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Progression Regression

Progression and regression. The faster we forge ahead the quicker we seem to fall behind. My impression of […]

December 13, 2019 Ageing, Brexit, Britain, France, French, History, politics, Time Travel, Work

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

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

Beach by the Shops

Friends have told me I should stop taking “miserable” photos. Here is a serious effort at a “happy […]

August 6, 2019 Art, Beach, Bourges, France, Fun, Landscapes, photography, summer

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

Travels to Mourmelon

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Off on my travels earlier this week. The small town of Mourmelon near Reims. All good travel blogs […]

May 30, 2019 Cemetery, countryside, deepest france, drifting, driving, France, French Village, Military, photography, Road trip

Ship Of Fools (USCWAP)

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As a very stern-faced and seemingly resolute headmistress, Theresa May addressing the nation against the backdrop of two […]

March 21, 2019 Brexit, Britain, Europe, France, History, photography

Welcome to La Creuse

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Welcome to Le Creuse in the depths of deepest France. We are in a rural “Bermuda Triangle between […]

March 17, 2019 Art, countryside, deepest france, drifting, driving, Farming, France, French Village, Landscapes, Military, photography, Provincial France, Road trip, Saturday, TRAVEL, Uncategorized

Looking For Summer

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Lost in the depths of deepest France. Windswept, rain-drenched and miserable. Abandonned farms, dying villages and sparsely populated. […]

March 17, 2019 Art, drifting, France, Holidays, photography, Road trip, stories, TRAVEL

All Our Nowheres

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It was a remark from a blog reader – “why do you never take happy photos?” and it […]

March 1, 2019 Art, Bourges, drifting, Edgelands, Environment, France, Landscapes, photography, Provincial France, Road trip, TRAVEL

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