Arts
Gardening In A Pandemic (A Seaside Break)
Everything in the garden being as rosy as it could be for the time of year, and our glorious leaders deigning to allow us the limited freedom to widen our small horizons, we decided we [more…]
Photography
Arts
Postcard From November, Part 4
Happy Birthday to Me My birthday is November 4th and as a child my main memory of it was always of my parents laying on a party for my friends who all turned up bearing [more…]
Arts
Gardening & Walking In A Pandemic (Panacea For Mind & Body)
A quiet time in the greenhouse just now, the frosts just keep coming and I’m loathe to put the tomatoes, as healthy as they seem to be, in the cold frame just yet. I have [more…]
Authoritarianism
Gardening In A Pandemic (Who’s Klaus Schwab When He’s All At Home Anyway?)
It’s always nice to see the first lambs in the village fields. The three (just visible in the header picture) were born on Sunday 28th March, 4 days earlier than expected. This little field and [more…]
Arts
Rough Gardening In A Pandemic. This Seasons Plan
There always has to be a plan. Whether or not it’s a plan that will be carried through, that’s another matter, but plan this season there is. A large part of it is based on [more…]
Arts
Marilyn: The Enduring Appeal
In 1962, Bert Stern was amongst the most celebrated photojournalists of the era. His images of Liz Taylor, Audrey Hepburn, & Brando defined the glitz & glamour of the post-war era. His schtick on fashion [more…]
Hobbies
It’s a SNAP! – Part Two
In Part One of this saga I talked about how I got hooked on photography and how the camera collecting bug bit me. In this part I will talk about digital photography and how this [more…]
Hobbies
It’s a SNAP! Part One – The Film Years
For my 16th Birthday, in 1964, my parents were rash enough to listen to my years of hints, pleading, and tantrums to buy me a proper camera. By proper camera I mean a 35mm camera [more…]
Arts
Staycation; A Postcard From The Cairngorms (Part Two)
Following our trip on Loch Ness on the Tuesday we went into Inverness to eat and get a beer, the food (a reasonable enough burger) was passable and the beer was by Innis & Gunn, [more…]