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My photo this week in line with the theme 'Churches' is off Holy Trinity Clapham, near Clapham Common, South London.
I was visiting this church with a friend and one of the things that made me want to use this as my Diptych photo was it's history.
You see, this is where my one of my heros worshipped.
The blue plaque reads: 'William Wilberforce and the Clapham Sect worshipped in this church, their
campaigning resulted in the abolition of slavery in British Dominions, 1833.
So this church represents freedom, of lives lived to the full, of sacrifices made, of blind but trusting faith, of people being strong and courageous, of all that is great about the United Kingdom of Great Britain.
It is worth noting that whilst we both have bigger cameras our photos this week come from our mobile phones. Photography is not always about quality but also about timing and opportunity. It is not always convenient to take my DSLR with me but I don't want that to allow me to miss out on a photo. And whilst phone photos will never be as good (the differing lenses see to that!), there are many things to do to improve your photo taking skills. Having just seen Ann's photo, I can see that, I think her's is incredible this week!
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It was hard to know what tree to put on the diptych project this week, there are quite a few I know and love in my area. I took my photo yesterday, it is a outside a house near work and I love to see it's progress. When I saw it looking like this I couldn't resist stopping to take a photo. I love about trees that they are so solid, so consistent. Quietly doing their thing, growing, helping the environment, looking pretty. Trees mean that just because we live in a city surrounded by concrete, we can still see nature.
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It is one of those days, you want something that tastes nice for tea and requires as less effort as is possible. Or you want to teach your 9 going on 10 year old to be able to fend for themselves in emergencies. Although not so healthy as the home made alternative jar sauce has it's place. The only parts of the meal the 9 year old didn't do were cutting the chicken and putting rice in the rice cooker - and I am sure she could have done them if we weren't feeling kind and helping. So here it is, a meal so easy a child can make it!
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"Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful"
These buttons have previously been hidden in a box, I transferred them to jars to colour my room a little. Beautiful and useful... William Morris would be proud.
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Sometimes life just gets so full, like this week. So the diptych project should highly be with you tomorrow night instead this week. Hope you're having good Easter holidays wherever you are!
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Where food is concerned I definitely like the familiar. I am not one to try out myself, however when it is suggested to me and explained how to make and eat it - I do like discovering new things. So it is with globe artichoke. I had this with two kids who had to explain to me how to eat it. They weren't so sure about the cooking and I cooked them whole (which was a bit hard considering their large size). However all was well and they tasted fine, so guess they were cooked okay?
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