December 2008 Archives

Borders, Cambridge.

My all-day breakfast and pot of tea (it was much better than it looks).  And my guide to the fair.

For those of you for whom I didn't manage to send a card this year for whatever reason, this is for you, my 2008 Xmas card:

... while listening to music and this is what I saw.

From the Guardian...  It's about a traveler's wedding reception...

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Quilligan and Sheridan's wedding ended with their photographer, Jess Hurd, being detained by the police.

She was questioned under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, after officers noticed her standing outside the hall in Canary Wharf waiting for a shot of the guests leaving, even though she was surrounded by snappily dressed members of the party. The venue is near the site of the 1996 IRA bomb.

"This incident could hardly have been more inept or offensive," said Richard Sheridan, uncle to the groom and president of the Gypsy Council, which campaigns for civil rights for Romany and travellers.

"Being at a young couple's wedding reception - and on UN human rights day."

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If in doubt, take a picture.  On my phone.  Peterborough station.

Just follow the signs.  That's all you ever have to do.  Seek and ye shall find, as it were.

I do however regret not photographing the sign below the cistern.  I bet that it was interesting.

Or maybe ordinary (ish) objects in beautiful industrial settings.

I've always liked the everyday objects that you see in garages / workshops that are differentiated simply because they are filthy.  Kettles.  Light switches.  Toilets.  Tea-towels.  Mugs.  Soap.  Sinks. 

Apropos of nothing, other than that this is a printing press, Xaar today made another 18 people redundant.