I write about my life: experience, memories and some photography.
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Very prompt again this month but no posts between this and the March photo. These are horses in Oakington and I like the composition of the shot. I reckon it could be better with a little less depth of field…
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Mar 17: photo of the month
A bit more timely this one and the first with my phone for a few months. I was having a late breakfast at Waitrose in Trumpington and was joined by Bob Tonks and Tim Laws. This is Tim. He’s getting a…
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And finally … the last 12 months
I write a monthly report on my county councillor work which I send primarily to the parish councils in the Cottenham, Histon & Impington county division. I always finish off with a more personal item (And finally …). I’ve just…
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Election stories I: what’s gone before
I’m just getting into another election campaign and by coincidence it’s my fifth. It’s also my last, honest, but nonetheless it gives me the opportunity to reflect on the five programs.
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Feb 17: photo of the month
Let’s get this one in quickly before I get another month behind. This is Julie Smith aka Baroness Smith of Newnham at the official ‘launch’ of Lib Dem Cambridgeshire & Peterborough mayoral candidate Rod Cantrill. It’s purely coincidental but I…
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Jan 17: photo of the month
Opps I’m running a little late … I don’t know how long this barn is going to survive because it’s right in the path of the A14 diggers on the right as you head north before Fenstanton. There’s similarly pithy…
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This week I’ve taken a sickie …
Nothing unusual about that you might say, it happens to everyone, but it is unusual for me because I can probably count the number of days I’ve taken off sick in almost 50 years of work on the fingers of…
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5 great breakfasts
There was one of those features in the Observer food supplement last weekend listing exceptional places to eat breakfast. They’re nothing of the sort of course. They’re just a list.
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Dec 16: photo of the month
A bit more timely this one and it seemed for most of the month that this would have been one of my photos from Bruges (click here for that album) but at the last minute it had to be Alex…
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2016: not a totally bad year
I’ve set a precedent with reviews of the year in 2013, 2014 1nd 2015 so here’s 2016. To some extent it’s been a year like the others: some sadness but so far not too much, some successes and some enjoyment.…
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