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We all love sunsets. We will sometimes go miles to enjoy them. We celebrate them with our holiday snaps. They happen at the sea, on big landscapes, from the top of hills and mountains. But it took me 20 years in my house in Ipswich to notice, let alone study, the sunset in my back garden! I could put in

  My son and daugther-in-law say thought long and hard about the name for their daughter and knowing how much care they have put in to everything before and since I am sure they did. Elizabeth Joy!  They were veering strongly towards Elizabeth and the coincidence of Platy Jubes with the birth clinched it.  But what a joy too when

Apologies to James Joyce for the heading here but it does work well for this blog!  I asked for feedback following the recent relaunching of my website.  It has generally been very constructive as well as, fortunately, positive!  Thanks very much to those who took up their precious time to do it.  One point which came up more than once

In June 2017 my son Jacob announced he was getting married. In July. In Hong Kong. Whilst very unexpected and sudden it was marvellous to celebrate his wedding! Whilst out there I admired some images of traditional Chinese Art, particularly bamboo, and thought wouldn’t it be marvellous too if I could find out a little about some of the techniques

On 13th June 2013 I attended the Drawing Prize at Suffolk New College to give it out (some very good winners too) and afterwards I went round the Summer Show. I went past Shelley’s Restaurant, the excellent restaurant run by the students on catering courses. There were several people outside I knew involved in the Ipswich public sector and business