Category Archives: A Personal Viewpoint

The Lost Normal

Posted on Tue, 25 August, 2020 by

I haven’t blogged for months. Lockdown knocked ‘Normal’ into the long grass. We had to adjust to the strictures of a new so-called Normality. The familiar flow of a day was disrupted and with it went so many features that … Continue reading →

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Avoiding the Cut

Posted on Mon, 19 December, 2016 by

WP is cropping your images to fit a Refreshed Reader as many of you know, and annoying a lot of photographers in the process. Can you minimize the damage done to your compositions? Yes, you can. Read on… I’ve spent a … Continue reading →

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A Wedding to Remember

Posted on Thu, 7 July, 2016 by

Last Sunday our darling daughter, Sophie, married Ashley at Hever Castle on a beautiful and memorable day. It was the first dry day in weeks and a weather writer in The Times newspaper commented that: ‘After days of showers, Sunday … Continue reading →

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Departing

Posted on Wed, 25 November, 2015 by

We are finally departing. The packing up is complete, the house lies empty – a mere shell of its former self, the windows like soulless eyes. New owners will now create, craft and shape a new home. We wish them … Continue reading →

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Packed Up

Posted on Tue, 17 November, 2015 by

After two days of packing, our house now stands half-empty and our possessions are housed on palettes within containers awaiting delivery to our new home next week. In the process, our home of 32 years has lost its character – … Continue reading →

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A new horizon

Posted on Fri, 11 September, 2015 by

Moving house has been described as one of life’s most stressful experiences. For us it’s been a long journey with its ‘ups’ and ‘downs’. Selling our house was the easy bit. Finding our next house has been a five-month marathon … Continue reading →

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An Unfolding Tragedy

Posted on Mon, 27 April, 2015 by

Most of you reading this will know that just before noon on Saturday April 25 an earthquake (magnitude 7.8) struck Nepal. The epicenter was about 80Kms NW of the capital Kathmandu and the seismic centre of the quake was calculated … Continue reading →

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Holiday Housekeeping

Posted on Mon, 5 January, 2015 by

It’s a fortnight since I posted an entry on this blog, and in the meantime I have to confess (somewhat shamefaced) that apart from occasionally signing in to WordPress once or twice to check if there were any comments that … Continue reading →

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Margate – a balanced view

Posted on Mon, 29 September, 2014 by

This is my third post about Margate: a seaside town in the county of Kent on the SE corner of England. Margate has a long history as a seaside resort that blossomed with the advent of the railways and with … Continue reading →

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A Sea of Poppies and the Roll of Honour

Posted on Wed, 27 August, 2014 by

There are many events taking place this year to commemorate the centenary of the start of World War 1. The Tower of London is the venue for two very special acts of commemoration that introduce a very personal element to … Continue reading →

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