tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30473714161915523032024-03-12T23:56:05.280+00:00the rainbow effectArgyll, photography, wordsthe rainbow effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02493073208554156647noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047371416191552303.post-52579239561811547932014-06-03T19:05:00.000+01:002014-06-03T19:05:07.340+01:00Bright Sparks<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Bright sparks, creative hands, young minds. </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Working with three local artists - Colm Docherty, Sam Jones and <a href="http://www.sandikiehlmann.com/" target="_blank">Sandi Kiehlmann</a>.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">...local kids explore their creativity - discovering textures, drawing and sketching built and natural environment, using natural materials as artistic tools and resources and more....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">These workshops were run as part of the beautiful and extraordinary <a href="http://www.juliebrook.com/" target="_blank">Julie Brook</a> exhibition at the <a href="http://www.dunoonburghhall.org.uk/index.php" target="_blank">Burgh Hall Dunoon</a> - art inspiring art inspiring our bright sparks.</span><br />
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<br />the rainbow effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02493073208554156647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047371416191552303.post-36190047428972884022014-02-21T11:19:00.000+00:002014-02-21T11:21:13.310+00:00Embra<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Cold, grey, dreich but beautiful - skylines and roofs making exquisite shapes in the glowering sky, astonishing architecture, pigeons with attitude and kids bouncing with vigour, vim and <a href="http://gallusgames.org/explore-gallus" target="_blank">gallusne</a></span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://gallusgames.org/explore-gallus" target="_blank">ss</a>. This was half-term, that was Edinburgh.....</span><br />
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the rainbow effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02493073208554156647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047371416191552303.post-47353139785996967062014-01-23T11:51:00.000+00:002014-01-23T11:51:23.935+00:00Little Red<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Having spent a lot of 2013 wishing I lived somewhere a bit more urban and frenetic, looking at the superb street photography of colleagues and peers with envy, I came to the decision at Hogmanay that:</span><br />
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a) Envy was a pointless, tiresome waste of time - I'm never going to move again (probably).</span><br />
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With this in mind, I began to think how I could use the breathtaking landscapes that surround our wee wooden house in a way that suited my passion for photographing people. And so the idea of the 'Little Red' project was born. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">250 raw images later, which were distilled down to 45 and a final cherry pick of the 10 strongest images - here is Little Red:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">If you would like a print of any of these or other images on the blog, please contact me at powanmedia@gmail.com for details on sizes and prices, and please feel free to post a comment! Feedback is always gratefully received - thanks for reading!!</span>the rainbow effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02493073208554156647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047371416191552303.post-41044065483846764962013-09-15T20:12:00.001+01:002013-09-15T20:12:52.594+01:00Robert Stewart - An Argyll Artist<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Described as '<span style="background-color: white;">one of the foremost British designers of the second half of the 20th century', Robert (Bob) Stewart was a prolific and immensely productive Argyll artist and designer, as well as Head of Textiles and Design at Glasgow School of Art. His work spans textiles, ceramics, graphics, fine art, murals, mosaics and tapestries - his output was extraordinary. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-color: white;">A </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">fraction of his extraordinarily diverse and beautiful output can be seen at a small but extensive exhibition at the Burgh Hall, Dunoon. </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-color: white;">Thanks to the hard work of curator Anne E. Ferguson,herself an artist and ex-student of Bob, this </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">visually stunning exhibition </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-color: white;">has 'come home' to Cowal. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The show is a treat for the eyes, with many references to Bob's love of his home environment in Cowal and Argyll, especially his striking textiles named after local places such as Kilmun or Glendaruel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Running until 30th September you won't be disappointed if you pop in to have a look at one of Argyll's finest artists</span>.</div>
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<br />the rainbow effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02493073208554156647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047371416191552303.post-19324258025024533712013-09-04T11:00:00.000+01:002013-09-04T11:00:05.708+01:00It wasn't all tea and cakes....<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Admittedly, we did drink a lot of tea and eat a fair amount of cake on our recent Manchester trip. However, we also managed to cram in some 'culture' as well. Top favourite - the <a href="http://www.manchestergalleries.org/" target="_blank">Manchester Art Gallery</a> on Quay Street - a cornucopia of new, old, traditional, avant garde, arts, crafts and more. Highlights included lolling about on benches staring at huge Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite paintings and hiding in dimly lit installations giggling - I never said we were connoisseurs!:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The <a href="http://www.manchestergalleries.org/whats-on/permanent-galleries/gallery-of-craft-and-design/" target="_blank">Gallery of Craft and Design</a> housed in a </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">former Victorian theatre</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> was filled with some truly beautiful stuff. Not only </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">one of the architectural highlights of the Manchester Art Gallery, t</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">his gallery has a fantastic collection of </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">over 1,300 objects from ancient pottery to the latest designs in furniture and lighting.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Then we shuffled off to the exquisite and atmospheric late Victorian Gothic building that is the<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 17px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 17px;"><a href="http://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/rylands/" target="_blank">John Rylands Library</a> - </span><span style="line-height: 17px;">housing one of the greatest collections of manuscripts and printed works in the world including some of the </span><span style="line-height: 17px;">oldest fragment of the New Testament</span><span style="line-height: 17px;">, the Guttenberg Bibles, most of Caxton's works, the first edition of Shakespeare's Sonnets and more. This</span></span> extraordinary building, possibly one of the most beautiful libraries ever, has a modern edifice stitched on to its side, providing visitors with a great cafe that serves a huge and rather good cup of tea....I'm sensing a theme here.....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So, in summary, Manchester was mainly cups of tea, with the occasional cake thrown in and a delicious smattering of culture. We've already booked our next trip - Liverpool in October. Now, anyone know a good teashop?......</span><br />
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the rainbow effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02493073208554156647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047371416191552303.post-8402888457604354902013-08-19T19:39:00.000+01:002013-08-19T19:40:21.056+01:00Four Go Mad in Manchester!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">We arrived by train - it rained, the wind blew, the sun came out, we walked, we gawped, we shopped, we ate cake, we saw Urban Stuff - we had a grand time!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Highlights included a newly kindled love affair with the 'Northern Quarter' - indie, boho, crafty, artisan shops, bars, cafes set amongst semi-derelict, red-bricked buildings. So many, many good things but these two come with the highest recommendations:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Astonishingly fab cakes including the 'Brokeback Battenburg', plus Carrot & Toasted Coconut and White Chocolate & Poppy Seed</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Probably the best teashop in the Northern Hemisphere - <a href="http://teacupandcakes.com/" target="_blank">Teacup on Thomas St</a> - where cakes reign supreme, the tea is heavenly and the service, utterly charming. Cannot recommend this highly enough! Go!! If we lived in Manchester we'd probably live here..</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Secondly, the fabulous <a href="http://www.junkshop.co.uk/" target="_blank">Junk Shop</a> - vintage clothing shop with a sublime retro style and vibe all of it's own. Browse delicious clothes upcycled from vintage fabrics, vintage and vintage styled jewellery and accessories; you can even enroll in a class to make your own lovely clobber!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Plus, the amazing <a href="http://www.afflecks.com/" target="_blank">Afflecks</a> - couldn't get the kids (or me!) out of this place!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Floors of goth, hippie, biker, Teddy Boy and Girl gear, posters, bespoke jewellery, vintage clothing and footwear - so much fun under one roof, including the best, little hairdressers ever - Miss Effie got her barnet styled beautifully at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://www.afflecks.com/our-shops/northern-cutter/" target="_blank">the Northern Cutter</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">. They don't need my recommendation, they are already legends, but I was impressed at the level of care and attention give to one wee scrap of Argyll Attitude, and her lollipop!</span><br />
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<br />the rainbow effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02493073208554156647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047371416191552303.post-24073891688674586042013-08-01T15:39:00.000+01:002013-08-01T15:39:13.207+01:00Glasgow's Va-Va-Vintage Voom!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Now in it's 12th year the <a href="http://www.merchantcityfestival.com/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank">Merchant City Festival</a>, once again, provided 5 days of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">spectacular entertainment in Glasgow’s cultural quarter plus the most fabulous addition of <a href="http://www.vintagefestival.co.uk/events/vintage-glasgow-27-28-july-2013" target="_blank">Wayne and Geraldine Hemingway's 'Vintage' Festival</a>. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">There were inspiring businesses aplenty, using strong vintage motif/styling/vehicles at their stalls and pitches:</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Facilitated by Maria Anastassiou and Jo Byrne, the workshop was enjoyed by all, from the very youngest,</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">and I was luck enough to be asked to capture it for the Burgh Hall archives. </span><br />
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<br />the rainbow effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02493073208554156647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047371416191552303.post-83718378255364566892013-05-30T21:46:00.000+01:002013-05-30T21:46:13.498+01:00Magic and Sculpture<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">A bright and sunny Saturday morning- we walked in the sun, we looked at fantastic sculptures, we sat, lolled, rolled in the grass, climbed on the rocks, captured a Damselfly, collected beach booty, admired flowers and more sculptures, ran around, patted dogs and generally had a wonderful time.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Magical place in a magical spot - the <a href="http://www.scottishsculpturepark.com/index.php" target="_blank">Caol Ruadh</a> Sculpture Park - you should go! </span><br />
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<br />the rainbow effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02493073208554156647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047371416191552303.post-81612725637595400372013-05-27T13:46:00.000+01:002013-05-27T13:46:29.560+01:00The Fairground's Attractions<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Let me start by saying I don't like fairgrounds - I don't like things that go fast, throw you around in the air, go high and require you to pay a small fortune for the privilege of feeling ill. This one was also a tad creepy, the garish colours in the stark gloom and constant drizzle. That said, even on a rainy, bleak 'Spring' afternoon, it was a great place to take photographs, plus small daughter had a wonderful time!</span><br />
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<br />the rainbow effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02493073208554156647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047371416191552303.post-7768707300698351872013-05-20T19:35:00.001+01:002013-05-20T19:35:36.625+01:00Let the Stars come out....<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">As part of the forthcoming <a href="http://www.dunoonfilmfestival.org/" target="_blank">Dunoon Film Festival</a>, the <a href="http://burghhalldunoon.com/" target="_blank">Burgh Hall</a> are hosting a small but perfectly formed, free photographic exhibition "Stars in Scotland".</span><br />
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<br />the rainbow effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02493073208554156647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047371416191552303.post-83376540978324866132013-05-01T18:57:00.001+01:002013-05-01T18:57:51.728+01:00Spring Greens - Wild Garlic #3<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">April showers, warmer weather, much rain. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allium_ursinum" target="_blank">Wild Garlic</a> is <a href="http://therainboweffect.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/ramsoned-by-nature.html" target="_blank">abundant </a>on the edge of the forest so for our <a href="http://therainboweffect.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/aint-nature-grand.html" target="_blank">third year</a> we have been foraging, nibbling and cooking like it's going out of fashion.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">First job - a batch of Wild Garlic Pesto - made just like normal pesto but with ramsons instead of fresh basil leaves.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Since then we've made carrot and wild garlic broth with green lentils, roasted a cod loin wrapped in wild garlic with olive oil and lemon juice, constructed a splendid pizza with wild garlic pesto instead of tomato sauce and topped with enoki mushrooms, feta, goats and mozzarella cheeses. </span></div>
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the rainbow effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02493073208554156647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047371416191552303.post-55012082723816525532013-04-24T22:55:00.000+01:002013-04-24T22:55:32.860+01:00It's the small things....<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A fruitless day wrestling with finances, so took a small stroll round by the river for a breath of fresh air. Spring seems slow in arriving, but good news, the wild garlic has come on a treat since the last visit two weeks ago. Much greenness, little buds, shoots and blossoms everywhere, if you look closely.</span><br />
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<span id="goog_533965912"></span>the rainbow effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02493073208554156647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047371416191552303.post-34697394552077138612013-04-10T20:18:00.000+01:002013-04-10T20:18:15.525+01:00Spring has sprung......though there's still a bit of snow on the hills. It's also quite chilly still, so blooms, buds and blossoms are not yet in abundance; ditto the wild garlic, but soon. Easter has been and gone, school holidays been and almost gone. Walks, riverbanks, tree ring counting and a bit of sibling love and wrestling, some trees, mosses and 'helicopter skeletons' as Effie calls them....<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">For me, a bit of a mix - lots of great photo-ing (events, commissions and a glorious wedding); a fantastic holiday with family and friends in deepest Suffolk, lots of cooking and baking, catching up with old friends and relatives from distant shores; plus, on the down side, a partial toe amputation-ouch! </span><br />
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the rainbow effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02493073208554156647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047371416191552303.post-82679919609935401522013-01-17T20:35:00.000+00:002013-01-17T20:35:05.232+00:00Paul & Sam's Argyll Wedding<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A damp & overcast Argyll day, occasionally drizzly - but the bride looked like amazing, the church was chocolate box pretty & the friends and family were full of joy & fun, so the drizzle didn't matter. In addition, the reception was held at <a href="http://www.invercottage.com/" target="_blank">Inver Cottage</a> quite the most scenic restaurant in the whole of the uk! A pleasure to shoot, a delight to have attended:</span><br />
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<br />the rainbow effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02493073208554156647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047371416191552303.post-45462501576474866602012-04-25T18:06:00.001+01:002012-04-25T18:06:15.137+01:00Ramsoned by Nature<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, it's that time of year again when the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsons" target="_blank">ramsons or wild garlic</a> are in abundance in the glen. <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3047371416191552303#editor/target=post;postID=2075037359501575387" target="_blank">Every year</a> we have a large patch opposite the house on the other side of the sheep field and we tend to go a bit daft, adding wild garlic to just about everything. This year is no exception. Free, delicious and bountiful - what's not to like!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Bold Foragers - that's me and our Effie - headed off earlier in the week with some plastic bags for a toddle round and half an hour of gathering the delicious leaves. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then home, where we washed the first lot, patted them dry and made some <a href="http://www.rivercottage.net/recipes/wild-garlic-pesto/" target="_blank">wild garlic pesto</a> - this was served up later, swirled in some creme fraiche, with pan fried mushrooms on a bed of spaghetti. In addition we quickly concocted some home-made garlic and ramsons bread - baked for 10 minutes in the oven, I have to say this was the best garlic bread I have ever eaten.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last night saw prawns cooked in olive oil with shallots and minced wild garlic and chillies served with creamy mash that had some more chopped ramsons stirred through it and a baby leaf salad. See what I mean - mad for it!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tonight, Spanish Tortilla with wild garlic and shallots, Feta, Wensleydale and Gran Padano cheeses served with baby leaf, spinach and wild garlic salad.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And so it will continue, adding it to fish dishes, baked new potatoes, soups, salads, whatever springs to mind; until we have run out of ramsons or gotten so sick of them that we give up! I reckon on the latter.</span><br />
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<br />the rainbow effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02493073208554156647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047371416191552303.post-88012957090743424262012-02-23T17:08:00.000+00:002012-02-23T17:08:00.143+00:00Urban<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm not someone who makes it up to the Big City (aka Glasgow) on a regular basis, but last weekend I was treated to a night in a rather funky hotel - <a href="http://www.citizenm.com/glasgow/index.php?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=citizen+m+glasgow&utm_campaign=%2522Branding_EN%2522" target="_blank">Citizen M</a> - and dinner in one of my favourite restaurants - <a href="http://www.roganoglasgow.com/" target="_blank">Rogano</a> - by my <a href="http://therainboweffect.blogspot.com/2011/03/lexicon-of-life.html" target="_blank">lovely Mum and her nancies!</a> There wasn't much time for mooching around the urban sprawl, firing of a few pics here and there but these four encapsulate a very nice time indeed:</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All in all, great nosh, exceptional company and some rapid retail therapy in the form of new school trainers, pants and pyjamas for the kids! A great time was had by all - well, me and my Mum!!</span>the rainbow effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02493073208554156647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047371416191552303.post-39474480083179697692012-02-07T12:48:00.000+00:002012-02-07T12:48:10.082+00:00It's not all bad, really!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yup, I may be losing my main source of income soon, my son is a raging teenager at nine years old, I am shortly to have the small bone on the top of my left small toe amputated - but hey, I get to live (and work) here, so not all bad as you can see:</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">All images are available in various sizes as mounted and/or framed prints - please contact me at powanmedia@gmail.com or visit my portfolio at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://rainboweffect.500px.com/" target="_blank">500px</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> for any further information.</span>the rainbow effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02493073208554156647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047371416191552303.post-23493048458753252902011-08-30T22:06:00.000+01:002011-08-30T22:06:15.943+01:00Summer? What Summer?!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I haven't blogged since June - <i>scandalous!</i> What have I been doing? Well not sunbathing - weather has been pretty poor and I've been working (very hard!) mainly at my real job (thank you <a href="http://www.kilfinancommunityforest.co.uk/">KCF</a>!) and brushing up on my photographic skills. I set myself a 30 day challenge in early July and didn't miss a day - the challenge was a new photo every day - more difficult than you think when you're rushed off your feet! I won't bore you with endless photos, ten of the best are below. In no particular order:</span><br />
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