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Not going out (much)

8th June 2019 Hay LlamasDiary, Out & About, Social3 Comments on Not going out (much)

I’m not entirely sure how many people actually read my blog, or follow me. When I moved to self-hosting, very few people have re-followed me and I’m not sure if my followers from wordpress.com still get notifications for posts made…

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Enforced absence

27th April 2019 Hay LlamasDiaryLeave a Comment on Enforced absence

Sorry about the lack of posts and new pics lately. Back in January I developed a cyst on my eyelid that progressively got worse. In the end it was felt that minor surgery was needed, which was done under local…

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20 million views

26th February 201926th February 2019 Hay LlamasDiaryLeave a Comment on 20 million views

I never thought, when I joined Flickr in February 2009, that 10 years later I would be seeing peaks of hundreds of thousands of views per day, nor that I would see 20 million views. I wish it were possible…

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What do any of us really know about the shoes in which we have never walked?

14th February 201914th February 2019 Hay LlamasIn the News, Opinion, TransgenderLeave a Comment on What do any of us really know about the shoes in which we have never walked?

Someone sent me a link to this short TED talk by Paula Stone Williams It’s very good. The key quote I took from it was “What do any of us really know about the shoes in which we have never…

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Review – Alita: Battle Angel

11th February 201911th February 2019 Hay LlamasOpinion, ReviewsLeave a Comment on Review – Alita: Battle Angel

I’ve been a long time fan of the manga Battle Angel Alita, known in Japan as Gunnm (銃夢 Ganmu, literally “gun dream”), by Yukito Kishiro. Alita’s search for identity has been something extremely special and personal to me, and it…

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Pin up art, and a new purchase

10th February 201911th February 2019 Hay LlamasArts and Crafts, Diary, Home furnishing, Shopping1 Comment on Pin up art, and a new purchase

In this post, I buy a reproduction of a painting by Gil Elvgren, and trace some of the history behind it. I also have to modify the painting in order to be able to hang it.

What You Need to Know About Transgender Rights

9th February 2019 Hay LlamasIn the News, OpinionLeave a Comment on What You Need to Know About Transgender Rights

This article was published a year ago, and is still utterly superb. The fight for transgender rights is an urgent battle against what some have called the last bastion of socially acceptable bigotry. If we take the notion seriously that…

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New pen – Sheaffer Triumph with V-inlay

2nd February 2019 Hay LlamasPensLeave a Comment on New pen – Sheaffer Triumph with V-inlay

I was at an antiques trade fair recently, and a few of the sellers had the odd fountain pen here and there. Nothing that caught my eye. But one had a reasonable collection and amongst them I spied a Sheaffer.

Welcome to the new web address!

24th January 20199th September 2019 Hay LlamasSite NewsLeave a Comment on Welcome to the new web address!

Why have I moved my blog? You may have noticed that the web address of this blog has changed! Ever since I started this blog around 6 years ago, I have used WordPress via their free hosted offering at wordpress.com…

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Photo manipulation

23rd January 201924th January 2019 Hay LlamasIn the News, OpinionLeave a Comment on Photo manipulation

I read an article in The Guardian today about “Selfie Dysphoria” It’s an interesting article about how selfie filters are driving many people to use cosmetic surgery to make their face look more like their selfies, and how in the…

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