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29th May 2023

Maya at two months

Filed under: Diary,Family — John Allen @ 8:24 pm

24th April 2023

Maya at one month

Filed under: Diary — John Allen @ 11:41 am

Birthday portrait on April 24th

March 24th – Beautiful baby girl born in Bern

Beautiful baby girl born in Bern

Filed under: Diary — John Allen @ 5:40 am

On March 24th.

Maya

A sister for Aaron. A daughter for Sarah.

It is surely something totally wonderful when your daughter has her own daughter.  Especially for her mother.

Beautiful baby boy born in Bern

14th April 2023

Elizabeth Line 2023

Filed under: Diary,Uncategorized — John Allen @ 2:45 am

Photo taken yesterday while waiting to change at Whitechapel station.

10th November 2022

Mastodon

Filed under: Diary — John Allen @ 7:55 pm

Mastodon

30th June 2022

Family in Radelfingen

Filed under: Diary — Tags: , — John Allen @ 4:51 pm

To Switzerland and back in June

Filed under: Diary — John Allen @ 4:18 pm

17th June 2022

A Ruby Wedding Anniversary

Filed under: Diary — John Allen @ 12:38 pm

There Is A Garden In Her Face

BY THOMAS CAMPION

There is a garden in her face 
Where roses and white lilies grow; 
A heav’nly paradise is that place
Wherein all pleasant fruits do flow. 
There cherries grow which none may buy, 
Till “Cherry ripe” themselves do cry. 

Those cherries fairly do enclose 
Of orient pearl a double row, 
Which when her lovely laughter shows, 
They look like rose-buds fill’d with snow; 
Yet them nor peer nor prince can buy, 
Till “Cherry ripe” themselves do cry. 

Her eyes like angels watch them still, 
Her brows like bended bows do stand, 
Threat’ning with piercing frowns to kill 
All that attempt with eye or hand 
Those sacred cherries to come nigh, 
Till “Cherry ripe” themselves do cry. 

From: THE THIRD AND FOVRTHE BOOKE OF AYRES (1617)

On June 18th, 1982…

On June 18th, 2022…

18th September 2021

Lunch in Herongate

Filed under: Diary — John Allen @ 10:23 am

On 10th September 2021

Vanessa; John; Ann; Carol
Dessert with dogs

25th August 2021

Setters in leaves

Filed under: Diary — John Allen @ 6:46 pm
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