Photo of the Month: October 2023
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in photos
I write about my life: experience, memories and some photography.
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Another photo with lots of colour this month. This was taken at an event in the Croft Close Set-aside in Histon on a rather cold but sunny Sunday morning. Although I had my DSLR with me this photo was taken…
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Three cheers for the NHS (again)! (Dupuytrens 1)
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in lifeThe day started badly. OK I had to get up earlier than I like these days and there was slow traffic at first on the M11 but I arrived at Addenbrookes, Clinic 7 shortly after 0900 for my 0930 appointment.…
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A picture for every year: 1992 to 2006
More choices now as my photo collection becomes more comprehensive and the appearance, in 2004, of my first digital camera.
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Rhodes revisited
We first went to Rhodes in 1988 when Clare and Charles were seven and five respectively. We booked a two week holiday in a beach hotel with half board and I remember dinners were served school dinners style on long…
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Photo of the Month: September 2023
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in photosI like photos with colour and people and this one has both. I was in Cambridge and saw this opportunity and was able to quickly fire up my mobile. I’m delighted with the result. It’s a pity about the poster…
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A picture for every year: 1977 to 1991
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in lifeAlthough I’ve got a lot more photographs of my life from 1976 onwards when I bought my first SLR camera actual photos of me have remained thin on the ground. This set covers my time in Hong Kong and almost…
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The rules behind food choices
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in lifeWe were out for dinner on Thursday night, at the excellent Fancett’s on Mill Road in Cambridge. It keeps its prices down by offering a structured a la carte menu with four starters, four main courses etc. The four main…
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Photo of the Month: August 2023
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in photosI was on a mission to take photographs to record Cambridge for a Cambridge Camera Club project. I’d done Lensfield Road and the streets south of it and was heading for Regent Street. I took the opportunity to visit the…
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Stent plus 4: more of the same
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in lifeAfter the disruption of Covid and the freedom, albeit with continuing rules of some sort, the last year has seen us back to normal. People still get Covid and some still wear masks in public spaces but otherwise life goes…
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I know what I like …
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in lifeJay Rayner writes on food. I guess you’d call him a restaurant critic but he’s a little more than that. For a start he Tweets pleasantly liberal views about the situation of the day and he doesn’t just review restaurants…
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