I write about my life: experience, memories and some photography.
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Plenty of choice again this month with a week in Oman at the beginning and Xmas at the end. This photo is from our trip to Oman and it’s our tour group (more of a mini-group) at Mughsail east of…
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2018: It’s been another good year
I can’t complain. I’ve turned 71 and I’ve ended the year at 70kg. By and large there’s been more good news than bad, although some of the latter is pretty awful, and I’ve got the luxury of being able to…
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I’ve got a cold
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
Another 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
Lots 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
It 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
Here’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
October 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
Lot’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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