Category Archives: Three Wise Men

what I really, really want….

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Food,Photography & France

Minefields and Christmas gift buying may not be an ideal comparison but the latter is without doubt an area through which one must step with extreme care, if only hypothetically. Back in the mists of time I went through a period … Continue reading →

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We Three Kings of Ory and Tar…

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Food,Photography & France

It’s a lovely song but it doesn’t take much to realise that something, or someone, is missing. The title declares the presence of three kings yet only the king of Tory and his chum, the king of Tar are mentioned. … Continue reading →

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A jolly good egg…..

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Food,Photography & France

Another encounter with the scanner has shown me that the gift of giving can permeate the mind of even the meanest spirited electronic brain. It was as though I had encountered the reanimated, fully epiphanised Scrooge, in mechanical form, cheerily … Continue reading →

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Gold,Frankincense and what the f…k is that….

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Food,Photography & France

Glacé cherries and Christmas decorations have something in common apart from looking cheap and cheerful. Their communion is that they both offer much more than they can ever deliver in that they depend on a thin veneer of cosmetic attraction … Continue reading →

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