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Wednesday 24 April, 2024
Quai d’Orsay But not the one on the bank of the Seine. This one found its way to Ely, Cambridgeshire! “Quai d’Orsay” is often synonymous with the French…
Apr 24
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Monday 22 April, 2024
Lakeland Glenteentassig Lake on the Dingle peninsula. One of Ireland’s loveliest hidden lakes. Quote of the Day “One of my best decisions was being born…
Apr 22
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Friday 19 April, 2024
Gateway to ‘Global Britain’ Heathrow Airport Terminal 2, on a quiet Saturday afternoon. Quote of the Day ”He who hesitates is poor.” Mel Brooks Musical…
Apr 19
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Wednesday 17 April, 2024
Posted on April 17, 2024 by jjn1 Manuel Castells, the first great scholar of cyberspace Quote of the Day “If you’re too open-minded; your brains will…
Apr 17
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Monday 15 April, 2024
Waiting for Hockney The queue for his 2012 Exhibition at the Royal Academy. Quote of the Day “Genius creates, and taste preserves” Alexander Pope…
Apr 15
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Friday 12 April, 2024
The Public House The OED says that “pub” is an abbreviation of ‘Public House’ or inn. This legendary institution has been around since 1754, so it was…
Apr 12
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Wednesday 10 April, 2024
The listening post Dishes in Cambridge’s Lord’s Bridge radio telescope system: listening to the universe. Quote of the Day “He would have been…
Apr 10
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Monday 8 April, 2024
Light, shade and all that rot Quote of the Day ”Musk’s management philosophy for Twitter hasn’t so much been a random walk as a grasshopper lepping…
Apr 8
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Friday 5 April, 2024
Anyone for truffles? Provence (where else?) Quote of the Day ”A toy car is a projection of a real car, made small enough for a child’s hand and…
Apr 5
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Wednesday 3 April, 2024
In the sticks… In the wilds of Donegal. What estate agents, those masters of euphemism, would call “a development opportunity”. Quote of the Day ”I…
Apr 3
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Monday 1 April, 2024
Whitegate As regular readers will know, I am trying to re-learn the art of black-and-white photography, after years and years of working in colour. B&W…
Apr 1
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Friday 29 March, 2024
Railway sleeper My homage to Annie Ernaux’s Exteriors. Quote of the Day ”Tragedy is what happens to me; comedy is what happens to you.” Mel Brooks…
Mar 29
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