The Fell Pony & Countryside Museums at Dalemain

10/07/2024

Fine set of photographs of British Native ponies, accompanied by some talks in the evenings

22/05/2024

Meta is going to be using AI much, much more, Here's what it says:
-- What you should know
We're getting ready to expand our AI at Meta experiences to your region. AI at Meta is our collection of generative AI features and experiences, such as Meta AI and AI creative tools, along with the models that power them.
What this means for you
To help bring these experiences to you, we'll now rely on the legal basis called legitimate interests for using your information to develop and improve AI at Meta. This means that you have the right to object to how your information is used for these purposes. If your objection is honoured, it will be applied going forwards.
We're including updates in our Privacy Policy to reflect these changes. The updates come into effect on 26 June 2024. --

So I objected, and got this reply (which surprised me by its speed):
--Hi Sue,
We’ve reviewed your request and will honor your objection. This means your request will be applied going forward.
If you want to learn more about generative AI, and our privacy work in this new space, please review the information we have in Privacy Center.
facebook.com/privacy/genai
This inbox cannot accept incoming messages. If you send us a reply, it won’t be received.
Thanks,
Privacy Operations--

13/04/2024

Sedbergh Book Festival at the end of May - booking for talks and events is now open.
I've said I will talk about "13 Reasons Not to Write a Historical Novel".

‘What are Words Worth?’ Yes it’s a great pun, especially if you live close to the Lake District but our great poet is not the theme of the festival. We live in “interesting times” which are very difficult to understand and to live with, we cannot even trust that truth itself exists any mor...

11/01/2024

It's always fun when a bit of new information comes to light.

I bought this copy of the print on eBay after seeking the original for more than 10 years! The seller thought it must have come from an old "Sportsman" magazine, but he was not sure, and its size and the lack of text on the other side suggest it is a book plate. It is printed in two of Sir Walter Gi...

17/12/2023

https://jlcards.com/PG4Ht4
As in previous years, I am not sending out "real" cards except to near neighbours who don't use the internet. I have made donations instead to Crisis and to a volunteer organisation providing aid to Ukraine.
Compliments of the season
Sue & Graham

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