I write about my life: experience, memories and some photography.
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We had such good pasta when we were in Italy in May I thought I should do my best to replicate it back home so this has become one of my signature dishes: linguine al salmone. The key to success…
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I’ve done my bit for women’s football
I’ve got to confess that I’ve not been a whole hearted participant in the ‘the Lionesses won the European Cup so all’s well with the world’ orgy of celebration following last Sunday’s victory. I don’t want to play down the…
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Talking about @Railcards … and systems glitches
I’ve got what’s described these days as a Senior Railcard. I’ve had one for some time now, must be coming up to 10 years, it gets me one third off most rail fares and although I don’t use it that…
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The story of my life, one year at a time: 2012
I started this last year with 2011 so I’d better continue. It was not a great year for photography and, despite my travels, the record is a little thin at times.
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It’s none of my business …
… because you’ve got to be a member of the Conservative Party to be able to vote in choosing its new leader. But I can have an opinion.
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Photo of the Month: Jun 2022
I took this photograph at the start of our trip to North Wales. It’s taken from the end of the Portmerion peninsula looking across the Afon Glaslyn estuary towards Borth-y-Gest. I don’t think the couple in the foreground planned on…
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I’ve stood down
I wrote the following for the current edition of Hisimp News, the community newspaper of Histon & Impington Parish Council. I joined Histon & Impington Parish Council in 2012. I’ve stayed a little longer than I think is wise but…
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GoNW 2022: five highlights
We’ve just enjoyed the best part of a week in north and mid Wales. I wouldn’t want to overdo it but it was a reasonably emotional trip for me because I grew up in Wales and visiting places I remember…
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Photo of the Month: May 2022
Lots of choice this month with a week in Sorrento and then better weather at home. This one’s a shot of the Italian equivalent of our National Trust volunteers, the people who site patiently just to make sure that visitors…
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Imperial nonsense
Enough’s already been written about the lunacy of Johnson’s ‘consultation’ regarding the use of imperial measurements. There’s a good overview in the Guardian (click here).
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