I didn’t think I would be able to join in The Gallery this week, with yesterday being the day of my dad’s funeral. But the theme of ‘togetherness’ seemed so appropriate for the emotions I...
The Gallery – Shapes – A Load of Balls!
A forbidden photo taken in Madrid, last October, in the Museo Reina Sofia. I say forbidden because just after I’d clicked the shutter, a sour-faced woman told me I wasn’t allowed to photograph this...
The Gallery – Children – Cousins
My son, Rory, nearly 15, recently met his two week old cousin, John. The whole family were delighted when Rory asked if he could have a cuddle. We expected a teenage disinterest in...
The Gallery – Body Parts – Which bum is mine?
What an ingenious subject for this week’s Gallery – body parts. I took the opportunity to look through some old photographs for inspiration, rather than focus my lens on portions of my post-Christmas body which...
The Gallery – Black and White – Sooty and me
Blackpool, 1967: here I am, a little girl aged three, mesmerised by the spectacle of a live theatre performance of The Sooty Show. Can you imagine how excited I must have been, having only ever...
The Gallery – Before and After – The Money Shot!
The theme for this week’s Gallery is “Before and After”, the idea being to recreate an old photo from years ago. I thought about this and then, as you do, decided to cheat. Totally...
The Gallery – Favourite Photo – Iceland
For Tara’s Gallery this week we have to choose our favourite photo. For me, it had to be this one, Thingvellir in Iceland, for a variety of reasons. The Geography The great fault line...
Here Come the Girls – Miss Italia
This is an entry for Tara Cain’s The Gallery, the theme this week is “Here Come the Girls”. Summer 2009, a fantastic holiday on Lake Garda, staying in the town of Bardollino. The favourite...