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Ringing the changes from the city Polaroids that I’ve added to the last few posts, this little mosaic is made up of detail shots around Budapest. In each city I’ve taken quite a few “non Polaroid” images – mainly because the collage range requires this additional material.
I’ve been scanning pretty intensively for the last while, [...]

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 ( Photograph is the most recent Polaroid that I’ve processed from the Istanbul series. I am trying to get rid of the green cast. Not perfect,but on the right track. I should post the original and you’ll see what I have been battling with !)                                                                           
Now that I have a bit longer at home , in [...]

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One of my absolute favourite places is the Gellert Baths. Show me a bit of faded grandeur, preferably Art Nouveau style , combine it with a swimming pool and hot springs and you’ll have no bother from me for a while. For a couple of blissful seasons I led tours to Romania which flew in [...]

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Quick post today as I’ve been spending all my time processing. These Polaroids continue to be tricky. I do  miss the other more straight forward film, but this is the film I have to use now.
This street is on the Buda side of the city – called Gul Baba Utca . The cobbled street leads [...]

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So, city number 10. I am slowly getting towards the final run. I thought that Budapest might be quite a gentle city to do – I have been here before and already have my bearings. Or so I thought. Actually I realise that I don’t know the city that well after all – a lot [...]

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With a bit more time over the New Year I dug out my favourite cook books and did a spot of baking. Top of the list for inspiration is Chocolate and Zucchini . This book is a little stroll round Paris and culinary ideas all rolled into one. My first attempt at  Gateau Chocolat Framboise – but with Clotilde’s [...]

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Something of a musical interlude for me, this last week.  The last gasp of the festival was followed by the Gypsy Arts Festival which made use of the Spiegelgarden before it gets dismantled and shipped off to sunny Australia. I am tempted to dust down my CV and see if I can follow them there…..both [...]

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