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Fireworks in Geneva, Switzerland, 12 August 2017. Fireworks explode overhead in hues of pinkAnd emotions surface like the bubbles in my glassOf rosé champagne as…

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A rose-tinted start to the New Year

A rose-tinted start to the New Year

Fireworks in Geneva, Switzerland, 12 August 2017. Fireworks explode overhead in hues of pinkAnd emotions surface like the bubbles in my glassOf rosé champagne as…

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Embracing the beauty of life on the Costa Brava

Embracing the beauty of life on the Costa Brava

The coastline of the Cap de Creus Natural Park on the Costa Brava in Catalonia, Spain, 10 May 2022. ‘I’m stranded’, Van Morrison sang through…

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The highs and lows of the Grand Canyon

The highs and lows of the Grand Canyon

A view of the Grand Canyon from Hopi Point on the South Rim. Leaving the glitz of Las Vegas behind, we drove into the sunriseLured…

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Disorientation in Dubrovnik                        

Disorientation in Dubrovnik                        

A cannon on the city walls of Dubrovnik, overlooking the Adriatic Sea. Creaking and swaying, the ferry slowly pulled away from the port of Bari…

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The cheerful chap with a trailer full of c**p

The cheerful chap with a trailer full of c**p

Looking from the South West Coast Path, Cornwall, towards The Great Mewstone and Wembury, Devon, and the South Devon coastline. Between the ages of 8–12…

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Ten things you shouldn’t say to someone whose loved one is ill with metastatic melanoma

Ten things you shouldn’t say to someone whose loved one is ill with metastatic melanoma

The Ionian Sea as seen from Agios Mattheos mountain, Corfu, Greece Here are 10 tactless things people said when my Dad was ill with metastatic…

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The appeasement of Barber’s Adagio for Strings

The appeasement of Barber’s Adagio for Strings

Stormy sky over the island of Samson, Isles of Scilly WRITTEN IN JUNE 2018 Marking forty years of marriage, anniversary roses sway in the breezeAs…

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