Tag Archives: colour popping

Making order out of disorder

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Pete

You just can’t control some things….

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Spectacle and Arte Povera at the Tate

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Pete

Last week was not great. Two arguments with the bank over dad’s Power of Attorney, a formal complaint on two counts being upheld, then another complaint and compensation, dad’s boiler breaking down, dad breaking down, Karen thinking there is a … Continue reading →

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Symposium–February 3rd 2015

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Pete

Yesterday’s symposium consisted of a wide ranging discussion of all sorts of things. Interactivity (eg Blast Theory) , destruction (eg Michael Landy) – where definitions of art and games don’t really work any more eg in some interactive games that … Continue reading →

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My first post in Windows 8.1

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Pete

So the last two days have been spent working hard installing and configuring software on a new PC. It should all go swimmingly of course, but that has never really been the case has it? So in a way this … Continue reading →

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A photo a day – out of kilter

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Pete

I should be at dad’s today but can’t face him. Or not so much him as his behaviour. I know it’s a call for help and the appointment with the care service is going ahead and then the lady is … Continue reading →

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A photo a day – dreams

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Pete

“The old bloke had always dreamed about winning the Lottery for most of his life, but now was too old to enjoy it even if he did win, so limited himself to buying the Sunday paper.”

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A photo a day – lift

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Pete

“After the lift door closed Pete began to feel uneasy”

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A photo a day – Greg and the Sunday paper

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Pete

Today’s photo is a purely playful thing. It’s of Greg, my eldest son in the back garden. I had originally envisaged  a portrait with a Victorian evocation, and in many ways this does just that. Greg is posing as if … Continue reading →

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A photo a day – a congratulatory card

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Pete

A card was put through my door today. My dear mum had taken the trouble to buy, write and bring around a card for me while tomorrow she will be finding out whether her Ovarian cancer is treatable and to … Continue reading →

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A photo a day – call the midwife!

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Pete

Greg and Alex are out, there is no football and so Karen and I decided to pop down to Chatham Dockyard for a few hours. It was a warm afternoon but hardly anyone was present so it felt like we … Continue reading →

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