Bénch

Thursday, January 30, 2020

Stan Brown

https://zimnoch.smugmug.com/29th-January-2020/

Stan Brown died this week.

Me and Phil were in the same class as him.at Clare Hall ,Halifax

His funeral is at Elland Crem on Thursday 13 Feb

We came like this in Halifax tonight to mark a passing..................

Sunday, January 26, 2020

Thursday, January 23, 2020

in Occupied Todmorden today

plus: click *here* for the movie described below

"Journalist Aran Tori travels across Britain tracking down the nation's Far Right Extremists. The combination of BREXIT and Donald Trump presidency has empowered the Ultra Nationalist cause, leaving communities more divided than ever. Aran enters the world of White Nationalism with a friendly curiosity and open approach, reflecting on his own beliefs of British identity."
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Britains-Ultra-Nationalists-Aran-Tori/dp/B07TXN733J?fbclid=IwAR2r1cNo-b1LoYVAgP3fjBy6lvzlbFcsktXCdlTCMrnj16GRf74EqOiyIhw Photograph taken in Liverpool yesterday by https://twitter.com/NoirMJ

Sunday, January 12, 2020

exhibition of Martin's old Halifax photos

We went to Banksfield Museum in Halifax yesterday."Photographic Memories" of Calderdale.It includes some by Martin Parr.

https://museums.calderdale.gov.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/photographic-memories?fbclid=IwAR0jksMAhR65mjMboqtB_vAiIt2J5RPjx370XnSlXYQFX9ZeXCX_CryzZnU

Thursday, January 09, 2020

they are changing the Guards at Buckingham Palace.

Saturday, December 28, 2019

Music For A New Decade.

May I wish all you ßénchers a Happy 2020.

Thank You for your vigilance*

Here is some music to speed you into a new year.

Van Anh Vo leading a performance of "Ghost Riders in the Sky" on a dan bau in Vietnam in 2012.

I especially like her backing band playing those Psychedelic Ironing Boards.Is this the future?
*regarding the " vigilance".Who is that sneaking around the corner in June 2019 in Manchester Central Library?

after the goldrush

"To mark our 500th call you are invited to return to your favourite Sepia Saturday contribution and re-share it with the world".

This is a sepia saturday

post and below is a re-post of mine from 14th January 2010.

Photo from Aunt Brenda's album.

More uploads from my family's history here.............more info shortly.........Yesterday,.I met My Brother Zyg with Cathy & my Sister-in-Law Jean at The Bear in Todmorden.We had Lunch &; he gave me several Newspaper cuttings relating to Our Family's presence in North America. (not read them yet!) +137 more photos to share including the one above..........It's kind of tricky sharing & scanning these photos as they are both small & stuck in a photo album.I dont want to damage anything so i will take my time to copy them safely........

Here are the first batch I've uploaded.Something I never knew, My Aunty Brenda was born in Canada. My Grandfather moved there in the early 1900's "looking for gold" :"goldpanning" Whatever........I will give you more detail when i understand it more myself.
I have a postcard from Canada.Later my Grandfather must have moved South, hence these photo from Saranac Lake in upstate New York. .

I have been sharing these photos on facebook with Historic Saranac Lake
Turns Out It's Not Connected with Robert Louis Stevenson.But Interesting,None The Less (just mere coincidence a Family member returned?)......
.Sorry I have been AWOL from blogging .will visit you soon!Check Out Alan's Sepia Saturday for other romps !

Photo from Aunt Brenda's album.

Wednesday, December 25, 2019

“There’s man all over for you, blaming on his boots the faults of his feet.” :Beckett.Godo :yawn...

https://zimnoch.smugmug.com/2019/

Some of my favourite photos from 2019

Fill Yer Boots!

Monday, December 16, 2019

Christmas Card

Thanks for the card Don & Margaret .I haven't sent mine all out yet!
Sorry for not being in touch recently,
'will email this week. Love from Me & Cathy.