The photo galleries are back
Not as databasey as they used to be, and not searchable, and not as nicely presented; but the photo galleries are online once more.
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Noo moo cards
I'm thrilled with my new business cards, which arrived this morning. They're very cute.
Some observations about the moo.com service: the box and the cards are recyclable, and Moo makes a point of telling you this; they include a returns sticker in case there's anything wrong with your order, so you can just pop it back in the post to them; simpler, more abstract images work much better than any with recognisable *objects* in them; one or two of the images were very dark, much darker than my originals.
Next time I make an order I'll be more careful with selecting and cropping the pictures. I'm still pleased with my order, even though some of the cards didn't come out the way I expected. Given that I hand out perhaps five business cards in the course of an average year, these are going to last me a long time anyway.
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St Laurence School Street Party
The town Arts Festival is off to a great start, and this annual street fair is one of the highlights. This year's was the best yet, crammed with friendly people, good food and fun things to do. We watched Pete's band, chatted with friends over noodles and beer, and mopped up bloody noses as the children ran wild and tripped over the dodgy paving stones. A grand day out.
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Home grown aubergines
Our greenhouse has been incredibly productive this year. The tomatoes have been delicious, and the peppers are just ripening now.
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Dome of St Paul's
I had an hour free in the City, so I climbed up to the top of the Cathedral.
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A Golden Wedding party
There was a big family knees-up this weekend, to celebrate my aunt and uncle's 50th wedding anniversary. We met old friends and made some new ones, and Barney had fun with his cousins and second cousins. My uncle reminded everyone how important it was to stay close to your family and loved ones, and we all nodded and said how right he was.
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We all went on a summer holiday
We spent a lovely week on the coast, at Highcliffe where Dorset and Hampshire kiss. Every day was incredibly hot, so midweek we took breakfast down to the beach with us - bowls, milk, cereal and all - and trudged back to our chalet at 11ish, when it was getting uncomfortably hot. I swam in the sea every day; Barney and I made dozens of sandcastles. The days were hot but easy.
Later in the week we enjoyed days out in Bournemouth (where B and I went up in the Bournemouth Eye and doh! I forgot my camera) and the Isle of Wight, which surprised me with its beautiful and dramatic landscape. I'd like to explore it more one day; a walk around its coast sounds rather appealing.
Dad and lad
This was my Father's Day present from Barney; a portrait showing "Daddy and me holding hands and I am pretending to be a donkey." Brought a tear to my eye, it did.
Widcombe Crescent from behind
Took my camera for a walk round Bath yesterday, as the afternoon waned and the sunlight bounced off the stonework in that way that it does. My target was Widcombe, and I managed to explore some of its hidden corners as I strolled.
More photos of Bath buildings in the gallery.
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A visit to Longleat
Longleat is only 20 minutes away from us in the car, and this afternoon we finally got round to paying a visit. There's lots to see, and we only saw a fraction of it. So we shall have to go back and visit again soon.
More Longleat photos in the gallery.
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Got myself a record player
Got myself a record player
Originally uploaded by gilest.
I got hold of a 20-year-old record player from Freecycle. Despite its age, it still plays fine. Happy as larry, I've set it up in my office, perched on top of the filing cabinet, and now I'm going though my ancient record collection and reminding myself how rubbish my taste used to be.
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Stone balancing
Kate admires my handiwork, stone balancing on the beach at Folkestone over the Easter break. More bone stalancing antics in the gallery.
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This morning's colours
This morning's colours
Originally uploaded by gilest.
My challenge, on the walk back from B's nursery this morning, was to photograph as much colour as I could find.
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In Redcliffe caves
In Redcliffe caves
Originally uploaded by gilest.
Under a car park in Bristol lies a huge network of caves - mines, really, because they're all man made.
The stone is red sandstone, soft enough to carve with metal tools but firm enough to hold itself up. It has been worked for centuries, and the resulting holes used as prisons, storage depots, sewage treatment works, and much more.
On Saturday the caves were open for the day, as part of the Harbourside Festival. We went to explore. The caves were well-lit and interesting features were signposted well. These included a tree root that has wormed down through eight metres of rock, a Victorian carving, dark tunnels leading off to lost parts of the network, and several bits of graffiti.
Brunel carved a rail tunnel through the hill just a few feet away, partially destroying and bisecting some parts of the cave network. The entrance to this tunnel (now disused) is clearly seen round the corner from the entrance to the caves, just past The Ostrich pub.
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