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Bath pictures

Posted on 06/04/2013 by Martin
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Honfleur, Normandy

Posted on 24/03/2013 by Martin

When I was a teenager I had a book about photographic techniques in which Honfleur was used extensively to demonstrate f-numbers, shutter speeds, ASA settings and similar wizardry. I thought then that nowhere could be that perfect, and have been … Continue reading →

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La Forêt Nouvelle

Posted on 18/03/2013 by Martin

Off to Normandy for a few days, via Portsmouth to Le Havre, so, on the way, we’re calling in to see a childhood friend of S’s who lives in Chandler’s Ford in Hampshire. We thought we’d make a diversion through … Continue reading →

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Cheltenham

Posted on 16/03/2013 by Martin

Cheltenham for a wander around the Leckhampton Road and Montpellier districts. Antique (i.e. expensive junk) and second-hand charity (i.e. cheap junk) shops, mostly. Also, lots of organic food shops. Lots in common with Bath – a bit “up itself”, but … Continue reading →

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Like a block of flats

Posted on 12/03/2013 by Martin

Two or three times a week, enormous sea-going container ships go to and from the Portbury docks, on the Severn estuary, and pass by a headland near us. According to a plaque on a stone memorial to honour the lost seafarers … Continue reading →

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Stothert and Pitt.

Posted on 07/03/2013 by Martin

In the late-1970s I worked for a heavy engineering company called Stothert and Pitt, in Bath. I worked on computer systems which controlled such things as stock and production control, Bill of Materials Processing (BoMP) and Production Evaluation and Revue … Continue reading →

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The pub with no beer.

Posted on 03/03/2013 by Martin

Being a Sunday, with nothing else on, I joined The Hash House Harriers for a jog around Hambrook, north of Bristol. “Hashing” consists of social jogging, following a pre-laid trail, and social drinking, usually beer. It’s traditional and aims, usually … Continue reading →

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Uphill, Somerset

Posted on 26/02/2013 by Martin

The spare part for my “big” camera has arrived and Dave Cole in Uphill has fitted it. Brilliant. I was wondering whether I would become too fond of my new “small” camera, but, handy though it is for sticking in … Continue reading →

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The bench

Posted on 25/02/2013 by Martin

As a Christmas present, M made us a rustic garden bench for the allotment. Did I mention the allotment? A week or so ago we had prepared the soil sufficiently for S and me to lug it into place. It’s … Continue reading →

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Cameras

Posted on 23/02/2013 by Martin

Just before we went to London (see below), I dropped my digital SLR camera, complete with telephoto lens, onto the comparatively hard surface of our entrance hall. I’ve carried it, usually in one hand, around much of Europe and Morocco … Continue reading →

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