Critic (n.) 1580s “one who passes judgement,” from Middle French critique (14c.), from the Latin criticus “a judge,” from Greek kritikos “able to make judgements” Able to make judgements, how many of us are really able to make judgements that are fair and unbiased? We often have preconceived ideas as to how something should look, sound, taste, act…. but is it fair to compare that preconceived idea with what we actually see at the cinema, or when we first listen to a CD? It’s something I’m curious about, my curiosity…
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Never Too Old
“You’re too old to ……” No I’m not, you’re never too old for some things, that applies to Lego, especially when you’re a bit of a geek and you’ve just seen the Lego Hobbit: Unexpected Gathering set 😉 Seeing this was well timed, as I’d just received a couple of Amazon vouchers from my brother & sister in law, I had planned on buying a couple of books but couldn’t resist being a big kid again. Lego & Hobbit characters are copyright to their respective owners not me 😉…
Read MoreByrddæg Wyscan
Bloemfontein, 3rd of January 1892, J. R. R. Tolkien is born, fast forward one hundred and twenty two years and I’m photographing a button 🙂 The connection between Tolkien being born and the button? Well….. ….if Tolkien hadn’t been born he’d not have started writing, if he’d not started writing he could never have written the Hobbit, if he’d not written the Hobbit they’d not have made the films, if they’d not made the films they’d never have made the acorn buttons for Bilbo’s waistcoat, and if they’d not made…
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Driving home from Keswick today we took the road via Caldbeck Common and noticed the light over the Lakeland Fells was looking interesting, so we stopped and I made a quick dash up a small hill for a photograph.
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