Mondayitis – Google Translation Tripout!

7 Sep 20157 Sep 2015

Despite the return of the dreaded Man Flu (see Mondayitis - Man Flu for the whole shocking story) I dragged myself to work and manfully endured my duties until the…

Ho Chi Minh City Avalanche

26 Aug 201530 Nov 2015

I captured this photo through the windscreen of our coach of commuters in Ho Chi Minh City. This unstoppable avalanche of people seem somehow to move without endlessly crashing. There…

Tiny things of exquisite beauty

9 Jul 20159 Jul 2015

Silently the buds Wait and watch the bolder blooms Loudly shout their joy As you may or may not know, in my other existence I speak Japanese. Now some readers of this blog may cry...…

Mondayitis – Et tu toothipeg?

22 Jun 201522 Jun 2015

Mondayitis – Et tu toothipeg? Once upon a time when gold was affordable I got a crown hand crafted in this most beguiling of metals…. Now for the past few…

Mondayitis – Perles before Porc

8 Jun 20158 Jun 2015

Have you ever suddenly found yourself realising that what you thought moments before was a doting audience hanging upon every word that dropped from your lips was actually a mindless…

Satsuma Sunday

3 May 20159 Aug 2015

This Japanese Satsuma plate I found at a local antique fair. This amazing dish is super-saturated with decoration all done by hand by an artist in the late Meiji era…

Hội An Boats at Night

14 Apr 201514 Apr 2015

At nighttime the old centre of Hoi An is transformed into a fantastic world of lights and colours. We strolled along the riverside street as the silk lanterns of every…