July 31st

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It's not often you get something free from a bank. It's even rarer for that something to be chocolate!

July 30th

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Here's the view from Mabel (our car) on the way back from the wedding. Beth took this 'cos I was driving.

July 29th

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We went to the wedding of Jo & Steven this weekend and it was a bloody good laugh. No shot for 11:59 a.m. today so here's a shot of people dancing at about 12 midnight.

July 28th

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I discovered the panoramic setting on my camera today.

July 27th

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Here's a special treat for you today, it's a wee little animation of some jugglers in Hoxton Square where I was working yesterday. Good huh?

July 26th

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I was pretty slack today and forgot to take a picture so here's an oldie but a goodie.

July 25th

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When I popped out to run an errand this lunchtime I was momentarily taken aback by the presence of a seemingly abandoned baby chair outside my flat. I was even more shocked by how strongly Doolally Dog insisted that he should sit in it.

July 24th

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Our new housemate. Doolally Dog.

July 23rd

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My, what a lovely looking sandwich. (This blog is taking on a distinctly 'foodie' theme isn't it.

July 22nd

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Some more cakes.

July 21st

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Beth had a day off today so we went to Bill's for a lovely lunch. Here's a pile of cakes.



And here's some shoes on a telephone wire.

July 20th

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Some queer little Japanese things in a private home/gallery on the way to the station.

July 19th

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My journalism course has turned up and it's pretty darned hefty. Better get stuck in I guess. Award winning insights into the National cultural psyche don't just write themselves you know.

July 18th

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Robots & Roald Dahl.

July 17th

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This could conceivably be the worst CD ever created could it not?

July 16th

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Neil and his mate selling various medical glassware at Sunday market.

July 15th

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This weekend we had our friends down for a big Friday night out. Here's Mike, Tam & Beth in Billie's Café on Saturday morning.

July 14th

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My lunch.

July 13th

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Today (at work) I was in my own little editing suite. Why, I don't know but it was fun being surrounded by loads of machines that did things I could only imagine.

July 12th

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Due to the fact that I was so excited to have a few days work in London, I forgot to take my 11:59 picture today. Beth took this one for me when we got back to Hove station. It's some rather tired looking sandwiches in a fridge.

July 11th

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A nice cup of tea and a biccie or two. Perfect.

July 10th

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There's two pictures today oh lucky reader, because this weekend Beth & I did a highly grown-up thing and went to a garden centre to buy pots and some mud to re-pot our indoor plants (Dave is looking a little tired and Megan just won't stay up straight - I think she's been at my vodka). Whilst there we treated ourselves to some new herbs. We got some thyme, lemon thyme, chives, mint, bay and a wee lavendar plant 'cos it smells nice. So I was out on the ol' balco this morning around 12 making sure they're settling in to their new home.




Also this morning, my freebie Marmite recipe mats turned up and they turned out to be even greater than I'd expected as they turned out to be in a rather natty little sleeve that magnetises to the fridge!

July 9th

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Beth & I were watching the wonderful Michael Palin on his 'Full Circle' expedition this morning. UKTV History shaow wall to wall Michael on Sundays, cool huh?

July 8th

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Our lovely painting that Sarah did for us. Nice innit?

July 7th

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Beth & I went to the garden centre today to buy some plants and plant pots. I became a flower pot man, (well my name is Ben).

July 6th

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What a marvellous display of handles you have here Mr. Banfield.

July 5th

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Some kind of huge sand sculpture near Brighton Marina. I was on the way to a meeting this morning when I saw it.

July 4th

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A wee little shoot on Beth's umbrella plant. Looks like a little hand doesn't it?

July 3rd

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Me writting this blog.

July 2nd

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This is the view from our car's sunshine roof as we travelled to a lunch thingie thrown by Beth's Ma.

July 1st

Well it's July now and I'm about to start a new thing this month. Last month I spoke of an idea I'd had for July and here it is, it's called the 11:59 project. I’m surrounded with photography machinery here, there’s one on my mobile telephone, I have a funky little digital Canon Ixus, we have a digital SLR and I have a Lomo LCA and two other 35mm cameras kicking about somewhere. With all this equipment around me I thought it would be interesting to take a photo of whatever it is I’m up to at 11:59 a.m. each day. Some have said the idea is a good one and others don’t seem too impressed (I’m a little worried, given my current lifestyle, that it may just turn out to be three weeks of ‘Homes Under the Hammer’ or repeated shots of the kettle) but it may be fun all the same.
So, without further ado, here’s Saturday’s snap and the first of 31.

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View from my balcony where I was supping on tea and listening to the seagulls.