My big eye test
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in life
I write about my life: experience, memories and some photography.
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A year or so ago I had my eyes tested. I get it done every two years and this time it meant getting new lenses. But that’s incidental, what was significant was that the lady who conducted my test told…
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Two weeks in WA
Western Australia that is. I like Australia, the world 7s series was there end January and my son lives there. All good reasons to visit so I did. I flew in overnight from Mauritius (see previous post), I was first…
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Weekend in Mauritius
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in travelLast month I enjoyed a stopover in Mauritius en route to Perth. It was a bonus, I’d never been there before and whatever expectations I might have had they were well exceeded. It’s an interesting place, French for a short…
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Photo of the month: January 2025
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in photosI’ve always been dismissive of black and white photos. I’ve felt that since colour exists why go back to a system which only existed because the colour option had not yet been developed. But recently I’ve seen that there is…
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Well that was 2024
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in reminiscenceIt’s not been a bad year despite ending with rather a nasty tummy bug between Xmas and New Year. However I do seem to be over that as we ease into 2025 so let’s hope that can be as good.…
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Photo of the month: December 2024
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in photosI was in Cambridge with a limited agenda so took a few photographs. It was quiet and I took the opportunity to go to the top of Great St Mary’s overlooking the market square. Sadly I was a bit off…
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What’s happening to coffee shops?
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in lifeThere are more coffee shops these days and most of them serve good coffee. That’s good but there’s a trend and that worries me because it degrades the essential experience that you go to a coffee shop to enjoy. And…
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Not a bad start to the week
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There was a time when I regarded getting up at 0700 as being pretty normal but in recent years, basically post Covid, post stent and post (semi) retirement, that’s not been the case. However I’d agreed to an 0815 appointment…
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Photo of the month: November 2024
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in photosAt last! I’ve caught up. We spent five days in Florence in November. The weather in the UK was miserable but we got sunny days and 20 degree plus warmth and on our last day we enjoyed an alfresco lunch…
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Looking up
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in photosWith some trepidation I attended a Cambridge Photography Club Critique group. The idea is you submit photos with a theme and others present critique them. It turns out to be a fairly gentle experience but the comments given are well…
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