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My Mind Wandered to Somewhere Real.

Ain’t written nothing for a long time. Ain’t felt like writing for a long time. Don’t wanna do […]

September 1, 2022 cheap hotels, depression, drifting, Hotels, Landscapes, Love story, Motoring, Poetry, Road trip, street photography, Time Travel, TRAVEL, Travel writing, Weather, writing

Hard Times for Old Warriors

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Walking round an army maintenance depot. There’s a big modernisation programme going on, smart new fighting machines, bristling […]

November 8, 2021 black and white photography, History, Military, Motoring, photography, Retirement, Stree Photography, war

FROM THE HEART

The Long Read WHO CHOSE THE PAINT SCHEME? Slowly opening one eye and gazing at an unfamiliar yellow […]

March 11, 2021 Covid, Death, depression, drifting, faith, Family, Ghosts, Health, Home, Landscapes, Love story, Motoring, nonsense, Philosophy, Road trip, stories, Therapy, TRAVEL, Travel writing, Uncategorized

TRAVELS (poem)

Travelling to somewhere, Travels always go somewhere. (But F*** knows where) Rain spit spatters on the windshield, The […]

November 23, 2020 countryside, Death, drifting, driving, Ghosts, Landscapes, Life, Motoring, Philosophy, Poetry, Road trip, TRAVEL, writing

Wine to Water

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A crisp sunny autumn afternoon. Sunday drive weather. Winding up through the vines of Sancerre then twisting down […]

October 18, 2020 Boats, countryside, deepest france, driving, Environment, France, French, Landscapes, Motoring, photography, Provincial France, Road trip, Sailing, Sancerre, sunday, vines, Wine

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

Up The Jungle

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Off on my travels again next week. To mark the occasion, one of my Toy Story Road trips. […]

May 26, 2019 Art, Gardening, Landscapes, Motoring, photography, Road trip, TRAVEL

Dirty Weekend

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It was a tradition. The dirty weekend -A secret weekend – A weekend away with a lover – […]

January 27, 2019 Britain, cheap hotels, driving, Fun, love, Motoring, nostalgia, Poetry, seaside, Sex, sunday, Time Travel, Weekend, writing

Bastille Day Drive

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A Bastille Day drive through the local countryside, ostensibly to track down the red white and blue for […]

July 15, 2018 Café, countryside, Culture, deepest france, drifting, driving, Farming, football, France, French, French Village, Holidays, Motoring, photography, Provincial France, Revolution, Road trip, Rural Life, summer, TV, Weekend

ROAD FOOD

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On the road for work last week, heading to those parts of France that tourists never go. I […]

May 20, 2018 Art, Café, cheap hotels, Cooking, drifting, Europe, Food, France, gastronomy, junk, Lentils, Motoring, photography, Road trip, Tourism, Uncategorized

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