Twins again!
Connie and Alfie go down to the woods, nibble some vegetation, and meet their cousin Max.
May 27, 2010
Photos: 18
The Arvon Road Allotments Summerhouse
The Arvon Road Allotments in North London have an area of woodland which the plotholders maintain as a haven for wildlife and a place to enjoy peace and quiet in the midst of the city. It now has a summerhouse, adapted from an old railway wagon, with materials found in the woods or donated by plotholders.
May 26, 2010
Photos: 16
Twins in spring 2010
Besotted grandparents enjoying quality time with twins as they experience their fourth and fifth months of life.
Jan 13, 2010
Photos: 32
Solstice Album 2009
Things that the Staplegettes have been doing this year.
Dec 21, 2009
Photos: 48
The Twins' First Month
Alfred and Constance were born on 11th December 2009, and have had many admiring visitors ever since.
Dec 11, 2009
Photos: 57
Six go mad in Cornwall
Terry and Cary rented a cottage in Boscastle for the whole family (more or less) to spend some holiday time together. August 2009 Part 3.
Aug 28, 2009
Photos: 56
Morgan Does London
Morgan gets to know the sights and tastes of London. August 2009 Part 2
Aug 17, 2009
Photos: 49
August 2009 Part 1
Morgan and Martino spent a week together, having adventures in London.
Aug 16, 2009
Barnsley locations
Jul 8, 2009
Photos: 61
Lanhydrock
Lanhydrock is a National Trust house and garden near Bodmin in Cornwall.
May 15, 2009
Photos: 34
Dublin Bay April 09
I went to a conference in Dun Laoghaire so we thought we'd stay a few days in a flat rented from a friend. It poured with rain and we were too tired to do the proper touristy things, so....
Apr 25, 2009
Photos: 33
A Snowy Day in London Town
What would count as a small snow shower in New York or Moscow was a big event for us softies in London. Views around our house and garden in North London, 2nd February 2009.
Feb 2, 2009
Photos: 15
Bremen 09
A few pictures from the 14th Bremen International Film Conference, and a lot from Bremen Town on a wet Sunday morning.
Jan 17, 2009
Photos: 63
Morgan Learns to Skate
When Morgan saw the outdoor ice rink at the Natural History Museum he was keen to have a go. He learned to skate quite quickly, but I was completely hopeless!
Jan 7, 2009
Photos: 10
Solstice Album 2008
Things that Cary and Terry have been doing this year.
Dec 15, 2008
Photos: 44
Polish Painters Project
The Polish Painters' Project renovated our old stairwell. Here are the Before, During and After pictures.
Aug 31, 2008
Photos: 68
Four Go Mad in Cornwall
Cary, Terry, Phoebe and Dickon went to Devon and Cornwall in August 2008 for Cary's father Deryck's 95th birthday and some visits to the seaside in the rain.
Aug 21, 2008
Photos: 51
Yew trees
Old yew trees in a Devon churchyard.
Photos: 12
Wet Saturday in Scarborough
It's hard having fun on holiday when it rains all the time. Photos taken on 9th August 2008.
Aug 7, 2008
Photos: 28
Beside the Seaside
Scarborough: the UK's oldest seaside resort. Pictures taken in August 2008.
Photos: 22
Italy July 08
Pictures from Modena, La Graveglia, Porto Venere and Levanto, showing Cary and Terry's holiday with their son (Ben) and his family (Gil and Morgan), 6-16th July 2008.
Jul 9, 2008
Morgan working
Morgan figures out a puzzle in his Geronimo Stilton book, with Gil's help.
Photos: 8
Ouch!
Gil extracts sea urchin spines from Cary's foot. Photos by Morgan (aged six).
Photos: 9
Rose Cottage
Deryck and Ruth's house and garden in West Devon
Jun 11, 2008
New York June 08
I stayed in New York 4th - 9th June 2008, having been invited to speak at a conference, and took two extra days to explore.
Jun 5, 2008
Photos: 38
Essaouira Jan 08
Cary and Terry stayed for a week at the Tea House riad in Essaouira, Morocco.
Jan 18, 2008
Gil and Morgan Learning English
Jan 4, 2008
Photos: 13
Solstice Album
Staplegette places and people in 2007.
Dec 10, 2007
Doha
Photos taken during a "media literacy institute" in Doha, December 2007.
Photos: 55
Athens Oct 07
I made a flying visit to Athens at the invitation of the Hellenic Audiovisual Institute. As well as speaking at their conference I managed to visit the Acropolis and Hydra.
Oct 23, 2007
Photos: 31
Manu, Max, Marmite - and Pepe
Our nephew Max, his girlfriend Manuela, their cat Pepe, and the amazing properties of Marmite.
Sep 15, 2007
Two Days at the Allotment
September's a good time for rebuilding the steps and terraces on our allotment which is on a railway embankment in North London.
Sep 1, 2007
Bazalbaldis in UK 07
Family holiday time in Devon, Cornwall and London
Jul 21, 2007
Italy April 07
With family in Modena and Liguria
Apr 5, 2007
The Kitchen Saga
Mar 8, 2007
Photos: 21
Riyadh
Some of the photos I took on a five-day visit to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for an international conference on media literacy in March 2007.
Mar 3, 2007
How to make a proper pizza
Sep 24, 2006
Churches and gravestones
May 29, 2006
Sharpitor, Dartmoor
Cary: autobiography
A few photos from my life, starting in Ashburton where I lived as a child.
Jan 11, 2006
Summertime by the sea
A reminder for Morgan about the holiday he spent in Devon and Cornwall when he was four years old.
Sep 16, 2005
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