I write about my life: experience, memories and some photography.
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I’m of the opinion that bloggers who’ve got nothing new to say shouldn’t blog. So why should I do a blog on a subject I’ve already covered viz the Cottenham & District Ploughing Society (click here for that entry)?
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Taking photographs: you don’t have to use flash
I always taken lots of photographs. I’ve always carried a camera with me. And since the advent of the digital camera I’ve done more of the former and the latter has been easier. I’ve had a Casio compact until that…
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On buying new running shoes … 12 Sep 10
Everybody knows about the 60s. It’s generally regarded as having been the best of times: great music (the Beatles, the Stones, the Beach Boys etc etc), pioneering fashion (the mini-skirt; didn’t women have knees before the 60s?) and the sexual…
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Thoughts on capital purchases; 29 Aug 10
I’m not really sure what prompted the following but I guess we’re all concerned, if not worried, about the state of the economy and that starts you thinking about what you’ve spent your money on. Anyway I started thinking about…
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Overnight in Tamworth; 23 Aug 10
Tamworth isn’t an obvious leisure destination. I first remembered it as a town on the A5 which I used to drive along half a dozen times a year to and from University. But those days are long gone and now there’s…
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Restaurant 22; 18 Aug 10
There’s no way that Restaurant 22 (click here for its web-site) can be successful. It’s too small, only about 25 covers although there is another dining room upstairs; it’s in the wrong place, not exactly city centre; it has no…
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Histon vs Barrow; 14 Aug 10
I’m not a great fan of football these days although you can’t avoid it and I did watch most of the more important world cup days. However I did grow up an avid fan, especially of non-league football of the…
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I’m angry with Barclays; 29 Jul 10
Barclays has told me that it doesn’t do shared equity mortgages if the buyer does not have the opportunity to acquire 100%. I complained and, to its credit Barclays responded promptly but, to my mind, inadequately. I’ve written back to it:
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Bridgnorth; 7-9 Jul 10
I’m tempted to describe Bridgnorth as a poor man’s Ludlow but that would be wrong and no doubt bring down the wrath of many. Like Ludlow it’s a Shropshire market town and both have town centres which date back centuries. However whereas…
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hotpot, Cambridge; 22 Jun 10
Yesterday was the wife’s birthday. It’s not really fair coming straight after our wedding anniversary but at least I got Father’s day in between (I just checked by the way and it is father’s and not fathers’ so it is…
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