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..things that are and things to come…
Grey skies and flat light during yesterday’s stroll, around our tiny hamlet of La Moussière, signally failed to obscure the magic that was hidden under a thin veneer of dullness. Looking for pictures is my foraging. The locations of the … Continue reading
Posted in Digital photography, food, France, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Writing
Tagged digital photography, food, France, Gicle prints, Hahnemuhle, landscapes, misty morning, modest beauty, natural beauty, nature, outdoors, Photography, Photography course, Photography holidays, Photography holidays in France, photography workshop, Photography Workshops, signed prints, social networking, travel, vacation, Vendee, writing
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Photography holiday in the Vendée for food lovers …..Oct 11-14
October is a good time to be in the Sud Vendée, a comparatively little known part of France, where I have been contentedly living for the last 20 years. The weather will be warm and nature will be starting to … Continue reading
Posted in 2018, Autumn, Cooking, Digital photography, France, French countryside, Landscapes, Landscapes, Markets, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Photoshop, Still life, swimming pool, Uncategorized, Vendee, Wine
Tagged Big in France, Courses, digital photography, food, food photographers, Food photography courses, Forest of Mervent, France, Holiday, landscapes, learn about photography, misty morning, natural beauty, nature, outdoors, photographic media, Photography, Photography course, Photography holiday, red wine, restaurants, Roger Stowell Photographer, social networking, travel, vacation, Vendee
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Olia Hercules will be cooking in France this June…
OLIA HERCULES, WHOSE NAME, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHOSE FOOD IS ON THE LIPS OF EVERYONE, IS THE GUEST CHEF ON MY FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE OVER A LONG WEEKEND IN FRANCE THIS COMING JUNE …………….AND IT’S FILLING UP FAST. IF YOU … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, French countryside, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Uncategorized
Tagged clear thinking, cookery books, cooking, digital photography, food, Food photographer, France, Holiday, Olia Hercules, outdoors, Photography course, plancha, social networking, Summer, travel, vacation, Vendee, wood fire cooking, wood fired oven
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reflecting on a Sunday lunch in La Rochelle…..
The skies are blue with soft white clouds and the sun is shining. It’s business as usual in La Rochelle. Ancient stone walls reflect the warm sun into the darkest corners of the streets. Pavements are cluttered with the tables and … Continue reading
Posted in 2016, Art photography, Bistro, Cooking, desserts, Digital photography, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, Humour, lifestyle, Photography, Photography holiday, seafood, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged clear thinking, cooking, digital photography, Food photographer, France, Humour, restaurants, simple logic, social networking, travel, Vendee, writing
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never mock a turtle….
Having been in it too many times, soup and I have seen the best and worst of each other. Soup follows us through the seven ages of our lives from the first toothless food experience of puréed baby food to the penultimate … Continue reading
Posted in 2016, Childhood, Childhood memories, Cooking, Digital photography, Elizabeth David, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Humour, Photographic Prints, photography course, Photography holiday, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Brown Windsor, clear thinking, cookery books, cooking, delicious confection, digital photography, Elizabeth David, food, Food photographer, food photographers, Francatelli, France, Heinz Tomato soup, Humour, Muligatawny, Oliver Twist, palate, Photography, Photography course, Shakespeare, simple logic, social networking, soup, travel, writing
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Looking back over my shoulder..
I’ve become conditioned to conjure words in the quiet of the early morning, confined within the four walls of my office where, with a cup of coffee in my hand, an idea is sparked by a thought, a picture, a … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Cooking, Digital photography, Emotion, Excellence, family, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, harmony, Ile d'Oleron, Kitchens, Photography, summer, swimming pool, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged clear thinking, cup of coffee, digital photography, dreams, France, Ile d'Oleron, kitchens, looking glass, mind and body, natural beauty, old shoes, Photography, sleep, stasis, Summer, summer holidays, swimming pool, travel, writing
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Having a breakdown….
My specialist subject is not “The Workings of the Internal Combustion Engine”. This became apparent when, after pushing all the knobs and turning all the keys marked “Start”, nothing happened save the creation of a telling noise that had heads … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Art photography, Bad Habits, Digital photography, Emotion, Expectation, France, Humour, Illusion, Language, lifestyle, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged bonnet, Breakdown, breakdown truck, bureaucracy, cars, clear thinking, derision, digital photography, do as you would be done by, France, hood, Humour, Instruction manuals, Insurance company, internal combustion engine, J.K.Rowling, Kafkaesque, La Belle France, Le Hexagon, little bo peep, locomotion, manuals, Mastermind, Mental breakdown, mental breakdowns, Owners' manuals, patience, Photography course, simple logic, Specialist subject, Tolkien, travel, waiting, writing, Zen and the art of Motorbike repair
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I got the blues….
I had to go and check, and I can confirm that it’s OK. The sea is still blue, as is the sky, with a cleverly contrasting yellow for the ground. Whoever worked that one out is no fool, it gets … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Digital photography, Emotion, Excellence, Expectation, family, France, French countryside, harmony, Landscapes, Landscapes, Memory, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, summer, Vendee, Weather, Writing
Tagged "Are we there yet?", blue sea, blue skies, clear thinking, digital photography, France, idyllic, landscapes, natural beauty, nature, outdoors, Photography, Photography course, sandy beaches, Seaside, summer holidays, travel, vacation, Vendee, writing
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The Hound of the Daffodils….
Much as I dislike diminutives, I’m very fond of Trigger and Gypsy. The two eponymous poodles have been in our charge over the last few days, which has meant that I have been drawn away from stove and keyboard and … Continue reading
Posted in Art photography, Digital photography, dog walking, Dogs, France, French countryside, harmony, Humour, Hunting, Poodles, summer, Uncategorized, Vendee, Walkies, Writing
Tagged animals, clear thinking, digital photography, diminutives, dog walking, food photographers, Forest paths, France, Hedgerows, Hound of the Baskervilles, Humour, landscapes, natural beauty, nature, outdoors, Photography, Photography course, poodle, Poodles, sheep shearing, Spring, Spring flowers, spring time, travel, vacation, Where's Wally?, writing
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Ladies who lunch..Chez Papa..
Uncovering treasure is not an accurate science. I say this with an authority that I do not possess, as treasure and I are rarely, if ever, seen together or even spoken of in the same breath. The same can be … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Art photography, Baking, Bistro, Choc ice, Chocolate, Coffee, Cooking, Cuisine bourgeoise, desserts, Digital photography, Drinks, Excellence, Expectation, family, financiers, fireplace, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, French countryside, friendship, harmony, Humour, Kitchens, Noa grape, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, summer, Uncategorized, Vineyard, Wine, Writing
Tagged boudin, clear thinking, cooking, Cuisine bourgeoise, delicious confection, digital photography, food, Food photographer, France, french countryside, Grillades, Humour, Je mange bien tous les jours, La bonne table, Ladies who lunch, landscapes, loire wine, mastering the art of french cooking, modest beauty, Muscadet, nature, Pays de Loire, restaurants, Restored, Sarments, Saumur Champigny, Seven Dwarves, sweet pastry, travel, Vine cuttings, Wine, writing
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Food, Photography & France 