Google kindly labels areas as busy if it detects more people in a specific location, so off we plodded. We passed the cathedral and arrived at the river.
Oloron Sainte Marie and Rain
8th September 2025 It rained for most of the day—showers and steady drizzle. Despite R’s reservations about there being only three toilets and three showers in service, there were fortunately no queue...
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January 7, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Oloron Sainte Marie and Rain share.google/8OhCbPcc5cWF...
Our destination was the “busy area” of town. Google kindly labels areas as busy if it detects more people in a specific location, so off we plodded. We passed the cathedral and arrived at the river.
Our destination was the “busy area” of town. Google kindly labels areas as busy if it detects more people in a specific location, so off we plodded. We passed the cathedral and arrived at the river.
Le Petit Train de la Rhune share.google/33WdnlWheKSb...
The cog and pinion railway at Le Petit Train de la Rhune took us to the top of the mountain, La Rhune. It was not a totally clear day, but better than we had expected.
The cog and pinion railway at Le Petit Train de la Rhune took us to the top of the mountain, La Rhune. It was not a totally clear day, but better than we had expected.
Le Petit Train de la Rhune
7th September 2025 We were up promptly today at 07:30. It was still dark. I suppose we are on the same longitude as somewhere near Bristol, but with the clocks set an hour earlier. We ate breakfast an...
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January 7, 2026 at 9:27 AM
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The cog and pinion railway at Le Petit Train de la Rhune took us to the top of the mountain, La Rhune. It was not a totally clear day, but better than we had expected.
The cog and pinion railway at Le Petit Train de la Rhune took us to the top of the mountain, La Rhune. It was not a totally clear day, but better than we had expected.
National Trust house, Mottisfont dressed for Christmas. The dressing for the Cinderella theme was cleverly decorated in true fairytale style.
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Mottisfont - Dressed for Christmas as Cinderella
Mottisfont National Trust house dressed for winter. This year’s theme was centered on the classic tale of Cinderella.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:32 AM
National Trust house, Mottisfont dressed for Christmas. The dressing for the Cinderella theme was cleverly decorated in true fairytale style.
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Today Gonville and Caius celebrated the benefactors of the college, going right back to the days of Edmund Gonville. We had yet again been invited.
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Gonville & Caius Commemoration Benefactors Feast - 2025
15th November 2025 Today Gonville and Caius celebrated the benefactors of the college, going right back to the days of Edmund Gonville. We had yet again been invited. The weather was a little damp, r...
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November 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Today Gonville and Caius celebrated the benefactors of the college, going right back to the days of Edmund Gonville. We had yet again been invited.
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R and I visited the New Theatre in Oxford to watch Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra.
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Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra
9th November 2025 R and I visited the New Theatre in Oxford to watch Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra. We arrived in plenty of time and eventually found a reasonable bar hidden away in t...
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November 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
R and I visited the New Theatre in Oxford to watch Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra.
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New blog post from our trip to Norfolk and Reedham Ferry back in July.
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East Anglian Sojourn – Norfolk
Reedham Ferry pub and the ferry have been run by the Archer family since 1949, there is a lovely campsite there.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
New blog post from our trip to Norfolk and Reedham Ferry back in July.
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Saturday at the Bloodstock metal festival, back in August. A fine father and daughter bonding time.
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Bloodstock - Saturday and Machine Head
9th August 2025 A lovely sunny day at Bloodstock. We took a walk around the arena before the bands started playing, we stopped at the Ozzy Osbourne wall to write are condolences and memories of this g...
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October 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Saturday at the Bloodstock metal festival, back in August. A fine father and daughter bonding time.
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My next episode of my Glastonbury pilgrimage is available for reading. Please subscribe to the blog and youtube. #glastonbury
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Glastonbury 2025 - Saturday
28th June 2025 Saturday was another dry day with blue sky to start with. As the day progressed some clouds came in. Infinity Song Infinity Song is a family-formed band. They hail from New York City. T...
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October 6, 2025 at 6:14 AM
My next episode of my Glastonbury pilgrimage is available for reading. Please subscribe to the blog and youtube. #glastonbury
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Phwoarrrr… 😍✨ Behold the mighty Pyramid Stage, all frisky and frocked-up in preparation for Glastonbury 2025! 👗💃 Big up the hard-working heroes on the ground and the entire team at Worthy Farm — love to see it! 🏗️🙌
April 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Phwoarrrr… 😍✨ Behold the mighty Pyramid Stage, all frisky and frocked-up in preparation for Glastonbury 2025! 👗💃 Big up the hard-working heroes on the ground and the entire team at Worthy Farm — love to see it! 🏗️🙌
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April 26, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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I just wrote and illustrated an instruction manual for cats which was released two days ago. cuddleunit5.com
The Cat Operator's Manual - Get the Most from Your New Cuddle Unit
A fresh and quirky guide to understanding your cat, complete with technical information, warnings, insights into all of your Cuddle Unit 5™'s features and modes, and a bonus sticker sheet.
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March 21, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I just wrote and illustrated an instruction manual for cats which was released two days ago. cuddleunit5.com
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This is who Elon Musk really is. Don’t buy a Tesla.
Location: Tesla European HQ, Amsterdam.
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Location: Tesla European HQ, Amsterdam.
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TESLA = TRUMP
YouTube video by Led By Donkeys
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January 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This is who Elon Musk really is. Don’t buy a Tesla.
Location: Tesla European HQ, Amsterdam.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX3v...
Location: Tesla European HQ, Amsterdam.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX3v...