I write about my life: experience, memories and some photography.
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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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Photo of the month: November 2024
At 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
With 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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Photos of the month: October 2024
This is a special photo for two reasons. Firstly it’s one of the first I took with my new Sony RX1000 VII. It’s a powerful pocket camera and I’ve bought it to fill the gap between my DSLR and my…
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Visible progress (Dupuytrens 6)
12 weeks in and I visited my physiotherapist feeling rather positive. This comes just 10 days after a visit to Addenbrookes where the lady got her protractor out and ‘measured my finger’. My biggest frustration has been the loss of…
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Photos of the month: September 2024
I’m still playing catch up so this is still a month or so late. It’s a classic example of grab an opportunity before it’s gone. I was having lunch at Tawa Lounge and saw this splendid hearse pull up outside…
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The Medicis and more
We’ve just enjoyed a long weekend in Florence. It’s the fourth time I’ve been there but it’s the first time I’ve spent significant time in the city and although last time we did see Michelangelo’s David and visit the Basilica…
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