Saturday 15th May saw Libby leaving Film Farm before Charles had already risen, to drive to Cambridge where her younger son, Aidan, following in the footsteps of his mother and grandfather was awarded his PhD. Good day and the sun shone!
Not one to allow a research opportunity slip away, Libby also photographed the Brangwyn memorial to Fitzgerald on Kings Parade, and the Piper/Reyntiens windows in Churchill College chapel (detail below).
A few days later, queuing at a Waitrose cafe for a reviving coffee, the lady in front of me had a plate of curry and asked for some mango chutney. 'Oh no' said the girl behind the till, absolutely straight faced, 'we can't serve that any more. Health and Safety.' Good Heavens, what is the country coming to, when even chutney is considered dangerous!
Brought up in Stockton-on-Tees, went to Sheffield University to study Architecture and ended up with a degree in English. Took a secretarial course and worked in an Architect's office hoping to put myself through art school. Met Graham, married and moved to Saudi Arabia (where I was PA to a Government Minister), then Iraq (I did a correspondence course in Interior Design to fill up the time), then Hong Kong. Our two boys were born there and I worked as a freelance graphic designer. Back to UK (Englefield Green) in 1997, did MA and PhD at Royal Holloway, London University (a hop and a skip down the road). Moved to Kent 2003. The rest is history.
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