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The Day It Almost Rained Forever

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Sunday when it rains, it feels like it’s been raining forever and it feels like it’s been Sunday […]

February 7, 2021 Bourges, caravan, deepest france, photography, Rain, Weather, Weekend

Cardiac Sunday Stroll

Part of cardiac convalescence is a daily walk, a mile or so on doctor’s orders. Sunday was a […]

June 1, 2020 Bourges, drifting, Environment, Small town, Weekend

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

Urban North

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A weekend away in the northernmost French City of Lille. A few urban clichés. The usual classics – […]

February 3, 2019 Art, junk, Landscapes, photography, TRAVEL, Weekend

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

The Morning After the Revolution

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“That wasn’t a revolution,” scoffs my intellectual friend. Well, 6000 protesters in town, violence, vandalism, tear gas thick […]

January 13, 2019 Bourges, Culture, deepest france, France, French, photography, politics, Provincial France, Shopping, Small town, sunday, Weekend, writing

Autumn Writings – Weekend

Early Saturday Evening In a red brick North London street Endless drab grey rooftops, Tall clay chimney pots. […]

November 4, 2018 Autumn, Small town, sunday, Weather, Weekend, writing

Fatigue

It is a Sunday afternoon fatigue. An exquisite, autumnal fatigue of irresponsible lassitude that wil lapse into long […]

October 7, 2018 back to school, drifting, Uncategorized, Weekend, Work

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

MAN 68

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Looking back through old adverts from May 1968. Here are a few of those ads you could have […]

May 1, 2018 1968, Alcohol, Culture, DIY, France, French, Gardening, Heritage, History, Home improvement, Life, nostalgia, Revolution, Smoking, Time Travel, Uncategorized, underwear, Weekend

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