Archive for August 2009

Learning to paint and take photos in France

23 August 2009 | Category: Entertainment

Just back from a fantastic week at a fantastic holiday cooking school in France – except Mrs R and I didn’t avail ourselves of the opportunity to cook, but instead spent the week learning to paint (Dawn) and taking some intermediate-level photography classes (me) at the same venue. It really is a great setup which [...]



Why I bought a Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1

12 August 2009 | Category: Gadgetry and IT

Well, here it is, my brand new Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 camera, which has just arrived here at Cherry Hinton Blues Towers. It took me several weeks of research and indeed soul-searching to opt for this groundbreaking camera, and I thought I’d pass on the information which helped me choose one here. If you’d like to [...]