Monthly Archives: January 2017

Naive or cynical – your choice

Posted on January 30, 2017 by

So we’ve had just over a week of President Trump – what lessons can be learnt from this experience?   Firstly, it is far too early to draw any hard conclusions – all new presidencies make mistakes based on incorrect … Continue reading →

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Oh Gideon

Posted on January 30, 2017 by

Yesterday I wrote about how the women have taken over the British political landscape.  Today it is all about one of the scoundrels that has been ousted by the the people’s coup – George Osborne.  Over the past few days … Continue reading →

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It’s a woman’s world

Posted on January 29, 2017 by

In Britain at the moment we have the unusual position that the two most powerful politicians in the Isles are women and surprise surprise they are both, in their own ways, making a good job of the pretty rubbish hand … Continue reading →

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Making the most of what is at hand

Posted on January 28, 2017 by

Yesterday saw the English winter at its most normal that is a bit of this and that but nothing too extreme.   I understand that recently it has been 20 plus degrees celsius below in eastern Germany, which by any … Continue reading →

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Another day at the office…

Posted on January 26, 2017 by

  Many years ago when I followed a regular life style, given what I did regular was a stretching it a bit,  I used to have just another day at the office.    Not much happened and you got on … Continue reading →

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This train

Posted on January 25, 2017 by

Buying a new sketch book skews the work I am producing at the moment…to put it another way I have a new toy and I want to take it out for a little run.   I bought this new sketch … Continue reading →

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That was hard work….

Posted on January 23, 2017 by

After cursing and swearing (and blogging) about Blurb I decided this afternoon to recreate the 2016 yearbook using the Bookwright software.  It took a little while to get used to the new layouts etc but once I got into it … Continue reading →

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Bloody Blurb!

Posted on January 23, 2017 by

You know how it is…you have an expensive book you want publishing and Blurb send you a 35% off discount…what is a boy to do but upload the book and get ready to spend the money minus 35%.  Only thing … Continue reading →

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Are we ready you this?

Posted on January 22, 2017 by

So it has happened…and seeing as stirring rhetoric is no longer in vogue…we’re Fucked!

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Slowly but surely

Posted on January 19, 2017 by

One of the joys of January in Britain is that slowly but surely the days are getting longer.   This morning I was going through my images from last year and came across these that reminded me of the joys … Continue reading →

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