{"id":2,"date":"2019-07-03T04:53:39","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T04:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-04-19T16:18:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T16:18:30","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Random Thoughts Ltd"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_2332-840x630.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10069\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3333333333333333;object-fit:cover;width:816px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_2332-840x630.jpg 840w, https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_2332-367x275.jpg 367w, https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_2332-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_2332-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_2332-1568x1176.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_2332-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_2332.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><strong>Spring comes to our garden next door at Worcester College, Oxford<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:31px\">Now settled in Oxford, we&#8217;ve ventured abroad again, to the pre-lapsarian paradise of Botswana. We were astonished by the countless wild animals which we have recorded in three <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1177998767?share=copy&amp;fl=sv&amp;fe=ci\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1177998767?share=copy&amp;fl=sv&amp;fe=ci\">video episodes.<\/a> Chuck resumes his neglected blog by recalling his military service in <a href=\"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/uncategorized\/war-stories-part-1\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"9924\">War Stories<\/a>. And Judith continues to fill up <a href=\"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/sketchbook\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/sketchbook\/\">Sketchbooks<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What&#8217;s New?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-primary-color has-text-color\">Cin<a href=\"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/travelogues\/\">e<\/a>ma<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Botswana \u2013 Part 1\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1177998767?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Botswana Part 2\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1182234493?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Botswana \u2013 Part 3\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1184567181?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-primary-color has-text-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/growing-old-gratefully-by-chuck-anderson\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"675\">Blog: Growing Old Gratefully<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/uncategorized\/war-stories-part-1\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"688\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1152E510-D68C-439B-937D-4EAA5029C0C5_1_201_a-688x630.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10083\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.092063492063492;width:394px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1152E510-D68C-439B-937D-4EAA5029C0C5_1_201_a-688x630.jpeg 688w, https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1152E510-D68C-439B-937D-4EAA5029C0C5_1_201_a-300x275.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1152E510-D68C-439B-937D-4EAA5029C0C5_1_201_a-768x703.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1152E510-D68C-439B-937D-4EAA5029C0C5_1_201_a-450x412.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1152E510-D68C-439B-937D-4EAA5029C0C5_1_201_a.jpeg 862w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-primary-color has-text-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/sketchbook\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2341\">Judith&#8217;s Sketchbook<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/2025-botswana\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"639\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_20251120_0002-e1775066320223-639x630.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10080\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.0142857142857142;width:382px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_20251120_0002-e1775066320223-639x630.jpg 639w, https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_20251120_0002-e1775066320223-279x275.jpg 279w, https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_20251120_0002-e1775066320223-768x757.jpg 768w, https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_20251120_0002-e1775066320223-450x444.jpg 450w, https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_20251120_0002-e1775066320223-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_20251120_0002-e1775066320223.jpg 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:31px\">You can view 88 videos in the<em> <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/travelogues\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"395\">Cinema<\/a> &#8211; mostly travelogues ranging from one to sixty minutes. For armchair travel enter<em> <\/em>the <a href=\"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/library\/\">Library<\/a> and read our <a href=\"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/departure-lounge\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"18\">Travel Diaries<\/a>. You can also access the <a href=\"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/bookshop\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"7718\">Bookshop<\/a> here. In the <a href=\"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/theatre\/\">Theatre<\/a><em> <\/em>you can read the reviews and watch two productions and one read-through of a new play. In her blog called <em><a href=\"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/perspectives\/\">Perspectives<\/a> <\/em>Judith continues the series of articles collected in her <a href=\"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/product\/perspectives\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/bookshop\/\">book of that title <\/a>exploring life and culture from a General Practitioner\u2019s viewpoint. Chuck also posts occasional reflections on his blog, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/growing-old-gratefully-by-chuck-anderson\/\">Growing Old Gratefully<\/a>. <\/em>And there&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/gallery\/\">Gallery<\/a>  where you can view some of our favourite <a href=\"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/photos-2\/\">photographs<\/a> (this bit now under reconstruction, alas). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><em>To contact this site, please <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:info@randomthoughtsltd.com\" target=\"_blank\">email<\/a> <\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Subscribe to our mailing list to be kept informed of new videos, blogs and articles. 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