A trip with Susie to stay with Anna and Gethin. Anna and Lauren bought me a day at an Arts Society event, Jazz Before Jazz, at 2 Temple Place, Westminster. The jazz was fantastic. Particularly the Kansas Smittys below. Next […]
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There are 8 exhibitions/studios available in and around Bruton and 5 in and around Castle Cary. Not all were open today but of those that were the highlights, for me, were Photographer, Mark Pickthall at his Studio in Bruton and the […]
The exhibition Otto Dix: The Evil Eye, on display at the Tate, Liverpool, is a collection of portraits taken in Germany between 1919 and 1933. The photographer’s philosophy was that the subliminal messages received from people’s facial expressions, clothing and surroundings […]
A caravanning trip to Trewethett Farm between Tintagel and Boscastle with Susie and then to Merrose Farm near St Mawes where we were joined by Anna. We were neighbours with Malcolm and Caroline Godfrey and BB. There were gale force winds on the […]
A visit to Knightshayes Court with Susie and Pete and Liz Williams. Knightshayes is a Country House near Tiverton. It is a very elegant, grade I listed building in a lovely parkland setting. The house is notable, architecturally, for both […]
There are hundreds of touch screen photo apps out there, some are toys, others are professional tools. Here are the ones that I use on a regular basis. From top left to bottom right: Photoshop Touch, Photoshop Express, Photoshop Fix, Photoshop […]
I decided to make a little overnight camping trip to Lee, North Devon to see the Open Mike Night at the Grampus Inn. Normally I would take ‘Dolly’, my little Eriba caravan, to Damage Barton near Morthoe and walk across the […]
Moscow bound on S7 Siberian Airlines, followed by a 6 hour layover and transfer to British Airways for London. My Prayer for Siberia and the Baikalsee: That your economy and the many sub-cultures of your people be allowed to flourish […]
Some views of Ulan-Ude, the capital of the Republic of Buryatia, Siberia. It rained in Ulan-Ude in the early morning but the rain did nothing to cool the temperature. A very happy, animated accordianist played in one of the squares […]
The 240km bus trip to Ulan-Ude passed through forest roads alongside Lake Baikal. It was along this very beautiful section of the Lake that we said goodbye to the Baikalsee and made our way towards the city. Proshchay Baykal’se (Goodbye Baikalsee). […]
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