I write about my life: experience, memories and some photography.
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Many of us will remember the time when a visit to a car showroom prompted immediate contact with a sales person, most of them were men, who wouldn’t let you go until you’d told him what you wanted to buy,…
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Photo of the month: February 2025
Many of my ‘best’ photos are taken on the fly and this one’s typical. I was coming into Gatwick after an overnight flight and we were taxiing to our stand. We passed this amazing bridge which is a pedestrian walk…
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My big eye test
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
Last 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
I’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
It’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
I 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?
There 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
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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