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Machines – an astonishing documentary
This astonishing documentary about life in an Indian textile factory is available once again on the BBC iPlayer, but only until Tuesday (now expired): https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b09g8cc9/machines
At the very least, these workers deserve 65 minutes of your time.
“A mesmerising and unflinching look behind the doors of a textile factory in India, as director Rahul Jain observes the life of the workers and the oppressive environment they seldom escape from. Machines tells a story of the human cost of mass production in a globalised world, showing the gulf between rich and poor from both perspectives.”
Out the window
Blurred hands
Library books
Boat ride on the Thames
It was a lovely, late-summer day for a boat ride on the Thames from Hampton Court to Kingston, followed by a bowl of pasta in the ever-reliable Carluccio’s.
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Arundel and Bognor, by train
From the train, on a day trip to the seaside (Bognor), I took this iPhone picture of Arundel, where we broke our journey for a brief visit. Arundel is a lovely, small town on a steep hill, though it’s difficult to take decent pictures that don’t include loads of parked cars. Continue reading “Arundel and Bognor, by train”
Chartwell, Kent
Chartwell, home of Winston Churchill, has beautiful gardens and an interesting house, and makes for a lovely day out.
Library books
Out the window
Stories of the Law and How It’s Broken – The Secret Barrister
Read this wonderful book if you want to know and understand how our legal system works / doesn’t work. Highly readable and absolutely brilliant.
Written by an anonymous barrister, he / she also has an interesting blog https://thesecretbarrister.com/ and on another website they’ve posted an interesting letter to my younger pupil-self.
Ripley, Surrey
What a lovely spot on the Wey Navigation.
Chloe’s new boots
5-year-old Chloe is very proud of her new boots.
Scarborough
Some final pictures of Scarborough, taken with the camera, possibly the last for a while as it’s time to visit other places.
Day trip to Bridlington
Here are the highlights of a day trip to Bridlington. Sandwiched between the North and South Bays are the fairground and the town, where it’s best to block your ears and close your eyes.
Robin Hoods Bay
The Victoria Hotel in Robin Hoods Bay does a ploughman’s lunch that’s big enough for two. We needn’t have ordered the chips!
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Scarborough
Understanding time
Walking alongside five-year-old Chloe as she rode her scooter I explained how once upon a time there were no wheels as they hadn’t yet been invented. After I had explained the consequences of this she asked
“Grandad, were there wheels when you were a boy?”
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Kew Gardens
