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Family Album 7

This is a formal portrait of Granddad Dunbar. It was printed on a postcard sized print but with no information. However I know it was taken before May 1919 when he retired from the Royal Scots, after some 23 years … Continue reading

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Blue

Sitting in my inbox was a e-newsletter from my new friend: The Royal Photographic Society. The correspondence was timely as there is less to do now for the MA: the book is printed most the items I want to present … Continue reading

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Dad’s gone bonkers

I finally got to see dad yesterday as the visiting restrictions due to the Norovirus were lifted at the hospital. I stayed for three hours and we sat and chatted – just shooting the breeze.   Dad is really physically … Continue reading

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Dad

Pain patches on dad’s old knees I visited dad today. I was present for the doctor’s round and he advised that dad was ready to go home and that the plan for bed based (ie care facility based) rehabilitation had … Continue reading

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Dad

Looking better today…

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Dad

Dad’s been in hospital a week now. There is nothing medically wrong with him as such, but he can’t move much without lots of pain and so hasn’t been out of bed since being admitted. Still he’s eating more and … Continue reading

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Dad: a week of possibilities

Dad’s mental health seems to be cyclical. Sometimes, when there are things happening to distract him from his melancholia, he seems okay, but most of the time he is sad and can’t get beyond the fact that mum’s gone. His … Continue reading

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Dad

A bit breathless today….

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Dad again

Another photo following my visit yesterday.

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A new project (sort of)

Last year I completed a project entitled Getting On that documented my old dad following the loss of mum in the summer of 2014. I visited dad yesterday and took this shot and have decided to continue that project by … Continue reading

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