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 am
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 particular
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
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 wouldn’t
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 seen
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 ignoring
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 at
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 night