Comments for Windsor & District U3A

Comment on Explore London 1 visit Westminster Cathedral by John Holdstock

John Holdstock — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 11:16:33 +0000

Interesting visit and great photos
Jh

Comment on Beading Showcase by Mary Findler

Mary Findler — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 19:20:28 +0000

Wow, there is a prolific amount of work on show here. If you haven’t done bead work, you just won’t appreciate the amount of time that goes into even the smallest piece. If
Beverley had demonstrated even a tiny amount, perhaps viewers would understand the skill and time taken.
Choosing the pattern, size and colour of bead is a skill in itself, even using a different coloured thread with clear beads (when making the flower) was a good example.
I will have to watch the video again, just so I can take in the effects and to really appreciate each example.
It makes me want to get out my beads again and get started on a project. The range that was shown was very wide.
Really beautiful Beverley.

Comment on Beading Showcase by Barbara Kerrins

Barbara Kerrins — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 08:47:09 +0000

Fascinating bead work – I had not realised that beadwork existed so it was a fascinating watch. Thank you.

Comment on High Streets Research Project by Jackie Wiggins

Jackie Wiggins — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 09:38:07 +0000

In reply to Alison Logan.

Hi Alison,
Please contact me directly via newsletters@windsoru3a.org.uk

to directly to discuss how we will organise this project . I now know of 10 members who are willing to take part.
Jackie Wiggins

Comment on High Streets Research Project by Jackie Wiggins

Jackie Wiggins — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 11:21:44 +0000

In reply to Alison Logan.

HI Alison,
I agree. We need to know more about how the project is being run and what is expected of us before we can decide how to organise ourselves. Five members of Windsor U3A have shown interest SO far.
Best Wishes
Jackie Wiggins

Comment on High Streets Research Project by Alison Logan

Alison Logan — Mon, 31 Aug 2020 16:45:09 +0000

This project is interesting to me as a member of The Windsor and Eton Society as well as the U3A and I have registered on the website. I am happy to work as part of a group if one is set up. Until we get the detailed instructions it is a bit difficult to see what would be best. Alison Logan

Comment on Photography group visits Burnham Beeches by Anne Greenshields

Anne Greenshields — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 19:43:35 +0000

The curlicued roots are fascinating, and I love the effects of shadows on the tree trunks: they are almost stories.

Comment on Who is in your old photo album? by Andrew Taft

Andrew Taft — Sat, 16 May 2020 07:57:38 +0000

Hello Michael, your article on your old family photos was of great interest. Two years ago I digitised and polished the 450 or so black and white family photos inherited from my parents. They spanned from 1885 to the late 1960s. Some were faded beyond recognition but came up well in Paint Shop Pro. The result was an eclectic mix of three generations. My parents took a great many pictures with their box camera and my Father took up photography in the 1960s, so our family is well documented. I filled three very large albums with the photos but at the back of my mind was the nagging thought – who’s going to look at them. When young, my sister and I would often pore over the photos at my parents’ house with only have a fleeting curiosity about the dated characters. I was in my early seventies before my curiosity was sufficiently piqued to take a deeper interest. For now the albums sit in the bookcase waiting to be discovered. This project has served one very useful purpose for my twin sister and I, and that is not just to put names to faces but to inspire us to get curious about these peoples’ lives, where they came from, their livelihoods, and how they integrated into the bigger picture of our family tree, and in a funny sort of way to ‘get to know them’.

Comment on VE Day 75th Anniversary Memories by Sally Walpole

Sally Walpole — Thu, 14 May 2020 15:35:18 +0000

Good post!

Comment on VE Day 75th Anniversary Memories by Dave_H

Dave_H — Wed, 13 May 2020 18:07:54 +0000

Great to see a photo