1967

I really like this photo.

I found it last night when I was at my aunt's house. my aunt died in the summer and as her next of kin I am the sole executer of her will so I have organised the sale of her house amongst many other things as you do in these circumstances.

I was there last night with the boss of a specialist house clearance company (the new owners move in on monday). he was explaining to me how as much of the contents are recycled and that he would give me some money for the victorian writing desk (I would have liked to have taken home but I know it would only have gone in my garage and probably never have been used) as well as other bits and pieces. none of which is relevant as I am carrying out my late aunts wishes to the letter. all the money from the sale of the house is going to the charities and organisations she believed in. she never married and had no children.

I noticed the photo on the floor in her front room as thing were being moved it must have fallen out of an album and never been put back.

I recognised it straight away as the girl in the centre is my older sister and the little boy on the right is me (aged 6). I think it was taken in summer 1967 at lancing beach, west sussex. I remember the day it was taken and the fact that I had bought the plastic ring I am holding with money I had saved. it was blue and had boats on it.

it is a happy photo.

should I come back?

it has been almost a year since I posted anything. so perhaps it is time to start adding more. if nothing else I at least have a record for myself of things happening over the years. I always thought I would come back when I had something to share, well that hasn't really happened in the way I had thought. I have been busy and not all the projects I have worked on in the last year have been successful ones.
so perhaps now is the time to evaluate, look forward with a positive attitude and make best use of this digital format I seem to take for granted.

been a long time, but had to post this

I know it is a long time since I posted something here but felt I had to do post this. it is holiday time for me at the moment & I am lucky enough to live in an area of the UK that is popular for people to come on holiday and I was amongst them today. the weather wasn't special or even that warm but it didn't rain and most people were having a good time.

I had to post this photo of a sign in the entrance of a very popular pub/restaurant/night club in my home town. it doesn't need much explanation and I am sure it didn't harm their trade.

beach memories

I spent yesterday afternoon on the beach with my sister her partner, her son (11) and my youngest son (11). it is strange isn't it when you are in a place that is very familiar and yet new. the beach in question was a place we visited a lot when we were children in the 1970's. I now live about 7 minutes walk away. we have had family in the area for many, many years.

For all sorts of reasons the place made a huge impact on me when I was a child (around age 11).

I made it my home (permanently about 15 years ago) after time in sussex (brighton), hampshire, france, london. my sister still lives in the area we went to school, sussex. I have the feeling that she will also move down sometime in the future.

it was a lovely day the sun was warm sitting on the beach brought back many memories of days past. our children were happy to play on the beach together mixing the new (to them) with the familiar (to us).

both photos were taken 11/04/2010

again I post

things have been a bit busy in the world I spent my time so once again I hope to get back to post properly.

I am involved in a few exciting projects (via denzil & RIO), eliot / eliot, tom, jane and others that I could never have imagined happening a few years ago, yet the student I work with consider it pretty normal.

just goes to show just how far the current 14-19 year old is firmly in the world of digital media.

Will get back soon with more.

good to see

I have probably mentioned that my eldest son luca is at glasgow school of art, studying sculpture & environmental art.

so in a completely biased plug I am pointing you in the direction of his work.

check his blog it's worth a look.

long time no post

yes it has been a while since I posted anything.

I have to say it has been a mixture of choice and circumstance. I have been a bit busy with stuff including the implementation and ongoing planning of a 'new' creative & media course which even now after being involved in it for over 18 months continues to surprise me both for the sheer amount work I am having to do and the many good things that are coming from it.

I really did consider closing this blog down as I am so finely stretched with the many different digital projects I now work on.

so just left things over the christmas and new year period to see if I missed posting and missed the interaction in what now is a rather dated way of doing things.

I didn't really miss it at all until the end of last week when I was at the height of tiredness preparing for an examination of sorts (an inspection of the creative and media course). I realised that I used this facility to record some of the things that were interesting me and some that weren't so it the only thing this little blog does is provide me with an online notebook that others can see and comment on then it is enough.

Indulgent as that sounds. communication drives the work that I enjoy and continuing be involved is as many platforms old and new can only help in my understanding of it.

the christmas tree

I realise that it is not long until the christmas day, but I think we have got the majority of the decorations up earlier than usual at home.

not that I am complaining you understand.

tamworth

I have been meaning to post something about last weekend I went to tamworth snowdome, not a place that I had ever considered going before but thanks to moby had a really good weekend. all I can safely say I is that I had such a good time with carol & good friends, only two days away felt like a real holiday.

just a couple of pictures,the snow tubing (top) was so much fun.

so pleased for gabi

I had to post up a picture of local (to me, south east cornwall) surfer gabi rowe. I have to declare an interest I work with her mum, and have given coaching advice, whether taken or not is another thing, as gabi has had a huge impact on her surfing aided by her coach kelly o'tool, and training as part of the GB squad.

yesterday she surfed in the last event on the ukprosurf tour at the animal sponsored event at fistral, newquay. gabi is a master of the understatement and was very humble in her acceptance of winning the womens event yesterday. she showed that there is more ability waiting to come, the youngest of the finalists gabi made the most of the left breaking as the tide pushed in, only making four waves in the 25 minute final, but it was enough to win the event, and secure second place in the women's section for the season.

south coast | surfing saturday

it might have been a horrid windy, rainy, cold friday - saturday night.

but the morning brought some good surf to the beach on my doorstep, the rain stopped and the sun even came out for a while. I live directly above this beach sometimes I get to realise just how lucky I am to live in the place I do.

sunday

I have been really busy with all sorts of stuff so haven't been here very much, but rather than complain as I feel like doing. I thought a nice picture of the sun over the sea taken this morning as I was hunting down a copy of the observer (my local newsagent had not received their usual delivery) would be better than a load of moaning.

things have been a bit of a struggle this week and I am really hoping that stuff gets clearer (and more fun) in the week/weeks to come.

red

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respect

popped in to plymouth yesterday, my youngest was very keen to spend the small amount of pocket money I had given him. so we ended up in game and in waterstones those kind of places. I was able to enjoy a small time at the plymouth respect festival so a good day.

sorry about the picture quality forgot my camera, so photos were taken on my phone.

kenilworth - plan 9 - covet

a couple of pictures from the last couple of days.

kenilworth and a meeting on thursday and then the chance to meet up with friend of many years david blamey for the covet private view at plan 9 in bristol.

looking out to sea

I had to go in to the town this evening (late afternoon really). as I was near the sea I thought I would take some pictures of the ocean as it was dull but there was plenty of swell (wind generated) I seem to spend a lot of time looking out to sea if I have the chance. however the drops of water on the window of my car became more interesting as I looked out to sea.

sunday must be a trip to?

it is a saturday evening, I am at home planning on an early night as we are off to ikea and john lewis in the morning. living where I do this will mean a long drive (almost three hours if the traffic isn't too bad). still a small price to pay to live in the area of the country I am lucky to live in.

but all that said I am used to lots of long journeys, as later in the week I will be driving even further (for work this time) pretty much to the middle if the country.

on the way home

it is that time of year again. long shadows, sun low in the sky all day. corny sunsets so here are two photos from today. on the way back from a meeting at the eden project.

(I played with the camera settings, no photoshop)

check another sunset on my tumblr visual blog

carol gets a new car

a strange, but very nice day. as (mrs g) carol got her 'brand new' fiat grande punto (diesel). it was strange to see the mileometer reading 7 miles when we collected it from fiat main dealer this morning. especially as my trusty land rover has over than 125,000 miles on the clock. it was a good day (even warm) in the autumn sunshine of cornwall.

new glasses

I always take ages choosing glasses, luckily (well for my wife, it drives her crazy) I don't do it very often. they have to be just right as I am fussy. I actually like glasses, I have never tried contact lenses but don't like the idea.

yesterday I got a new pair (raybans), I had already decided on the frames from looking through hundreds online, so cutting the search in real time down a lot. I also went to somewhere where they make them for in an hour, bit expensive but still. I now have to get used to wearing them as they are varifocals so I will have to see (pardon the pun) how I get on with them.