I’ve got a cold
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I write about my life: experience, memories and some photography.
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Nothing unusual about that but as with most of my experiences these days it prompts a little reflection.
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On my radar, December 2018
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in on my radarAnother year coming to an end and it’s been as full of highlights as any that’s gone before. And December is as good a month as any. Here’s what’s been on my radar this month.
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Oman Oman: five highlights
When you come home after a holiday you reflect on an all round experience which is often amplified by a few highlights. These generally include expectations exceeded, details that delighted and unexpected pleasures. Here’s my list of five such highlights…
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Nov 18: photo of the month
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in photosLots of choice during the month but this is both evocative and emotional. Previous night I attended an old school reunion and on Saturday morning Juni and I headed off into Mid Wales specifically Dyffryn Ceiriog. Our first contact with…
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Days of my life
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in lifeIt was the last session of my ‘writing class’ on Friday and I wrote the following. I thought it paled by comparison with the efforts of the other attendees but they were nice about it and our teacher said it…
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New York, New York
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in lifeHere’s a second piece which I’ve written as a contribution for this week’s ‘Writing about your life’ session at Histon library. ‘The winter of 1973/74 began with the Yom Kippur War and ended with a miners strike. The first limited…
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Oct 18: photo of the month
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in photosOctober is nothing if you don’t get a few rainy days and so it was on Sunday the 14th so lots of cliche photo opportunities. I like this one because it’s just about right, subject in focus and nicely standing…
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Sep 18: photo of the month
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in photosLot’s of competition for September’s photo because I was in India for nine days and have multiple candidates but I chose this one, of a bicycle rickshaw driver waiting for a fare, despite its flaws viz the tassles and the…
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I grew up in my grandfather’s house. He was a butcher.
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in lifeI wrote the following for my contribution to today’s ‘Writing about your life’ session at Histon library. QUOTE I grew up in my grandfather’s house. He was a butcher. I seem to say this quite often and it’s generally in…
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Aug 18: photo of the month
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in photosI’ve got a little catch-up to do before I have to choose and publish September’s photo so here’s a shot of the brook by Harding Way after the end of the summer drought. Lots of water and greenery and I…
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