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Tatton Park … Queueing

So we have arrived at the RHS flower show at Tatton Park and the is a queue to get in. Yipee I’m on line at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/guthlac http://simonmarchini.blogspot.com http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk I hope you enjoy Continue reading

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Times iPad edition – what a total con

Well the bottom of the barrel has been reached by News Corp. Having made such a fuss about the pay wall, which in principle I agree with – good journalism should be paid for – they have totally let down their readers. The iPad edition hasn’t been … Continue reading

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Errgh Newspapers…

I have just bought a newspaper for the first time since I bought my iPad and what an eye opener. They are cumbersome, especially on Sunday, and really difficult to navigate around. Worst of all they are filled with such negative rubbish – well at … Continue reading

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Two months on – were are we now?

Well it has been just over two months since the new government came together and the most surprising thing it that it has not collapsed. Well that was the view of some commentators. Of course we are in very early days but they do appear to have a … Continue reading

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Another example of how the lack of flash support is ruining the iPad: David Mitchell’s Soap Box: Climate change | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/video/2010/jul/08/david-mitchells-soa… Sent from my iPad Continue reading

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Scream! No flash is really getting to me….

So this iPad thingy is supposed to be the best web experience going…well that is unless you want to use a site that is using flash and then well welcome to HTML 1. I suppose I should feel nostalgic for those wonderful far off days back in the mi… Continue reading

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Street Photography

There was something in the back of my mind when we were talking about street photography the other day. I knew I had taken some photographs that I just hadn’t gotten around to work on. Then it came to me where they were and I have to say to my sur… Continue reading

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Lovers by the Mersey

From my recent visit to the Tate at Liverpool. Sent from my iPad Continue reading

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Brushes it is so addictive

Another master piece – well I think I am getting better, not very good just better. It seems that David Hockney was right, the iPad is the way of the future for the budding artist. Now I wouldn’t put myself in that category but the iPad does allow… Continue reading

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Picasso and Me.

Well what to say that hasn’t been already said about Picasso? I suppose the first thing is to explain how I came to encounter Picasso. I have just been to the Picasso, Peace and Freedom exhibition at the Tate North, Liverpool. So what to say next?… Continue reading

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