Tag Archives: Humour

The Elusive….you know ….the thing….

Posted on January 26, 2020 by Food,Photography & France

Over the last few days I have been trying to remember a word that forever slips my mind. To suggest that it is but one word that forever slips my mind would be an…another word which jostles for space in … Continue reading →

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Badly drawn Roy would have ended in tears for Holbein….

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Food,Photography & France

Through the drawn curtains it was clear that dawn had drawn to a close some time ago. Drawing a deep breath, I drew back the duvet, fell out of bed and, drawing on what little remained of my heavily overdrawn … Continue reading →

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Mental Arithmetic……

Posted on August 3, 2019 by Food,Photography & France

I have no argument with this nomenclature save that it should serve as an umbrella title for all forms of ‘metics, ‘matics, ‘metrys and ‘bras. The quantity of water displaced by two fat men in a bath would only be … Continue reading →

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WTF…..

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Food,Photography & France

I was following my list religiously. The washing tabs, washing up liquid and several other household items were in the trolley, their names dutifully ticked off on my list which is less of an aide memoire and more of a … Continue reading →

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“Looking….Seeing” a photography workshop

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Food,Photography & France

There are, currently, a plethora of wonderful workshops that specialise in overhead shots of beautifully propped and carefully prepared and presented food……………………………. but my upcoming workshop is not one of those. The programme that I’m proposing for this workshop is … Continue reading →

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Spring break in France….

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Food,Photography & France

The sun is out and the skies are blue as we rush towards Spring which makes it a perfect moment to book one or two of the remaining places on my May Workshop here in the Vendée. Contact me directly … Continue reading →

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Thinking of Spring in France….

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Food,Photography & France

The moment the sun comes out, after the Christmas break, my mind is filled with images of Spring which include eating and drinking delicious food and wine outside in the sun and not wearing socks, big pullovers and a woolly … Continue reading →

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Curtain twitching……

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Food,Photography & France

The advent of 2019 demands greater optimism than any previous year in my lifetime yet optimistic I am. The winter sun is shining through the rideaux, those thin cotton curtains that bring a genteel privacy to each dwelling in la … Continue reading →

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October photography break in France…

Posted on June 16, 2018 by Food,Photography & France

My photography isn’t limited to food and cooking as previous posts might suggest. Much as I enjoy anything to do with good food and creating it, my real love is for image making and writing about it. This October I … Continue reading →

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flour power….the rise and fall…

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Food,Photography & France

I remember buying a box of Fecule de Pomme de Terre many years ago. The very fact that I can remember this bears witness to the vagaries of an aging mind. I can’t remember if I’ve just put the kettle … Continue reading →

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