Tweet Following our delayed Spring, I was happy to see bluebells come up in our tiny garden. They all grew tall and handsome and I made a photographic study of some using a diopter (magnifying) lens. This close, the little lilac-blue flowers seemed angelically alive and some of the photos captured their blue haze (something [...]
Archive | July, 2006
My footsteps
TweetThis is a map of the countries I have visited, apparently 5% of the world’s countries. create your own visited countries map
In the footsteps of my families
TweetI have been involved for a while, to a lesser or greater degree, in family history research but this is usually facilitating it for others. I have not really explored my own to any great depth. My blood family’s history (the Bhotes, originally from near Poona in India) has been transmitted to me in legend [...]
Shaved cheddar & salad
TweetThis was my mediocre sandwich for lunch just now. It was made by a catering company the university uses called ‘Daily Bread‘, apparently the Queen’s sandwich maker. Poor woman. While browsing the myriad ingredients that went to make up this sandwich I noticed, in 6 pt print, Good luck England in the next round!!! This [...]
