Colours

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Bored at work, these colourful paper clips looked photogenic.

Trouble on the Line

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Platform 2 at Balham Station closed due to a broken down train at Clapham Junction.

Ploughman's

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Lunch at the Flower Pots at Cheriton, Hants. Damn fine pint (mid brown, fruity bre with a nice light malt after taste) and a basic Ploughman's. What a perfect Tuesday lunchtime.

Dunlop Dees

Sunday Special - Sissinghurst Castle and Gardens

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Day out to Sissinghurst, home of the author Vita Sackville-West.

One a Penny, Two a Penny...

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Hot Cross Buns, Hot Cross Buns.

Homemade, even

Photo Friday - Tiny

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Tiny Buddha - he's only one inch tall.

Putting the Pots to Bed

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Digging most of the day and planting seed ptoatoes.

Nice, Doggie

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Snaffled clutch of CDs from HMV, home of Nipper the Dog. The batch included the latest from Bonnie Prince Billy, Mogwai at the Beeb, Kim Hiorthy, the Necks and two versions of Mussourgy's Pictures at an Exhibition.

Stain

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There is a rather strange splatter stain on the wall in my office.

All Stations to Kennington

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"Minor Delays" on the Northern Line.

Brainbox

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My favourite TV programme - University Challenge. Fiendish questions for swots and brainboxes from British Universities compered by the smug Jeremy Paxman, the Rottweiler of political interviewers. I always root against Oxbridge colleges, but too often they win. As did super know-it-alls Corpus Christi Oxford (er, that means body of Christ doesn't it), tonight.

Daily?

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So, there's this really neat tool called Blogger Bot on Hello. It allows you to post pictures to your Blogger blog.

Only, for the last three days it hasn't worked. So, apologies for the lack of Donut's Daily Daguerreotype. I will try a work around posting through Blogspot Plus.

Strawbs

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Strawberries planted!

Balloon

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Travelling back from my parents, I spotted a balloon rally or whatever they are called. Here's a balloon in Sir Richard Branson's colours.

Photo Friday - Glow

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Glow of the candle.

Woof Woof!

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Beautiful Downtown Hounslow. Tin signs for dog food and biscuits on the wall of a parade of shops. Pity about the satellite dish.

Ooops!

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What happens when you accidentally step on a scanner.

Doorbell

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Amazing how many things run on batteries in this house. I spent my lunch hour trying to find the right size for the doorbell button. Got home to find that the batteries in the chime were flat!

Menu

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Tuesday today...so, Quorn, Spinach and Pasta Salad. Planned menus in this house. No convenience food allowed.

Arts-Loi

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A flying visit over to the Belgian capital, and a few minutes to visit the museums and galleries. Only, Brussels is closed on Mondays.

Stereo

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Sunday chores included wiring up 40 year old speakers, which I've inherited from my parents house. A lot of prog rock has previously oozed from the great little cones.

London Fire Brigade

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I checked and the house was not on fire.

Photo Friday - Faces

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August 2000. Mount Rushmore, South Dakota. Possibly the most famous faces in the world.

Strawberry Patch

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25 strawberry plants have arrived.

8 Items or Less

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Emergency provisions required for tonight's dinner. I'm a Sainsbury's man; but it had to be Tesco Metro at the corner of Bedford Street and New Row. There was a time that it was difficult to find a supermarket in Central London. Not now with Sainsbury's Local or Central and Tesco Express and Metro, helping the demise of local shops.

HEx

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Speeding back from the airport on the Heathrow Express at the end of my day trip to Brussels.

Barça

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FC Barcelona supporters gathering in Trafalgar Square at lunchtime before this evening's Champions' League clash with Chelski.

Mini-disc

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Tonight's "recording session". Gastr del Sol's "Serpentine Similar" to delight my ears tomorrow.

Mothering Sunday

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Mum on UK's version of Mother's Day.

Cap-Cap-Cap of Coffee

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Saturday lucnh at Domali on Gypsy Hill.

Photo Friday - Obsession

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My brother's obsession - gadgets. Here's a pocket digital video camera.

Office View

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The view from my office of the Royal Society of the Arts.

Sweet Tooth

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My work colleague bought some chocolates on his recent weekend in Budapest. Haven't the heart to tell him I don't like cherry liquers.

Quorn Cacciatore

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Meanwhile, back in the kitchen, here is a variation on one of my favourite meals when I was a teenager.

Quorn fillets
Red Pepper
200g mushrooms
Canned Tomatoes
50g fresh spinach
Basil garnish

Sear the fillets for 5 minutes. Ditto the pepper and mushrooms. Add fillets and tomatoes. Season and simmer for 20 minutes. Add spinach until it wilts. Serve with rice.

Dragon Breath

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St David's Day. He's the patron saint of Wales*, y'know. And, it brings out the daffodils this time of year.

* - national symbol=dragon