Boxing Day was spent with my Nan and Aunty. Nan is 88 and born at home at Church Row, Limehouse in 1921. Aunty is 50 and looks 37!! A self-styled matriarch, Nan has caused happiness and sorrow in equal measure over her long life. It was a good day and we were able to get […]
Now to the beginning: It's Christmas Eve and whilst in the bath this evening it occurred to me that everything I hung my life on up until now no longer exists. My work, my love, my aim and the very reason I ended up living here has gone in just over twelve months. I am […]
You need to be patient while I bring you up to date with what has happened over the last month. After the preamble, I will then keep you informed of what's going on as regularly as I can and for when I can't, a network of chums will help to update you via the contents […]
On a walk around Whitstable Harbour rusty things catch our eye. Rusty chains lay unemployed by the side of the harbour wall A piece of wood shows its age More chains lay around.
We traveled to a hardwood logging/processing plant. A chainsaw operator cuts through a trunk with his meter long blade. Workers pose for the camera. More workers pause for the shot. The manufacturing floor looms large in front of us. The mill saw drags logs across its blade. Freshly cut wood is placed into a steamer. […]
We stayed at Esther's place. The following images were taken from the veranda whilst we waited for various appointments. A builder constructing a new aviary carries his pan on his head between loads. Flowers which I have only ever seen for sale as house plants grow abundantly in the hotel grounds. Over exposed but still […]
During the 2005 trip to Ghana, we spent time at Kokrobite Beach. It is a magical place. We were there on a public holiday due to the independence day celebrations and the beach was full of families and body boarding surfers. It was a beautiful day which I will never forget. Here two guys […]