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By Jingo!

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«By jingo chaps, that’s a thumping good victory. Now we can forge ahead with Brexit and be free […]

December 13, 2019 Brexit, Britain, Culture, depression, Europe, Ex-pat, politics, rubbish

Another Revolution?

More strikes, more demonstrations – this is France, but, it will all be over by Christmas. On Thursday […]

December 8, 2019 Christmas, Culture, Economy, Employement, France, French, Life, Paris, politics, Smoking, strike, Uncategorized, Work

Food Stories

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An excellent place to see in London, The photographers’ Gallery https://thephotographersgallery.org.uk – the gallery are currently hosting a […]

November 2, 2019 Art, Culture, gastronomy, London, photography

Figures At An Exhibition

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A recent  trip to London and a whirlwind visit to all the “must see” exhibitions, and as important […]

October 31, 2019 Art, Britain, Culture, Museum, photography, Tourism, TRAVEL

Collage Retrospective

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Collage retrospective in support of my current exhibition.Quite a lot are late 50’s or early 60’s themed, others […]

September 10, 2019 1960s, Ageing, Art, Bourges, collage, Culture, deepest france, driving, France, French, History, Life, Love story, Motoring, Pesidential Election, photography, Road trip, Saturday night, Shopping, Sport, summer, Television, Time Travel, TV, Weekend

Sand Castles and Lunar Exploration

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1) THE REAL REASON FOR GOING TO THE MOON It is a little known fact, but astronauts just […]

July 21, 2019 Culture, Family, Fun, Heritage, History, Holidays, Philosophy, seaside, summer, TRAVEL

Tour de France

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It is that time of year, when a line a cyclists pedal their way across France in pursuit […]

July 20, 2019 Art, Culture, deepest france, France, nostalgia, Provincial France, Road trip, Sport, Time Travel, TRAVEL

TV à la Lune

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50 years since a giant leap and a small step. Less nostalgia than I thought.  For your “visual […]

July 20, 2019 Art, collage, Culture, History, nostalgia, Robot, TRAVEL, TV

Bigger Than The Plate – A personal interpretation

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A new exhibition at The Victoria and Albert museum in London – entitled “Bigger Than The Plate”, The […]

May 26, 2019 Art, Culture, Food, gastronomy, junk, photography, Teeth

Money For Our Lady

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Sitting in my provincial backwater watch Notre Dame burning – it is sad, it is a disaster, it […]

April 22, 2019 Culture, History

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