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Bradley’s Christmas Wish

A cautionary Christmas tale Once upon a Christmas time there was a small boy* (let’s call him Bradley) […]

December 3, 2025 Uncategorized

THE MAN WHO WOULDN’T RUN AWAY.

SILLY STORY Mournful morning, grey leaden rain-soaked sky, sad damp day, the world feels rheumatic. A grey morning […]

November 11, 2025 Uncategorized

In the Silo Shadow

Back on the blog for the first time in over a year. I guess that other social media […]

November 9, 2025 Uncategorized

Weekend Beat

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Waiting for the next gig. Soon you’ll be loading this in the back of the car and driving […]

January 12, 2024 black and white photography, Book of Days, Culture, drifting, gig, Music, Road trip, Rock 'n' Roll, Rock and Roll, TRAVEL, writing

Getaway

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January 11th Cold, grey Thursday. Weekend just around the corner. Dreaming of summer getaways. Perhaps some camping. Rediscovered […]

January 11, 2024 black and white photography, Book of Days, caravan, deepest france, Holidays, photography, summer, Trailer, vacation, Weekend

Bowie Day

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Eight years since we lost David Bowie. Back in 2013, the Thin White Duke brought out an unexpected […]

January 8, 2024 Art, Book of Days, Bowie, Death, Uncategorized

King for a Day

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January 6th Oh yes it’s good to be a king (sang Mel Brooks) It’s a New Year tradition […]

January 7, 2024 Book of Days, Christmas, Culture, Epiphany, faith, Food, gastronomy, New Year, Traditions, Wishes

A Very Merry Unchristmas

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4 January (Book of Days) We should wait until Twelfth Night, but there are those businesses, shops, banks and […]

January 4, 2024 back to school, black and white photography, Book of Days, Bourges, Christmas, depression, France, Kids, photography, school, Small town, street photography, urban, Work, writing

All Washed Up

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I’ve always had a fascination with laundrettes, though some readers might call them laundromats, they’re kind of iconic […]

January 3, 2024 black and white photography, Culture, laundromat, Life, Lonliness, Love story, photography, Uncategorized

New Year Wishbones

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I wanted to do a kind of “photo a day” thing. My daughter bought me “A Book of […]

January 3, 2024 black and white photography, Book of Days, drifting, Landscapes, New Year, Polaroid, street photography, TRAVEL, writing

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  • CHEZ MOI
    • Bourges – My Accidental Place of Exile
    • Slipping into my small town
    • On The Edge of Nowhere
  • MEET THE LOCALS
    • Earning a Crust in Deepest France
    • Meet Mr Beef the Butcher
    • Going Smokeless In the Heart of France
    • Ah, le P’tit Kawa
    • The Man In the Van
    • A Hunting We Will Go
    • Slaughter In St Just
    • Getting Horny
    • Small Town Sex – Meeting Madame Eva
    • Provincial Pleasures
    • The Confessions of Father B
    • Weaving Wedding Dreams
    • Now The Music’s Over …
    • On The Fiddle In Bourges
    • Hats Off to the Hatter
    • Meeting the Goatman
    • Double Johnny
  • ESCAPE
    • Thoughts on Travel Writing
    • Holidays – The Usefulness and Purpose Of
    • We’re All Bloody Tourists
    • Advice on Holidays abroad
    • Packing
    • Brief Thoughts on Hotels
    • Festive Journeys
    • Going Nowhere
    • On The Way To a Funeral
    • London Pleasures
    • The Seventh Circle of Hell
  • FRENCH LESSONS
    • Lesson One – Merde en France
    • Lesson Two – On est dans la merde
    • Lesson Three – Sacré Bleu!
    • Lesson Four – C’est con
    • Lesson Five – Je m’en fous
    • Lesson Six – Mustn’t grumble (Bof)
    • Lesson Seven – Brothels and Bicycles
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