William, what "mathematical symbol in the upper left corner", are you referring to?

I attempted to see what Edith recognized by downloading the PDF link but got this message.

Well done William. The contestant who had to guess the film had no idea, and even Richard Osman, who is normally pretty good at guessing answers, had to give up, but when Richie explained it everyone agreed it was pure genius, although far too cryptic for most people.

This puzzle was aired on the BBC programme "House of Games", hosted by Richard Osman. Each contestant was asked to convey the title of an animated film just by using emojis. This is what Richie Anderson came up with.

The pen was supposed to convey the work "ink", I guess there is not an ink emoji - the red circle was red, and then some apples...put them all together and what do you get?

If you would like to see some photographs of Lacock taken by our good friend Richard, then click on this, https://www.stonehouse.camera/Out-and-a … /i-c2wWHP7

There are a few pictures of myself and Jill on there.

I looked at question 1, didn't have a clue and left the site feeling deflated...

Thanks Eric, very interesting. I had no idea that you could still buy a non-smartphone, or a mobile as I like to call them.

Why does Ms West call dumbphones a "brick"? IMO they are less brick like than a smartphone. Occasionally I have picked up my wife's smartphone and found it to be quite  cumbersome, having to pick it up and being careful not to press any of the buttons on the side for fear of turning it off. They do not sit comfortably in the hand for me being quite a big, wide  rectangular thing. Phones of the 1980s were, by today's standards, massive, which is where the term "brick" was used. I wonder what Ms West would have made of them...

I think stamp collecting has, for whatever reason, gone out of fashion, which is a shame. Back in the 1950s my father  bought both myself and my sister a stamp album completely out of the blue. I was around 8 years old at the time and enjoyed my new collecting hobby.

We joined a stamp approval 'club' where books of stamps were mailed to you and you had a few weeks to decide which ones you wanted to buy. I cannot remember how long we collected stamps for, but it was probably a few years. As time went on, stamps became much more interesting, especially British stamps. They started issuing stamps to commemorate anniversaries. I can remember getting very excited when the World Cup stamps came out in 1966, and even more excited when they had the word 'Winners' printed on them.

I guess the people who go train spotting feel that they don't get a fair press either - anoraks the lot of 'em.

Some lovely images Eric, they really set the music off beautifully.
I used this music back in 2016, when we visited a NT property in West Sussex called Nymans.
https://youtu.be/GaIqhTRZTxE

When I first started video making I concentrated mainly on the visuals, I soon came to realise that the music track was just, if not more, important than the pictures as it was that which set the mood of the video itself. As William pointed out, I also try to cut the video to the music by cutting on the beat whenever possible, it's good to have a decent 'pace', not too long that it seems to drag, and not too quick that the viewer misses the point of the scene.

Thanks Eric, a very interesting water garden, the designers really have a very good sense of humour haven't they. I don't remember seeing that video before.

Maybe I should take a look at my back catalogue to see if there is anything worth linking to.

It's just horrible to look at those scenes from Ukraine on our TVs isn't it, it brings out the very worst emotions of sheer hate in me, no prizes for guessing which person tops the list, just need to get hold of him. Why are the people close to him so very scared of him, I feel sure that they should be able to do something about it and stop this madness. Cowards, the lot of them. I don't know what would constitute a victory in the eyes of Russia, wait until every Ukrainian has left or been killed and then start the rebuilding process in order to home only the Russian people or what? Sheer stupidity in my eyes. The Russian people have already started to suffer, but nothing like the suffering of those in Ukraine who are being terrorized - and for what reason?

Are we on the eve of a third world war?

Like Eric, I am also confused, even more now since your latest post Vicki. I find it easier to use my middle finger of my right hand to use the number pad, I guess we are talking about different things!!

Nice views of the Sky Tower. I don't suppose you had time to go up it Eric. Needless to say there are some magnificent views from the top, but if you suffer from vertigo, it's a bit of a challenge!!