Monthly Archives: February 2017

Tea Break

Posted on February 28, 2017 by

On the way home from London yesterday we stopped off at Canons Ashby in the heart of the Northamptonshire countryside for a cup of tea and a piece of cake.  Simple things are sometimes the best.

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View from the Roof

Posted on February 27, 2017 by

Lunching over looking Whitehall and tea over looking St Paul’s Cathedral – it is a hard life but every now and then it is worth taking a day off – especially when it is your anniversary. Whilst it was a … Continue reading →

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How healthy do you feel?

Posted on February 25, 2017 by

This is a quote from an article I found in the New York Magazine and whilst it is specific to the current mess that the Republican party in the United States are getting themselves into over healthcare it is just … Continue reading →

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Move along – nothing to see here

Posted on February 24, 2017 by

What are we to learn from the two by elections that were held yesterday (23/02/2017)?   Well I am sure there will be a lot of mendacious spinning by all sides some of it might be true but most of … Continue reading →

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What to do when you are stuck?

Posted on February 22, 2017 by

I am still in my creative doldrums and nothing seems to be able to lift my mood.   When in dire straights it is always worth knowing that Disney can offer some simple pleasures in this barren land.   What … Continue reading →

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One way ticket to a mad man

Posted on February 20, 2017 by

One of the joys (?) of photography is that you have to work with the available light.   Yes you can enhance things in post production but without really good light you start to struggle.  Yesterday at Stowe garden was … Continue reading →

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Winter sun

Posted on February 19, 2017 by

In an attempt to purge my system of all the political nonsense floating around this at the moment we visited the most political landscape in Britain – Stowe in Buckinghamshire – short of a busman’s holiday.

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It only took one speech

Posted on February 18, 2017 by

It only took one speech and the whole British political world suddenly fell apart.   It didn’t matter that the speech was, to say the least, out of step with the current political temperature it was the underlying message that … Continue reading →

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I can’t help it but this song keeps going through me head….

Posted on February 17, 2017 by

Are we at one of those tipping points in history?   I really hope not.

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Oh you pretty things

Posted on February 17, 2017 by

Everyday the world seems to get just a little crazier than before…little things and big things I just can’t keep up.  No matter.  This morning as a means to ease this craziness I made these two quick drawings…I present to … Continue reading →

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