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Two bridges
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Two bridges to hoy us over the gap between Oxford and Devon . The first, courtesy of College Cruisers : The second, a present to m...
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Snowmography
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Growing up in Devon, snow was something of a rarity. We were a spit away from the so-called  English Riviera , famous for its palm-loving ma...
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Go fly a kite
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During the recent spell of sunny weather (remember that?) I turned out a kite, a forgotten gift, from the bottom of a cupboard. What could b...
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Time machine
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On our respective eighth birthdays my father bought me and my brother a camera each, a Kodak Instamatic (we were at that squabblesome age wh...
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Anniversary
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Managed to get away the other weekend for our first wedding anniversary, a wee trip home to Devon and Dartmoor . In glorious, warm, unseason...
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Et in Arcadia ego
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I spent the Easter weekend in Devon, a long-overdue visit to my parents, who live an hour apart, not far from where I grew up. Just as I rem...
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