tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85841057481814382982024-03-05T15:30:41.570+00:00Amanda's Assorted RamblingsAmandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107026942762459609noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584105748181438298.post-25174483216792503142015-05-08T08:41:00.000+01:002015-05-08T08:41:11.842+01:00Every Picture Tells a Story<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRV3I4m5sXNKuRDq5jlAaJciyUFl04lWacdUrEwtbvnU1pcwrPRVqwiMBKYxM__zid5lWOfuu-mBhGJTl9EWa4Vdul0XsRudEmEERNrJpagLPAXloAVynA2GCdDRE7L-kDeJCTjSDxX56N/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 545px; height: 394px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRV3I4m5sXNKuRDq5jlAaJciyUFl04lWacdUrEwtbvnU1pcwrPRVqwiMBKYxM__zid5lWOfuu-mBhGJTl9EWa4Vdul0XsRudEmEERNrJpagLPAXloAVynA2GCdDRE7L-kDeJCTjSDxX56N/s320/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612380684978487762" border="0"></a><br /><br />Whilst navigating the outer reaches of the internet, I came across the image above. I was instantly entranced by it especially when I read the story behind it. It is a photograph of the first clinical X-ray photograph taken in America.<br /><br />On December 28th 1895 Wilhelm Röentgen announced the discovery of X-rays to the University of Wützburg, Bavaria. Word of this discovery spread and January 26, 1896 the New York newspaper the Sun ran an article about Röntgen’s discovery headlined “The New Photography.”<br /><br />This was the article that caught the interest of H.H.H. Langill, a photographer. He approached Frank Austin, class of 1885, an assistant in Dartmouth College’s physics department, and offered him his photographic plates if Austin could find a suitable tube. At this time Dartmouth College possessed several tubes from Europe that were similar to the Crookes tube used in Röntgen’s experiments.<br /><br />Austin began experimenting with the tubes, and he found only one that produced X-rays. The tube that produced these X-rays was known as a 'Puluj tube.' (invented by Professor Johann Puluj of the University of Vlenna). Surprisingly,Austin’s test showed that this tube was actually better than the tube used by Röntgen because it produced a greater quantity of X-rays. They also realised the potential of this discovery for medical diagnosis. Now all they needed was a patient.<br /><br />Fortuitously (though not for him!) 14 year-old Eddie McCarthy fell whilst skating on the Connecticut River and injured his wrist. He was attended by Dr Gilman Frost, a professor at Dartmouth Medical School. Dr Frost's brother, Dr Edwin Frost had recently taken over the X-ray research from Austin and it was decided that Eddie was to be the first subject.<br /><br />Dr G Frost explained the advantages of having his wrist X-rayed and Eddie consented to the procedure.<br /><br />Incidentally the man looking at his pocket watch was not wondering if it was dinner time. He's timing the X-ray exposure.<br />Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107026942762459609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584105748181438298.post-74211495858100557052011-05-12T08:44:00.000+01:002011-05-13T21:38:02.225+01:00Thought For The DayPartly as a test and partly because I've rescanned the original image.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB19l4OWRHuTp39EJ-zy-G20yKEmKqugL8kPTbp9GXs86OIaW43q_MEeyvLm3vYf1jGM7_tw8Xo4_tUPFnvkUdVE1oyjgjOZfzbYhaPn9aBUAmMIdjxs6rCVVyBoAhmpJ3apXE42AoSR9-/s1600/fairies.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB19l4OWRHuTp39EJ-zy-G20yKEmKqugL8kPTbp9GXs86OIaW43q_MEeyvLm3vYf1jGM7_tw8Xo4_tUPFnvkUdVE1oyjgjOZfzbYhaPn9aBUAmMIdjxs6rCVVyBoAhmpJ3apXE42AoSR9-/s320/fairies.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605734436773631634" /></a>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107026942762459609noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584105748181438298.post-25287518132512080912011-05-10T08:24:00.007+01:002011-05-10T08:32:03.966+01:00BirthdayHello again blog. <br /><br />Should have done this yesterday. <br /><br />Happy birthday hubby. Here you are on the Scillonian almost fifty years ago.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgWEMR-JjVmMNpvELov6io_nd_ERjQBH2e1acYe35O3CeC82jQvZoaGpSwttNTra0Se1hNrOcQqYwcgVL3hqtankUFAXfeAhpry4ydPUNfTYtn1RnAYVbNxLbTStodUmyyA7eb5Xt48Wh/s1600/John.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 465px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgWEMR-JjVmMNpvELov6io_nd_ERjQBH2e1acYe35O3CeC82jQvZoaGpSwttNTra0Se1hNrOcQqYwcgVL3hqtankUFAXfeAhpry4ydPUNfTYtn1RnAYVbNxLbTStodUmyyA7eb5Xt48Wh/s320/John.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604986204187555506" /></a>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107026942762459609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584105748181438298.post-34841429142727842132011-04-15T11:09:00.009+01:002011-04-17T09:33:50.188+01:00PostcardsWent to Penzance last week and bought these postcards<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH35Y9w9E5lQMUSMV-iTyYZjlsCAm4YTol9_Ronk85niOrh0gPcsFDQfAIRPKePWWU4tO5ZofBwQTV4HzhWr11VDuGn7j-3-KGfNLvT_zhTYwdexvylsuHPhD9yXE0xd9mJzWwjNMHww5R/s1600/scillonian+III.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH35Y9w9E5lQMUSMV-iTyYZjlsCAm4YTol9_Ronk85niOrh0gPcsFDQfAIRPKePWWU4tO5ZofBwQTV4HzhWr11VDuGn7j-3-KGfNLvT_zhTYwdexvylsuHPhD9yXE0xd9mJzWwjNMHww5R/s320/scillonian+III.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595750913064333186" /></a><br /><br />The Scillonian III in Penzance harbour.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7dO46-AszOudiIywaTC20CtnVl-d0WX1BzKJFZpmUjP6ltXI-Q-ZIO-3N5VQKW5yvSwAgNN0E5xkpgNpABoI41AD2ZbZNsop_Yn1U2eq3UHqNshOZgYRh1fKYODD90F_PqPzIOU0FbiJA/s1600/lands+end+airport.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7dO46-AszOudiIywaTC20CtnVl-d0WX1BzKJFZpmUjP6ltXI-Q-ZIO-3N5VQKW5yvSwAgNN0E5xkpgNpABoI41AD2ZbZNsop_Yn1U2eq3UHqNshOZgYRh1fKYODD90F_PqPzIOU0FbiJA/s320/lands+end+airport.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595750908159515698" /></a><br /><br />Land's End airport<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCdxSLb1E_FxDqO65G_6NPYnAQxTBf32Xbvqkj6yPQRYHXQDYr5-pwEkglT8a8PcCjrKkfpHQFTLpqmJGo41z46V0YiOjM_fbr2qbZEyfPFPQW6m_BW0G59HTlG5XnZkg3ps8TePymPhp6/s1600/gyllyngdune+hotel.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCdxSLb1E_FxDqO65G_6NPYnAQxTBf32Xbvqkj6yPQRYHXQDYr5-pwEkglT8a8PcCjrKkfpHQFTLpqmJGo41z46V0YiOjM_fbr2qbZEyfPFPQW6m_BW0G59HTlG5XnZkg3ps8TePymPhp6/s320/gyllyngdune+hotel.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595750901262098242" /></a><br /><br />Gyllyngdune Hotel in Falmouth. On the reverse is written 'Where I stayed for a week'. It's been turned into apartments now.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6QDC9gCXpkckAtQDTa64J3H2KHVpZ1XvhKAjr6dcj7yJawiBbnZqWwmOpNSIpznbc7I-wA8ShW2KbMe3Kc1YShLSBrPuCppLuDT0GQdgfwzxiRLuDR7DqmHuYdUqOd4-VdSqN7Loisb1U/s1600/water+babies.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6QDC9gCXpkckAtQDTa64J3H2KHVpZ1XvhKAjr6dcj7yJawiBbnZqWwmOpNSIpznbc7I-wA8ShW2KbMe3Kc1YShLSBrPuCppLuDT0GQdgfwzxiRLuDR7DqmHuYdUqOd4-VdSqN7Loisb1U/s320/water+babies.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595750902636833186" /></a><br /><br />A rather charming shot titled 'Water Babies, Newlyn Cornwall'.<br /><br />None of the above cards has a date.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEUIYQTxaFq6-SL0AW2Vp623XLtBIgeFk0EneATnyszLlUWuUNJho-kxV8QbYgvz4Ethf5G454z2MGnm3TSH3BOsOEVjOoGtof7CiD-EZO9dIiDtnK5UlDl4kXua2ATwDmkiyuVWI6GQG9/s1600/coastguard.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEUIYQTxaFq6-SL0AW2Vp623XLtBIgeFk0EneATnyszLlUWuUNJho-kxV8QbYgvz4Ethf5G454z2MGnm3TSH3BOsOEVjOoGtof7CiD-EZO9dIiDtnK5UlDl4kXua2ATwDmkiyuVWI6GQG9/s320/coastguard.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595750903073656866" /></a><br /><br />Another wonderful photograph. Titled 'Cornish Coastguard'.<br /><br />The last one has a date, 1940 and the photographer was Humphrey Spender.<br /><br />Interesting guy. His Wiki page is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphrey_Spender">here</a>.Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107026942762459609noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584105748181438298.post-19484221199683244172011-03-26T10:22:00.004+00:002011-03-26T10:41:43.645+00:00A Very Important DogA topical (slightly late) story.<br /><br />I was born in Windsor and my parents were friends with one of the staff at the castle. He and his wife became my godparents.<br /><br />There are pictures of King George VI and the royal family at Windsor. Some of them include the royal dogs. There are the famous corgis and a little hairy one called Ching. There is a good image in the Hulton Archive (Getty Images).<br /><br />As Ching got older he couldn't keep up with the corgis so he went to live with my godparents in their mews apartment in the castle grounds.<br /><br />My parents used to take Ching out for walks. I remember my dad telling me that he was reading a story in the paper that Ching had died, there was Ching asleep in front of the fire in my godparent's front room.<br /><br />This is Ching with my godmother on the left and my grandmother on the right.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNqhQPkzeK5CG66vun7ia2FPXIxOYyeW1iuEA90gkSSbXeZGZUvNiYfK5RGCJWhf8-DO3lc-dFM-lQN_dJkXnHhZzgudczLxyEAL7N4_QgCvlJjcK30PMGAwVzMpoxkIJMAPzJktfm9aF5/s1600/gran+n+ching.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNqhQPkzeK5CG66vun7ia2FPXIxOYyeW1iuEA90gkSSbXeZGZUvNiYfK5RGCJWhf8-DO3lc-dFM-lQN_dJkXnHhZzgudczLxyEAL7N4_QgCvlJjcK30PMGAwVzMpoxkIJMAPzJktfm9aF5/s320/gran+n+ching.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588333367096411778" /></a><br /><br />Ching at the feet of my godfather and his children.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRbMQyQoXmHCiSOWiHv6jC60O5UefgMYYp-HExFOP29JRvyHtyuSgp2p4LB-qVe7lJLRKKXb7K_Mi5Sfzw_UdnXTzg_xkI_M3-j-tcmNnCEMDMfZk1fn9DOjJ5h8OVNtaOeH11VsL_geeQ/s1600/ching+2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRbMQyQoXmHCiSOWiHv6jC60O5UefgMYYp-HExFOP29JRvyHtyuSgp2p4LB-qVe7lJLRKKXb7K_Mi5Sfzw_UdnXTzg_xkI_M3-j-tcmNnCEMDMfZk1fn9DOjJ5h8OVNtaOeH11VsL_geeQ/s320/ching+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588333362904627442" /></a>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107026942762459609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584105748181438298.post-56412763968644346502011-03-25T14:50:00.004+00:002011-03-25T14:58:53.437+00:00TavistockWe used to live in Tavistock when I was young. A short walk led us to the edge of Dartmoor and we used to go for picnics there.<br /><br />These must have been taken on the same day.<br /><br />There is me, mum and our little dog Asta.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBSfoK4x2kHMJpbsQs1oMzQ6ZGUdPW3plxSDOaL0YPW-IPPTHroz3jdsT7FhNBv11solSW_akfHHtXcxXZ_J54xic54yaAAafQC4X8fDPUtlaOmZomgdDN_XGczqWw1oebVIgBGak1LAa/s1600/Moors1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBSfoK4x2kHMJpbsQs1oMzQ6ZGUdPW3plxSDOaL0YPW-IPPTHroz3jdsT7FhNBv11solSW_akfHHtXcxXZ_J54xic54yaAAafQC4X8fDPUtlaOmZomgdDN_XGczqWw1oebVIgBGak1LAa/s320/Moors1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588030325323139026" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2jFk7i4ou3ghxPxj5Q27S9m3f-Jp7EkapJYdeEWha6j3rxfl7J0UDhNjgzrb2zhG9FUR4Vt6A-3PQUYtDd-LQTx-CXRbTenUaEC7S_ANRVxFB8_5pyba0MLr5DEwEy2nq90BIED5n_Zl/s1600/moors2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2jFk7i4ou3ghxPxj5Q27S9m3f-Jp7EkapJYdeEWha6j3rxfl7J0UDhNjgzrb2zhG9FUR4Vt6A-3PQUYtDd-LQTx-CXRbTenUaEC7S_ANRVxFB8_5pyba0MLr5DEwEy2nq90BIED5n_Zl/s320/moors2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588030326343235522" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieBusqRR7IBuJUluEUy-FDNCNYcBasKemAW4tV5frBJUTI3pPXRwGBTxf8jFRr6CUVf7gu_j6shhdG3xAhGcKZCpUcAVS6VSgYqiGrzQHsB4NdspMpkMQtZiif0L9sZMMXMEQW5Jw-N09w/s1600/moors3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 227px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieBusqRR7IBuJUluEUy-FDNCNYcBasKemAW4tV5frBJUTI3pPXRwGBTxf8jFRr6CUVf7gu_j6shhdG3xAhGcKZCpUcAVS6VSgYqiGrzQHsB4NdspMpkMQtZiif0L9sZMMXMEQW5Jw-N09w/s320/moors3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588030318343432034" /></a><br /><br />I use a cropped version of this last one as the profile photo for the blog. I remember my dad taking it, he asked me to turn around like that so my hair would swing out.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ltJzv5kS0TSIrOJRbmjCdTDTVoC-q5JoxaI0qmeXYVSwH4RDD_xLTUxc85em-Md1ykGn8kJ82CJFDH72Vu7elreWcMvvpU8xSkDPHdqOrwm9UAE7lAqgYQhFYNSdKR506TQzhPb8UW1y/s1600/me+small+1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 149px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ltJzv5kS0TSIrOJRbmjCdTDTVoC-q5JoxaI0qmeXYVSwH4RDD_xLTUxc85em-Md1ykGn8kJ82CJFDH72Vu7elreWcMvvpU8xSkDPHdqOrwm9UAE7lAqgYQhFYNSdKR506TQzhPb8UW1y/s320/me+small+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588030318360342306" /></a>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107026942762459609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584105748181438298.post-64280509739483719512011-03-25T10:59:00.004+00:002011-03-25T11:06:56.028+00:00PenzanceWent to Penzance yesterday. My usual book and charity shop hop.<br /><br />Not that much on offer, a slightly battered copy of Gutenberg Galaxy by Marshal McLuhan was all I found.<br /><br />As it was Thursday had a curry in the Tremenheere.<br /><br />Someone has a sense of humour though.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnY24MB-Tk4XldLomGnVF4iuPwphc-SdmdO5aSWRosGlfZNTFrhVtM8mZobxvmvTidwZGyKAySt7Hqh4UfNImyiQ7RdmnQ_xDLaoe8QskFm6KyBiKpR8f2xMNQzrtkKDsF77n6GcSC9D2w/s1600/sign.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnY24MB-Tk4XldLomGnVF4iuPwphc-SdmdO5aSWRosGlfZNTFrhVtM8mZobxvmvTidwZGyKAySt7Hqh4UfNImyiQ7RdmnQ_xDLaoe8QskFm6KyBiKpR8f2xMNQzrtkKDsF77n6GcSC9D2w/s320/sign.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587970855077344002" /></a>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107026942762459609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584105748181438298.post-34315011437906680152011-03-22T16:08:00.004+00:002011-03-22T16:42:49.204+00:00On The BeachFound some of me on the beach at various times.<br /><br />The first two are at Newquay.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCes8aRnr0_qG38HIjrbTE9qk4EG6lZCZDELBCri2b_sRhPpOcw8Wr8Y1Lzw6WZkq_gX20vZrkqJSUGTUSdggvlB55S1aTQ04vI0ogQAGL8P6LCBhwNwhaIOIGfaB1nOhNcyQpu83vplBp/s1600/me+on+beach+Newquay+1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCes8aRnr0_qG38HIjrbTE9qk4EG6lZCZDELBCri2b_sRhPpOcw8Wr8Y1Lzw6WZkq_gX20vZrkqJSUGTUSdggvlB55S1aTQ04vI0ogQAGL8P6LCBhwNwhaIOIGfaB1nOhNcyQpu83vplBp/s320/me+on+beach+Newquay+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586937162365210306" /></a><br /><br />Studying the physics of wave motion!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_5rZxw-ysAlLpwQULx6eQRbLO4fg1s2LpirVQPD831Qr0efcpvnT0jRHg-qxpTvIt6XTvMBZwbEDD0m1oX5JbbYKHIjSmMvPJxAojiqQyQHc0-MD7UvrNEn79uxn7rKwdIydtuGoMT8e/s1600/me+on+beach+Newquay+2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 233px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_5rZxw-ysAlLpwQULx6eQRbLO4fg1s2LpirVQPD831Qr0efcpvnT0jRHg-qxpTvIt6XTvMBZwbEDD0m1oX5JbbYKHIjSmMvPJxAojiqQyQHc0-MD7UvrNEn79uxn7rKwdIydtuGoMT8e/s320/me+on+beach+Newquay+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586937166815672578" /></a><br /><br />I remember that horse, it belonged to my cousin.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwCs8zDfcIneI4xuYL0IEQJSjDxBSVt4k18NolzoOypZXiAe9o4Z_xA4a8PelWKG-pHl5mzNdXGiJ1fOHyq3vbCtx8OY12YsQ56-CRXtVHmVbldsv0Ei5BQWnry7ILPlFYj4s-GwxFgG93/s1600/me+on+beach+horse.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwCs8zDfcIneI4xuYL0IEQJSjDxBSVt4k18NolzoOypZXiAe9o4Z_xA4a8PelWKG-pHl5mzNdXGiJ1fOHyq3vbCtx8OY12YsQ56-CRXtVHmVbldsv0Ei5BQWnry7ILPlFYj4s-GwxFgG93/s320/me+on+beach+horse.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586937183871810178" /></a><br /><br />I remember that swimmming costume too, they were all the rage then.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZFR666IqBgZGv3x7XkLaj6nQhp09ZiOeJrirjog2h66IpKrDAgL1C56HbwQorz0YZt3oJaRSOxYhpve24Xdzx6V8lDM4BcmUwDNpWVuDfCq7wFnd_8pUJPjVyLSx8igyj7BmS4Tpbuut/s1600/me+on+beach.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZFR666IqBgZGv3x7XkLaj6nQhp09ZiOeJrirjog2h66IpKrDAgL1C56HbwQorz0YZt3oJaRSOxYhpve24Xdzx6V8lDM4BcmUwDNpWVuDfCq7wFnd_8pUJPjVyLSx8igyj7BmS4Tpbuut/s320/me+on+beach.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586937174308961490" /></a>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107026942762459609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584105748181438298.post-86797880883564458682011-03-22T15:50:00.001+00:002011-03-22T15:53:14.777+00:00A Cap of Awesome Proportions!Found this photo of my great grandfather in the box.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3V9q-bKCuUIE4LYNBZEB24W0Iwa8zHTbiXnErq99vsZ6blS6tuaJOZdgvFx3wWBMEnmm9BhTAD_n6ejKr_zPGNrpQSgYt2O_eow_3B_zfNcAw3e5utysVZRmsD8c0R74dZ1q347loVHwo/s1600/ggdad+cap.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3V9q-bKCuUIE4LYNBZEB24W0Iwa8zHTbiXnErq99vsZ6blS6tuaJOZdgvFx3wWBMEnmm9BhTAD_n6ejKr_zPGNrpQSgYt2O_eow_3B_zfNcAw3e5utysVZRmsD8c0R74dZ1q347loVHwo/s320/ggdad+cap.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586932308492973554" /></a><br /><br />I don't know if oversized flat caps were the fashion in those days.Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107026942762459609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584105748181438298.post-23900162551729087382011-03-19T07:46:00.004+00:002011-03-19T08:33:54.059+00:00My (Short) Musical CareerSomeone asked me recently about my musical taste. That reminded me of this:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNzOy6wMj4AnYWm0EcIgpko5Vtw1UUs-P1acVVJ6VkFVdBaui9JOYKWY35nS9y7as982Sn8wPG3BL8BB7szKDKXPfTllvd743kNXkWgJNnb9_2-z0O0274-WwQx3HhSTWXJz86YiCBGzm/s1600/fft+main.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNzOy6wMj4AnYWm0EcIgpko5Vtw1UUs-P1acVVJ6VkFVdBaui9JOYKWY35nS9y7as982Sn8wPG3BL8BB7szKDKXPfTllvd743kNXkWgJNnb9_2-z0O0274-WwQx3HhSTWXJz86YiCBGzm/s320/fft+main.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585694503378763330" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwH32FHy1RZGaDVauDsI_g6ZTgXUgevBc0Shn-gCD2r-GO1gPG8jZdVnV-_2Sg00KqLE_s2s1d_jarVx_0V6gf5SelBsLU5J1cG2sR0m5qPbIAv2cQGa1MPFEP_5ruHcopZcPvKTABM3HW/s1600/folksters+small.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 415px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwH32FHy1RZGaDVauDsI_g6ZTgXUgevBc0Shn-gCD2r-GO1gPG8jZdVnV-_2Sg00KqLE_s2s1d_jarVx_0V6gf5SelBsLU5J1cG2sR0m5qPbIAv2cQGa1MPFEP_5ruHcopZcPvKTABM3HW/s320/folksters+small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585694501974039666" /></a><br /><br />The one with the long hair and big glasses is me, I was 16.<br /><br />It was a fundraiser for the chapel coffee bar. This was before I sided with Richard Dawkins.Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107026942762459609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584105748181438298.post-78026499275933712962011-03-14T08:50:00.002+00:002011-03-14T09:13:37.745+00:00Serendipitous DiscoveryJust realised that the the brooch my grandfather is wearing as a tiepin in one of the photos I uploaded.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4C0he4ft6VslPtDuQn8H7jLuaFaYuZvOSwdMiuj6qK-YtkJ_qg-JVJpX7TsIp1GI3_eOsSEsebF6dUqdlxG-LzOObJq-rNCc9T77k0BZmE8RtvOtM3ecZWadYn6Mw5NQxl6BFXVmbPvXe/s1600/tie+pin.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 88px; height: 99px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4C0he4ft6VslPtDuQn8H7jLuaFaYuZvOSwdMiuj6qK-YtkJ_qg-JVJpX7TsIp1GI3_eOsSEsebF6dUqdlxG-LzOObJq-rNCc9T77k0BZmE8RtvOtM3ecZWadYn6Mw5NQxl6BFXVmbPvXe/s320/tie+pin.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583859560299202050" /></a><br /><br />Is below. The pin had broken off so I had a small ring soldered onto it so I could wear it on a chain. I wore it when I got married.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBby5aGtuTTMicPKepcXYiJDxGaEvUkbPtcg71oRibHlyfKiamfrRBeTV8gzHCCSUsIgXUSPkIhHpeQL93cd6902J63puQq-iHgc8Hn_PLebx3ZfDMig1bCQPDHnVNhcxXbfB9EaSQNU_l/s1600/tie+pin+now+res.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBby5aGtuTTMicPKepcXYiJDxGaEvUkbPtcg71oRibHlyfKiamfrRBeTV8gzHCCSUsIgXUSPkIhHpeQL93cd6902J63puQq-iHgc8Hn_PLebx3ZfDMig1bCQPDHnVNhcxXbfB9EaSQNU_l/s320/tie+pin+now+res.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583859558460216562" /></a>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107026942762459609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584105748181438298.post-77092656197034485872011-03-10T05:37:00.005+00:002011-03-10T06:05:40.280+00:00Cheltenham Part ThreeStill in the Twilight Zone!<br /><br />Spotted these rather disturbing shop dummies.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLs7_Vhnx8YMcHfGmwzkX8ohIJUQ8-rVI1S75fo4sG0gkDnA6aGa7tuQCg4soHpf9oIbks6O9bzAzIQpbHwFbl4oCaUXzQMwA1DkjmLlex7KKYOFpFoSmTca1xmM6NxpniHDimrNBtxNU/s1600/DSC03171.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLs7_Vhnx8YMcHfGmwzkX8ohIJUQ8-rVI1S75fo4sG0gkDnA6aGa7tuQCg4soHpf9oIbks6O9bzAzIQpbHwFbl4oCaUXzQMwA1DkjmLlex7KKYOFpFoSmTca1xmM6NxpniHDimrNBtxNU/s320/DSC03171.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582321679779167106" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zY8jiDkXvjQnIZTKL1pelsnUFe5BHovkUp0eWUjjgXLosRD2wuJcKiHYGdMxsl7SYlr7ZO1q-ffzEM-nU197FjvfcIsL_ekXegmJW4-E-se834O_ELn_-UgVY34aW5jIw7mec4G5I06G/s1600/DSC03170.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zY8jiDkXvjQnIZTKL1pelsnUFe5BHovkUp0eWUjjgXLosRD2wuJcKiHYGdMxsl7SYlr7ZO1q-ffzEM-nU197FjvfcIsL_ekXegmJW4-E-se834O_ELn_-UgVY34aW5jIw7mec4G5I06G/s320/DSC03170.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582321675176775362" /></a><br /><br />Revenge of the Triffid Women. There's a Dr Who storyline in there somewhere!Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107026942762459609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584105748181438298.post-92230218519838860302011-03-10T05:16:00.005+00:002011-03-10T05:49:33.876+00:00Cheltenham Part TwoThese come under the heading quirky.<br /><br />Old sign<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSIhutybeqkarSDG9dnHRJVAIu7tXtrn_7RhukJHX86ULecDo3hs8Bb0Ga20TiRMq6CV1gPEe8lWj4e3d7_Q58Zn1ojyNi698zjjXz4Z0GJ2RPws5GejDb81NBetAPUAGAA7GBqhEltIXi/s1600/DSC03056.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582317449680938690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSIhutybeqkarSDG9dnHRJVAIu7tXtrn_7RhukJHX86ULecDo3hs8Bb0Ga20TiRMq6CV1gPEe8lWj4e3d7_Q58Zn1ojyNi698zjjXz4Z0GJ2RPws5GejDb81NBetAPUAGAA7GBqhEltIXi/s320/DSC03056.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The personal is political<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRYKFLyJQs5Jf6Xxa0MWLUBysQpa7jYkWpRbr9mCQcdQPLSbWBcpCydq1jdOnH-XkFsQ5dzKQzztOxvWDLJl__USSlYoutDRTRmDfIFo_6lv9bF8GwTQ6VK2w2BIfBDie2Go2IWIJeENQ/s1600/political.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 217px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582317461641131410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRYKFLyJQs5Jf6Xxa0MWLUBysQpa7jYkWpRbr9mCQcdQPLSbWBcpCydq1jdOnH-XkFsQ5dzKQzztOxvWDLJl__USSlYoutDRTRmDfIFo_6lv9bF8GwTQ6VK2w2BIfBDie2Go2IWIJeENQ/s320/political.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The Hare and the Minotaur. Why a Hare and a Minotaur? Why not!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXA7eFkKVej4lAKZuNBVFd1ffhQjw-NAslonwiJKHH1zzEuIDvjXPvZeRDDS03cuL_ewr-KuZ5D8KCu7F6Z53lbbyuNKyoorFRd6XXnY4ngugFnAOK8KkxnMdnNGT0OnEIwUtQSDFl1QXl/s1600/DSC03083.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582317458704137250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXA7eFkKVej4lAKZuNBVFd1ffhQjw-NAslonwiJKHH1zzEuIDvjXPvZeRDDS03cuL_ewr-KuZ5D8KCu7F6Z53lbbyuNKyoorFRd6XXnY4ngugFnAOK8KkxnMdnNGT0OnEIwUtQSDFl1QXl/s320/DSC03083.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.sophieryder.org/TwoM&HChlet.html"><span style="font-size:78%;">Sophie Ryder</span></a><br /><br />We went for a coffee in one of the shopping precincts. We were sitting under an escalator, it had mirrored panels on the back. I had a brief 'Art College' moment. It soon passed!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UU8MW4Hd6jHWai8tEmHVzcf-6c8XlhJ6MDVX2tcsSoWZf-e8WhvZGGB4pBZCGksIQVZhTVTt0eiZmAd6GsZ0CR7fENTqK13j5K4U3yBn_MJzHifexPT4XGUJLQqPzQt3CSuveRNokj5M/s1600/DSC03154.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582317465373099570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UU8MW4Hd6jHWai8tEmHVzcf-6c8XlhJ6MDVX2tcsSoWZf-e8WhvZGGB4pBZCGksIQVZhTVTt0eiZmAd6GsZ0CR7fENTqK13j5K4U3yBn_MJzHifexPT4XGUJLQqPzQt3CSuveRNokj5M/s320/DSC03154.JPG" /></a>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107026942762459609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584105748181438298.post-84774883478802455392011-03-10T03:56:00.002+00:002011-03-10T04:10:42.580+00:00On The BeachFound a couple of photos of the family on the beach in the '20s or '30s<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeCWpDIoPm4bPLcsleugX22ubOMtrZhw0AnHnf9pielWkC8pgh3uv_dMC6xgJcA_pwh_xoau0mBGRsBGFw1xQVYukRkh-NZdZZy2aofuf-9N_qHQKHRkwX7_i8g0-4MRE-Hn0ukLktXO1A/s1600/on+the+beach+1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeCWpDIoPm4bPLcsleugX22ubOMtrZhw0AnHnf9pielWkC8pgh3uv_dMC6xgJcA_pwh_xoau0mBGRsBGFw1xQVYukRkh-NZdZZy2aofuf-9N_qHQKHRkwX7_i8g0-4MRE-Hn0ukLktXO1A/s320/on+the+beach+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582295778456040946" /></a><br /><br />From left to right. My grandmother, my grandfather and I think the other woman is my great aunt, she was married to my gran's brother.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Rqlws7w_5aNBSIT7n9hRDItX0yd7cAN8jgmWtdJIuIIQbXo2a9GATV9yO8i6iNO5Zpk5euQl5k4wYAdLl2G1isDEbnVlm1FApesyocZns8PqJix6ttnbb0FuAYfRRRUAXE59WBvfZsLh/s1600/on+the+beach+2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Rqlws7w_5aNBSIT7n9hRDItX0yd7cAN8jgmWtdJIuIIQbXo2a9GATV9yO8i6iNO5Zpk5euQl5k4wYAdLl2G1isDEbnVlm1FApesyocZns8PqJix6ttnbb0FuAYfRRRUAXE59WBvfZsLh/s320/on+the+beach+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582295781845566626" /></a><br /><br />Not too sure about who is in this one. My grandmother is on the right, so the child must be my father. The man on the left is my great uncle (I think), so the other two women could be my great aunt and her sister.<br /><br />I am putting these photos on my blog as they may be of interest to fashion historians.Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107026942762459609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584105748181438298.post-70569151078880644442011-03-08T10:41:00.005+00:002011-03-08T11:08:11.190+00:00Cheltenham Part OneVisited Cheltenham recently. Armed with my trusty camera I went in search of the unfamiliar, the interesting and the absurd.<br /><br />These fit into the last category. <br /><br />A Banksy-esque installation near the railway station. My son calls them the Random Charlie Chaplins.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixlKZ4-z4902CeTYGuw7YsroNr97uxM7CGl8ellXc2JXOzx0Ime3rpvfcS4Sc5C7EHgfcHbM6dnJHT7TW6zxWcXfcXDuwqhGzXCdUWZnvBs8NxORwwyPLSyqsHmvBECZTZZs_rtJWRxx-U/s1600/DSC03034.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixlKZ4-z4902CeTYGuw7YsroNr97uxM7CGl8ellXc2JXOzx0Ime3rpvfcS4Sc5C7EHgfcHbM6dnJHT7TW6zxWcXfcXDuwqhGzXCdUWZnvBs8NxORwwyPLSyqsHmvBECZTZZs_rtJWRxx-U/s320/DSC03034.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581658391522528578" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUn41ghh6XBuldSjNgzI46HjIckEOyoQCqRgV8N640A3gKIvM08DMPW0I6Xt8HPBore37hNwUh208j-jdNv7HGWcbZ27VfIGN9E2usCvQZq4d_RqIHQgdv-ZqWx_g14bPTtyw1JvBJ5OBj/s1600/DSC03033.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUn41ghh6XBuldSjNgzI46HjIckEOyoQCqRgV8N640A3gKIvM08DMPW0I6Xt8HPBore37hNwUh208j-jdNv7HGWcbZ27VfIGN9E2usCvQZq4d_RqIHQgdv-ZqWx_g14bPTtyw1JvBJ5OBj/s320/DSC03033.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581658385271054802" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8muIzZIXIGth7m_woFWsHJwAXOFAodhQeHPTEmPvcsd6mPduYuC47uvPf1CVwY_jWSHZgLgxDTFAqARBrtOKLAaHOiApmXIkn27AaW52BRJbqZL5zrMCsvFpBgMLnZNnmD78KVgC4iYP/s1600/DSC03032.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8muIzZIXIGth7m_woFWsHJwAXOFAodhQeHPTEmPvcsd6mPduYuC47uvPf1CVwY_jWSHZgLgxDTFAqARBrtOKLAaHOiApmXIkn27AaW52BRJbqZL5zrMCsvFpBgMLnZNnmD78KVgC4iYP/s320/DSC03032.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581658380588902370" /></a><br /><br />Across the road is the imaginitively named...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsADoT6wX3S2NGes_jEWQ0z7z1LENgAZLJMiAPifXs6AwHTGhSC2IoyBXWEGOSTbC6QtONheMuqs7juuVgX32lhamefZrAbXXR0e2NG3p7It8aCVo_420eA_Euz_BGo7UakpJbgQhh3Sge/s1600/mini+roundabout.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsADoT6wX3S2NGes_jEWQ0z7z1LENgAZLJMiAPifXs6AwHTGhSC2IoyBXWEGOSTbC6QtONheMuqs7juuVgX32lhamefZrAbXXR0e2NG3p7It8aCVo_420eA_Euz_BGo7UakpJbgQhh3Sge/s320/mini+roundabout.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581658387784773602" /></a><br /><br />Next to...<br /><br />You've guessed it!Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107026942762459609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584105748181438298.post-81700233357617663262011-03-08T10:15:00.001+00:002011-03-08T10:17:53.736+00:00Little Cherub<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07xC_WpnlcA3pn_MDefuD-wfDkaMm3sK6j_uPJNrcD4gMHhI2OUwCjm4Pwn13OTdSWj7U3Dhjz0H1T8Jp5_044aWzkQDg8tGhItHVSiuqOfn7U-hJSGEfBvMlhvB3fdX4J22Y44xQNq6K/s1600/me+1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07xC_WpnlcA3pn_MDefuD-wfDkaMm3sK6j_uPJNrcD4gMHhI2OUwCjm4Pwn13OTdSWj7U3Dhjz0H1T8Jp5_044aWzkQDg8tGhItHVSiuqOfn7U-hJSGEfBvMlhvB3fdX4J22Y44xQNq6K/s320/me+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581650884449866738" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwa05FmxxbC_nIO0Qb6HR5m6F95ryUu371h1T7ilYay5kIpoggQQXmR7ZGycL4ZPh3_Q4LsJhAYtNuFxKgr8d5rl6T0d8WhyphenhyphenHT4OVHfXp2P5oaga_NVJcnnWu0ZsTyskaHs2RkENCObP8M/s1600/me+2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwa05FmxxbC_nIO0Qb6HR5m6F95ryUu371h1T7ilYay5kIpoggQQXmR7ZGycL4ZPh3_Q4LsJhAYtNuFxKgr8d5rl6T0d8WhyphenhyphenHT4OVHfXp2P5oaga_NVJcnnWu0ZsTyskaHs2RkENCObP8M/s320/me+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581650883322256002" /></a><br /><br />Me. Those curls weren't natural!Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107026942762459609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584105748181438298.post-33763972149757925342011-03-08T09:17:00.000+00:002011-03-08T09:20:43.456+00:00My Grandfather Again<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7gI7LNIqeeduye0f1eLorYwZCFiKYjI8gS0Xqc_9g07_GihofPu9SsduLWOGERY5DwwCAlEfY-XtweQPl2Mgh7TZiccKjDezUWZ9U4qvE3uOnthA2nFk6bjnyJhXCKg1KmWeD3OgSkCbS/s1600/grandad+6.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7gI7LNIqeeduye0f1eLorYwZCFiKYjI8gS0Xqc_9g07_GihofPu9SsduLWOGERY5DwwCAlEfY-XtweQPl2Mgh7TZiccKjDezUWZ9U4qvE3uOnthA2nFk6bjnyJhXCKg1KmWeD3OgSkCbS/s320/grandad+6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581635992372572130" /></a><br />Seated in the centre.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9fQ_4Tuqx0HJ2jwN2L6fq99uYFAV0Dy0vr1xOluxbuyHAk-lhnS2IIlHOY6l-qwAk_Py39QSiCX0anirajExm8mWHLXB-EIZBkvyhzOJUB9yoMVX4HncaVMZNrs4HQX9J8ET8A-h43CvI/s1600/grandad+7.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 203px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9fQ_4Tuqx0HJ2jwN2L6fq99uYFAV0Dy0vr1xOluxbuyHAk-lhnS2IIlHOY6l-qwAk_Py39QSiCX0anirajExm8mWHLXB-EIZBkvyhzOJUB9yoMVX4HncaVMZNrs4HQX9J8ET8A-h43CvI/s320/grandad+7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581635994864613970" /></a><br />With my GrandmotherAmandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107026942762459609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584105748181438298.post-80106125962676107222011-03-08T09:11:00.003+00:002011-03-08T09:16:53.574+00:00My Grandfather. A Cool Dude<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig0CHP0J9Qo_bWzZ8xqGlfmtXf1fgVPNjKa4pux3JLkPZPhV9nzy5IlIlnF4h2rh90a7rLs4P2p4BPEG5xPVM0ZvhVzyfVipYHdgmVvNAl_cQPM0sdP9we8QBLYxPsZo4ui7-BCqf9c6-b/s1600/grandad+1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig0CHP0J9Qo_bWzZ8xqGlfmtXf1fgVPNjKa4pux3JLkPZPhV9nzy5IlIlnF4h2rh90a7rLs4P2p4BPEG5xPVM0ZvhVzyfVipYHdgmVvNAl_cQPM0sdP9we8QBLYxPsZo4ui7-BCqf9c6-b/s320/grandad+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581634997556310546" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHKpLtZrnMY4rmX0NSXWfi6OXm1d5hMs9BE7iOkKEEFZ_NIgd5dUHNA19vNl3fD-0uwITb8p_oy4Ory6Y74Ht9fOtb9efeSnJSLbeIH9F1xWqVsfQDfpVZKEMBmHf6F2vypKBDw6-J8bRu/s1600/grandad+2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 215px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHKpLtZrnMY4rmX0NSXWfi6OXm1d5hMs9BE7iOkKEEFZ_NIgd5dUHNA19vNl3fD-0uwITb8p_oy4Ory6Y74Ht9fOtb9efeSnJSLbeIH9F1xWqVsfQDfpVZKEMBmHf6F2vypKBDw6-J8bRu/s320/grandad+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581635143248125106" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXbXScd5x8fgzHGgW50rMV3o6PQ66FC2VpPIAI6Hrx3QuONylh4X7B-F39XnhM7HOfO_aWvQcEqpCk6nSzuXbY8tu0Pg3rSNalImxuuBuvQB6gr2rdf708bFTPcSr1dCbXYHTmP74Y27oo/s1600/grandad+3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXbXScd5x8fgzHGgW50rMV3o6PQ66FC2VpPIAI6Hrx3QuONylh4X7B-F39XnhM7HOfO_aWvQcEqpCk6nSzuXbY8tu0Pg3rSNalImxuuBuvQB6gr2rdf708bFTPcSr1dCbXYHTmP74Y27oo/s320/grandad+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581634727644307762" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRpvuWvF8PXardVPpVsosv_kFzBljjI9s_g8XP9-Y4ZzqE3O4ykAxQTgKxhbBmzzuWodzQwcrYisPcknUt9PynNfoJ4EezJfbi36mEUq0knqtr7mCS9x-D44ivWGklf63HtDUv_PbgQOC0/s1600/grandad+4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRpvuWvF8PXardVPpVsosv_kFzBljjI9s_g8XP9-Y4ZzqE3O4ykAxQTgKxhbBmzzuWodzQwcrYisPcknUt9PynNfoJ4EezJfbi36mEUq0knqtr7mCS9x-D44ivWGklf63HtDUv_PbgQOC0/s320/grandad+4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581634727556113858" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-us_dROGAzRv31f-l76lYcNv2OiSEwXvxlnnY8o8TKOZHWaiEVSZE4kYyMBWIo0sz04uClGUW1OHyFpxf1z4to0YBz0GUgVLuwOx1jgY3OmHTFhMYONb52I4uSPkJchmLx5_6L6BdspT/s1600/grandad+5.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 236px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-us_dROGAzRv31f-l76lYcNv2OiSEwXvxlnnY8o8TKOZHWaiEVSZE4kYyMBWIo0sz04uClGUW1OHyFpxf1z4to0YBz0GUgVLuwOx1jgY3OmHTFhMYONb52I4uSPkJchmLx5_6L6BdspT/s320/grandad+5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581634722385651634" /></a>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107026942762459609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584105748181438298.post-81033795089373277202011-03-07T15:14:00.006+00:002011-03-12T08:58:02.002+00:00My GrandfatherPhotos of my intrepid Grandfather.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32UHIwdDy3ckepyCTzXia21bhAbj5RbhWYAqt5Uj11E5m_7MGDxBQ2LBWaNhtdVwX-2t8e8MoftEtdbWuQ5OcQLIAgXCL2xEwc-aOvY8qjTXRRQ2ooMSzIwpONf3F6Im3Ph_dEzzpYEqW/s1600/aviation.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32UHIwdDy3ckepyCTzXia21bhAbj5RbhWYAqt5Uj11E5m_7MGDxBQ2LBWaNhtdVwX-2t8e8MoftEtdbWuQ5OcQLIAgXCL2xEwc-aOvY8qjTXRRQ2ooMSzIwpONf3F6Im3Ph_dEzzpYEqW/s320/aviation.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581358324172407186" /></a><br /><br />Going for a spin with the Cornwall Aviation Company. He's in the middle.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKeqqYeWbdr2LMZQDymNFe7MkIHgM3sr1nrsSZ2u6g-R_9WhmX7kPQSQZo1x-dZ7iNmN28TWoLiRMXHIX-rCGgriV4IAnGERxX_YYCltoAieTpVV4NWi-y73npa7Mv-L9_Gs9VU7Q4wzuO/s1600/charabanc.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKeqqYeWbdr2LMZQDymNFe7MkIHgM3sr1nrsSZ2u6g-R_9WhmX7kPQSQZo1x-dZ7iNmN28TWoLiRMXHIX-rCGgriV4IAnGERxX_YYCltoAieTpVV4NWi-y73npa7Mv-L9_Gs9VU7Q4wzuO/s320/charabanc.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581357004411551186" /></a><br /><br />An outing in a charabanc. He's the man with his elbow over the side of the car.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.reference.com/browse/charabanc">charabanc </a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsb0jXlzLImAsdNmZMzxn6BS675GojO7kjviZ7PAFBAEVGt__ah1xw_HIqb7weKowDT1kB7rI_dJazCxQr124DI2eWXmJlvBNevng-xDgUNMv0tbaX6yf09XDMz1cTq9W8VT0tCG8tjhg8/s1600/tractor.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsb0jXlzLImAsdNmZMzxn6BS675GojO7kjviZ7PAFBAEVGt__ah1xw_HIqb7weKowDT1kB7rI_dJazCxQr124DI2eWXmJlvBNevng-xDgUNMv0tbaX6yf09XDMz1cTq9W8VT0tCG8tjhg8/s320/tractor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581358330886807618" /></a><br /><br />Driving a very ancient tractor.Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107026942762459609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584105748181438298.post-38694076977023437002011-03-07T10:28:00.004+00:002011-03-07T10:33:51.521+00:00Family Photos<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXXKQ0yJSJL_yFDQqt0wgznihFTRedwuXQiRNQMT2QanseAQ-pmjOr8SoMMTVhVJ5H7uCNqbYRahlgEuYFFqsC3UoagiBzEkjOxKFL5KRKqVt5vpJcrDelqiiI5PfdLCcuQMmParckwLb/s1600/dad+on+beach+big.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXXKQ0yJSJL_yFDQqt0wgznihFTRedwuXQiRNQMT2QanseAQ-pmjOr8SoMMTVhVJ5H7uCNqbYRahlgEuYFFqsC3UoagiBzEkjOxKFL5KRKqVt5vpJcrDelqiiI5PfdLCcuQMmParckwLb/s320/dad+on+beach+big.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581283243852865394" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7aCJjDJGDoF8EfED9zpGV93dUanHqKk7aL1QC4W7nBCu9iF7MYwrwsGZ6ALd_QVS_IVIggpvjlgh0QxccSIonVMFlJEyuzdhooc8aQ3DKZN5p0WIfRky-Cad1-uxiOttENprL1kpiU7OX/s1600/dad+on+beach+1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7aCJjDJGDoF8EfED9zpGV93dUanHqKk7aL1QC4W7nBCu9iF7MYwrwsGZ6ALd_QVS_IVIggpvjlgh0QxccSIonVMFlJEyuzdhooc8aQ3DKZN5p0WIfRky-Cad1-uxiOttENprL1kpiU7OX/s320/dad+on+beach+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581283240933437474" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDR08HLczR6Gtpc06Dvxc7ERBtq87stpsYhiyc2UJ1zw-n7LdbLH2HbNJ8Pam_jPN6y8Cc9mblWD2XLzILpubz39Hx7VWx1ZXu8EB_WwCot2SptMb9cs1PfXb1O7d2B06chvAX8LDh6cpy/s1600/dad+on+beach+2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDR08HLczR6Gtpc06Dvxc7ERBtq87stpsYhiyc2UJ1zw-n7LdbLH2HbNJ8Pam_jPN6y8Cc9mblWD2XLzILpubz39Hx7VWx1ZXu8EB_WwCot2SptMb9cs1PfXb1O7d2B06chvAX8LDh6cpy/s320/dad+on+beach+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581283238440272578" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAeKNKKfg1QV1BlUP5toRpsJBT6g8RSG9QMdSkIHKHul9a2KU0K92-ey3WGA1FoUEZFbZC1a_daFPlsXxYVLMtQOfbYoAiS_visVD_cNLK41u8YeMH9gVe6gOhUksy6LhYQVwaV1mxjDoV/s1600/dad+on+beach+3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 233px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAeKNKKfg1QV1BlUP5toRpsJBT6g8RSG9QMdSkIHKHul9a2KU0K92-ey3WGA1FoUEZFbZC1a_daFPlsXxYVLMtQOfbYoAiS_visVD_cNLK41u8YeMH9gVe6gOhUksy6LhYQVwaV1mxjDoV/s320/dad+on+beach+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581283232705034162" /></a><br /><br />Started to scan my family photos from the box. Not a moment too soon as they seem to be fading.<br /><br />These are of my Dad on the beach in the '20s. He was born in 1921.<br /><br />Don't know which beach. Could be Paignton or Newquay.Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107026942762459609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584105748181438298.post-55641539386412379032011-03-07T08:15:00.008+00:002011-03-10T06:16:24.356+00:00Old PhotosI've got a box of old family photos and found these images in them. I don't know who they are, I don't recognise any of them as being in my family. Must be some friends of my parents in there somewhere.<br /><br />The London Lunatics tag comes from the writing on the box beside the kneeling man.<br /> <br />What I do know is that they were taken in Penzance in the late '50s or early '60s. More than a little Goon show influence there I think!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPkzKacSCZdEpzhUKBFFM1ZbbXJTY9GCwsnrQJ2YEHdSTXd8Pley8HrgtzCU8xLzy1HfPAeCEkfgTqn-pwuViAEaxXdLhfEWAnY774r0_EqJARK4rUU9r7R2YL38cSZmmSni3yh2eYpd5b/s1600/london+lunatics.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 345px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPkzKacSCZdEpzhUKBFFM1ZbbXJTY9GCwsnrQJ2YEHdSTXd8Pley8HrgtzCU8xLzy1HfPAeCEkfgTqn-pwuViAEaxXdLhfEWAnY774r0_EqJARK4rUU9r7R2YL38cSZmmSni3yh2eYpd5b/s320/london+lunatics.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581249211962138802" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggdpJIObYYM5MbqX9RO6ZJoZFIjlB2gAG5DtRLqsrRh2vrwdlF8vQPZIr81BsqgW4DA_9rtSlRCuggP3bs6wGJx4A-wxiVBjl3jhizIhTqoh5lKe-Fg71jgZ336M5dz6HiLtXhQFWYYBAA/s1600/london+lunatics2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 345px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggdpJIObYYM5MbqX9RO6ZJoZFIjlB2gAG5DtRLqsrRh2vrwdlF8vQPZIr81BsqgW4DA_9rtSlRCuggP3bs6wGJx4A-wxiVBjl3jhizIhTqoh5lKe-Fg71jgZ336M5dz6HiLtXhQFWYYBAA/s320/london+lunatics2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581249044448810626" /></a><br /><br /><br />I presume the London Lunatics were so named because they frequented the London Inn at the bottom of Causewayhead in Penzance (it explains a lot!) <br /><br />I think the photos were taken outside there. The pub is still open.Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107026942762459609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584105748181438298.post-29243509645901569772011-02-25T08:40:00.002+00:002011-02-25T08:49:56.499+00:00BookshelvesStumbled onto this site when looking for something completely different:<br /><br /><a href="http://thefiresidepost.com/2010/02/10/clutter-hoarding-pyschological-diagnosis-or-a-busy-family/">The Fireside Post</a><br /><br /><a href="http://thefiresidepost.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/book-cases-clutter.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 512px; height: 384px;" src="http://thefiresidepost.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/book-cases-clutter.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><em>The book shelves were custom built by me. Measurements were taken and shelves spaced accordingly – with the intention of maximizing space. By strategically aligning the shelves I was able to put about fifty more books on each four foot by six foot cabinet. What I did not realize at the time was that I was designing a wall of clutter. There is very little wasted space – but in hindsight it is quickly obvious that the book shelves look like a wall of clutter. About twenty of the books are in the category of self help. <strong>Two of those are about avoiding clutter</strong>.</em><br /><br />I see myself here!!Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107026942762459609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584105748181438298.post-76598099474504616772011-02-21T07:42:00.001+00:002011-02-21T07:45:00.983+00:00Bookshelf PornA website that <strong>must</strong> have been designed with me in mind<br /><br /><a href="http://bookshelfporn.com/">Bookshelf Porn</a><br /><br />Oh. and it's not Porn in <strong>that</strong> sense!Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107026942762459609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584105748181438298.post-58752795407160544642011-02-07T08:50:00.008+00:002011-02-25T08:27:54.059+00:00BooksHaven't been updating my book acquisitions here. <br /><br />A varied assortment can turn up in the charity shops of the quiet Cornish backwater where I live.<br /><br />Last Saturday's acquisitions were:<br /><br />The Pianist. Wladyslaw Szpilman<br /><br />Big Chief Elizabeth. Giles Milton<br /><br />Last week, on the same day:<br /><br />The Painter of Modern Life and other essays. Baudelaire<br /><br />Coming to You Live. Dennis Norden et. al.<br />Smashing anecdotes on the early days of TV.<br /><br />Biting the Wax Tadpole. Elizabeth Little<br />A short humorous book on linguistics. The Wax Tadpole is a literal translation of Coca Cola.<br /><br />Last Month, various days:<br /><br />Americans in Paris. Charles Glass<br />Not a charity shop item but from The Works cheap bookshop in town. An account of the lives of the American nationals living in Paris who decided to stay on through the German occupation. Bought for the account of Sylvia Beach's life in the original Shakespeare and company.<br /><br />Paris Peasant. Aragon<br />Surrealist literature<br /><br />Terror by Night, Classic Ghost and Horror Stories. Ambrose Bierce<br />by the author of The Devil's Dictionary<br /><br />Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Hunter S Thompson<br />With Ralph Steadman's illustrations.<br /><br />Charles Lamb and Elia. Charles Lamb<br /><br />Library. Matthew Battles.<br /><br />The Essential Alan Coren. Ed Giles and Victoria Coren<br /><br />Echo of the Big Bang. Lemonick<br /><br />Elizabeth 1. Anne Somerset<br /><br />Diary of a Cotswold Parson. Ed. David Verey<br />I am going to some of the places mentioned in this book. About 200 years after the diarist.<br /><br />Minima Moralia. Adorno<br /><br />The Battle. Richard Overy<br /><br />Most about £1, some two for 99p<br /><br />All I need is expanding shelf space! The joke used to be that I would buy the empty house next door and turn it into a library!<br /><br />But I always bear in mind the fact that books are one of the few pleasures in life that the government don't tax. I bet e-books are taxed. Quick Google reveals they are.<br /><br />Also because I buy in charity shops everybody benefits.Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107026942762459609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584105748181438298.post-86189310722358589442011-01-31T10:53:00.003+00:002011-01-31T11:03:25.114+00:00John BarryR.I.P.<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/seJTKp6WX-g" frameborder="0" allowFullScreen></iframe><br /><br />I remember seeing You Only Live Twice when it first came out and the opening sequence blew me away.<br /><br />Brilliant film scores.Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107026942762459609noreply@blogger.com0