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Magic Shutter Magic

Posted on 27 January 2012 by

I have found a magical new app to play with. Magic Shutter. It made scanning the Sunday Times’s selection of great apps actually worthwhile. I can’t tell you the fun I’ve had with it over the last couple of days. … Continue reading →

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Back in Blighty

Posted on 6 January 2012 by

Back in Blighty feeling mighty ill and under par Can’t be witty more’s the pity Throat too sore by far House is empty Driven plenty but shopping calls for more Rest’s a pipe dream Shame I can’t scream Throat is … Continue reading →

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Petra: a Pareidolia Paradise

Posted on 4 January 2012 by

I have wanted to visit Petra in Jordan for years, and with a spare day in Eilat, it was too good an opportunity to miss. And having spent the last few days sighing in delight at the spectacle of the … Continue reading →

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A Fresh Look At Life (HNY 2012)

Posted on 1 January 2012 by

I went to a hugely enjoyable NYE gathering last night. I was with all my immediate family for the first time in years, along with a couple of other families, celebrating the festivities in a fairly average hotel in a … Continue reading →

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Unpicking the Seam

Posted on 30 December 2011 by

Charedi walking through a motorway tunnel Israel is a land full of contradiction and ambiguity and paradox: Jerusalem even more so. So many writers and artists have wrestled with the daily issues this state of being presents to the world, … Continue reading →

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A Visit To The Doctor

Posted on 29 December 2011 by

Here’s the thing about holidaying in suburbia, wherever the suburb may be. The suburban lifestyle starts to take over. You pop to the supermarket for washing up liquid and a pint of milk. You drift into a daily routine of … Continue reading →

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Drawing People

Posted on 28 December 2011 by

I’ve spent a lot of time over the last couple of days drawing incessantly. After a year or so of surreptitious photography of strangers, I’ve rediscovered the joys of surreptitious drawing. It’s reminding me that people are people and whilst … Continue reading →

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An Urban Run

Posted on 27 December 2011 by

The sun shone brightly and enticingly this morning. A warm blue sky proved irresistible to five out of six family members, and in an odd burst of surprising coincidence, all bar one ventured out for a morning run. It certainly … Continue reading →

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A New Take on Alternative Tourism

Posted on 26 December 2011 by

As regular readers will know, I have a fascination with the daily trivia and minutiae of suburbia which has lead me down all sorts of paths and odd destinations over the years. But taking a proper holiday in anonymous suburbia … Continue reading →

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The Most Surreal Christmas Day Ever

Posted on 25 December 2011 by

The Start of the Day It’s fair to say I’m rather used to traditional well-honed family Christmases with delightfully predictable company, decor and food. The passage of time adds its own patina, of course, but generally little changes from year … Continue reading →

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