Persuaded Mrs Wighteye to accompany me to see this production of ‘Art’ last Saturday and realised how much I had missed live theatre since leaving London some seven years ago. The play is approximately 80 minutes long and with only three actors, each is kept busy and I do not envy their task of learning [...]
Archive for March, 2008
One for the culture vultures
Posted in General, tagged Isle of Wight, Trinity Theatre Cowes, CAODS, 'Art', Yasmina Reza on March 31, 2008 | No Comments »
e-co island
Posted in Green Issues, tagged Eco Island, Vestas wind turbines on March 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Having spotted a sign in Cowes High Street saying ‘Eco Island This Way’ I wandered into the Yacht Haven late afternoon to be underwhelmed by the welcome - much fuss was being made of business types in suits, plying them with free canvas bags as they left the venue. Being an ‘ordinary Joe’ in my [...]
Easter Monday = Local Football
Posted in General, tagged East Cowes Vics, local football on March 24, 2008 | No Comments »
Despite the cold, I ventured out with enthusiasm for my occasional fix of local football, which in my case means seeing East Cowes Vics play in Wessex League Division 1. I felt particularly pleased today as I was well prepared with my piece of Karrimat to insulate my nether regions as the seats in the [...]
Emerging talent
Posted in General, tagged Battle of the Bands, Nerosa, St Catherine's School on March 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I was fortunate to catch the last half of last night’s Battle of the Bands at Medina High School; There certainly was some talent and a variety of musical styles on show, including an ambient duo that seemed to involve fiddling with an apple mac and some delicate drumming. I was there specifically to see [...]
PS Monarch
Posted in General, tagged Island Harbour, PS Monarch on March 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Sat at Island Harbour enjoying a cup of tea yesterday I spotted a wee little boat with a funnel; the online Isle of Wight Radio News informed me that it was the smallest paddle steamer (?)and is soon to operate a passenger service. Just had to pop back today to take a photo, though sadly [...]
High tides
Posted in General, tagged Chain Ferry, East Cowes, Floating Bridge, flooding, Isle of Wight on March 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
With the storm last night whipping up the waves, the tide was high at lunchtime today. I found myself in West Cowes and unable to reach the floating bridge back to East Cowes as the sea water was flooding the approach road. A few hours later I took Wighteye Jr to East Cowes seafront to [...]
