My Generation

The Beatles. Yeah, Yeah

My generation by The Who

https://youtu.be/qN5zw04WxCc

Some of the oddities going on

Daisy Chain Candelabra

Sample badge for train and carriages

Logs from a Northumbrian saw mill. Fresh cut. To make figures for St. Joseph’s School, Norton. Saw the sign and just went in.

Not Just Filling Time but Filling with Purpose 

This is a draft of a presentation/discussion by Graham and Paul to a small (??) gathering at Norton Medical Centre next week. Shedders comments welcomed.

Not Just Filling Time but Filling with Purpose

Raspberry Pi is a microcomputer and also the nickname of a Shedder 

Fresh from his with playing a train sound at the press of a button, Raspberry Dave is embarking on a project with multiple choice buttons!

The computer code will be adapted to accommodate four sound recordings (5 minutes each) about Norton Shed’s origins and purpose and four sound recordings of Shedders experiences at the Shed.  

These will be available at the Shed but also for promotion at other events. There will even be Braille labels on the buttons.

If nothing else, this stops Dave being bored and blowing raspberries.

Looking into inexpensive safety Tech

This is an “Explore a Need” Norton project.  Keeping a safety eye on everyone at the Shed and to realise the consequences on others present when Shedders just want to enjoy their time and are set in their ways (pause for breath) is a challenge. It is the same at home for families of those who are mainly housebound and living alone. 

The Shed is going to take a look (well, more like a play) with Home Assist technologies. We start from base one and this is a project all can join in, not just techies!

Home-Assistant is an open source system that integrates readily available devises often used externally (like GPS) to possibly know where a person is in their own home (or a Shed).

Below is a link to a project called “Person”. No idea at present whether it will or will not help – but it is something to explore as homework and maybe have a test space for trials at the Shed.

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/person/

Home Assistant is a project from the Open Home Foundation, sponsored by Nabu Casa.

and a demo https://demo.home-assistant.io/#/lovelace/home

See how Alexa (and Hey Google) can help people cope 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/l/30115244031

Message received.

Daisy Chain Ball set up. Better not steal our Locomotion!

Norton Men’s Shed Open Day

Well, 6 people came. Failure?        No.  Quite the opposite!

 

It was what we had hoped for because each of the conversations were quality gems. Caron, an RAF veteran (off to an annual reunion where she might talk about us!). Connor, an amazing special needs teacher a bit like Bear Grylls (though Connor disputes it). Several opportunities to discuss (including 3D printing). ?????? (forgotten name) who has autocycles and needs space to renovate one. Two men from the Bowls Club interested in 3D printing (one of whom has – would you believe it – an autocycle). Look it up.

 

Plus Dennis, Walter and Graham got on with some odd jobs. Assorted, not strange). A great, encouraging few hours meeting some people that seem to fit in or around the Shed and opportunities. Success.

Posted publicly on Norton Village Facebook Page and Norton Shed’s

A Good News Story about Braille Greeting Cards 

Some Visual Miscellanea