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2009 Meme


2009 Meme, originally uploaded by kcm76.

This week’s Flickr meme is: For this coming New Year how about 12 pictures, one for each month of the old year (ie. 2009) to represent something about what happened to you that month. Here is my year in 12 pictures.

January: A new project boss; there were no prisoners taken
February: Snow
March: Daffodils; there’s hope at last
April: Spring blossom
May: Anthony Powell Society Collage Event
June: Attended the Garter Service at Windsor, thanks to our friend Richmond Herald
July: The company pension crisis broke, which has led me to early retirement from 5 January 2010
August: Was taken up with preparations for the conference and writing my conference paper
September: While in Washington DC for the Anthony Powell Conference we celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary — eeekkkkk!
October: Anthony Powell Society AGM at which Patric Dickinson (3rd from left in this old photo) spoke interestingly about Dorothy Varda
November: Beaujolais Nouveau est arrivée; an antidepressant is definitely required
December: More snow coincides with my last real working day
All in all an interesting year but a demanding and, at times, a stressful one.

As always the photographs are not mine (except for 3, 5, 10, 11 which are mine) so please click on individual links below to see each artist/photostream. This mosaic is for a group called My Meme, where each week there is a different theme and normally 12 questions to send you out on a hunt to discover photos to fit your meme. It gives you a chance to see and admire other great photographers’ work out there on Flickr.

1. Umm, Jack Hanna sure tastes good !, 2. Snow in the Chilterns, 3. Daffs, 4. Spring in Pink, 5. Power Collage, 6. Img0051768, 7. House of Cards, 8. Balloons just waiting to be blown up, 9. Flower Candy, 10. AP Soc Members at Wysall, 11. Anti-Depressant, 12. gloom, with more sheep

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Another Fun Meme


Another Fun Meme, originally uploaded by kcm76.

This wek’s Flickr meme is called “Another Fun Meme” and asks us to choose between the following options; my choices are in bold. Of course being male I had to add the word “sex” to everything! 😉

1. pig or poke; definitely much more fun; not into zoophilia.
2. strawberry or raspberry; marginal here but on balance raspberry wins.
3. chocolate or vanilla; really not into anything kinky, see pigs above!
4. man or mouse; not into men.
5. head or tail; not into tails.
6. top or bottom; see above.
7. fight or flight; flight is fun; mile high would be even better.
8. round or square; for comfort if nothing else.
9. old or new
10. black or white
11. science or arts; well I am a scientist by training.
12. natural or artificial; you can’t beat Nature!

As always the photographs are not mine so please click on individual links below to see each artist/photostream. This mosaic is for a group called My Meme, where each week there is a different theme and normally 12 questions to send you out on a hunt to discover photos to fit your meme. It gives you a chance to see and admire other great photographers’ work out there on Flickr.

1. So I had an abortion, 2. sex & food, 3. Long Knee Socks, 4. Kathys shirt, 5. Thoughts, 6. Untitled, 7. Hover Lovers, 8. M[useum] O[f] Sex, 9. Old Time Arcade Sex Appeal Meter(1), 10. Shades of white, 11. Plasticity – 100 years of plastics, 12. afterglow natural massage candle

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My Crush Meme


My Crush Meme, originally uploaded by kcm76.

This week’s Flickr meme was to share 12 hotties: 12 hunks or honeys; famous or not-so-famous. Here’s a selection chosen using the names of my former and present friends, acquaintances and colleagues. Any similarity persons living or dead is purely accidental.

Alice, Allison, Jackie, Sophie, Tamsin, Wendy, Jill, Tracey, Christine, Claire, Maria, Joanna.

As always the photographs are not mine so please click on individual links below to see each artist/photostream. This mosaic is for a group called My Meme, where each week there is a different theme and normally 12 questions to send you out on a hunt to discover photos to fit your meme. It gives you a chance to see and admire other great photographers’ work out there on Flickr.

1. Bad Alice From Reality to Wonderland, 2. Allison, 3. Jackie C full body on stairs, 4. Freud’s Fiasco II: Stepping into the light, 5. IMG_2847C, 6. Interiors IV, 7. Jill, 8. Tracey Felix, 9. Christine, 10. Claire – Big Pieces Contest’s Winner / Contestant #18 – Tattoo Art Fest (279) – 18-20Sep09, Paris (France), 11. Maria Ozawa, 12. joanna

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Smelly Meme

This week’s Flickr meme was to share 12 of our favourite smells. I thought we’d done this before, but anyway here’s a selection …

1. Christmas Spice
2. Sea
3. Baking Bread
4. Coffee
5. Old Roses
6. Lavender
7. Grapefruit Oil
8. Pine/Cedar Wood
9. Cherry Brandy
10. Christmas Roast
11. Sex
12. Bitter Almonds

1. Mulled Wine, 2. Danish North sea shore, 3. Fresh Baked Bread, 4. Within the crowd of coffee beans, 5. Jacques Cartier, 6. Lavendar, 7. Grapefruit Essential Oil Massage Candle, 8. The Buttermere Pines, 9. cherry brandy, 10. Roasted Turkey, 11. after SEX, 12. sunny almonds

And here’s my slightly off the wall version …

1. i always wanted a dog for christmas, 2. Sea of sin 04, 3. Woman of Bread, 4. There’s a rabbit in my coffee!, 5. Old Rose Socks, 6. Lavender Sky, 7. Grapefruit Moon Kickoff gigger, 8. cedar, 9. Cherry Brandy, 10. 7870 – vietnam – Roasted piglet snout, 11. Sex is Like Pizza, 12. The Saga of Peaches

As always the photographs are not mine so please click on individual links below to see each artist/photostream. This mosaic is for a group called My Meme, where each week there is a different theme and normally 12 questions to send you out on a hunt to discover photos to fit your meme. It gives you a chance to see and admire other great photographers’ work out there on Flickr. Mosaics created with fd’s Flickr Toys.

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Sandwich Meme


Sandwich Meme, originally uploaded by kcm76.

This week’s Flickr meme was to choose 12 things you would put in a sandwich, which is really too easy. Here are some selections …

1. Garlic Mayonnaise
2. Salad
3. Hot Sausages
4. Dill Pickled Cucumber
5. Avocado
6. Brie
7. Salami
8. Prawns
9. Tomato
10. Blue Cheese
11. Mustard Pickle
12. Bacon

As always the photographs are not mine so please click on individual links below to see each artist/photostream. This mosaic is for a group called My Meme, where each week there is a different theme and normally 12 questions to send you out on a hunt to discover photos to fit your meme. It gives you a chance to see and admire other great photographers’ work out there on Flickr.

1. fresh garlic and thyme mayonnaise, 2. IMG_6549, 3. Sausages and Hot Dogs, 4. Pickles!, 5. Salad: Sliced Avocado, 6. Brie, 7. Salami and Slices – 1:12 Dollhouse Miniature Food, 8. Live Shrimp, 9. Green Tomatoes (20080730-175202-PJG), 10. Stilton Blue Cheese, 11. Piccalilli, 12. Bacon Lettuce & Tomato on Toasted Wheat Bread

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Summer Dreaming Meme 2


Summer Dreaming Meme 2, originally uploaded by kcm76.

This week’s Flickr meme was to choose 12 things you would find at the beach (or round the pool). Just in case anyone thought that I thought beaches were almost entirely composed of dog crap and broken glass here is another selection to hopefully prove the contrary.

As always the photographs are not mine so please click on individual links below to see each artist/photostream. This mosaic is for a group called My Meme, where each week there is a different theme and normally 12 questions to send you out on a hunt to discover photos to fit your meme. It gives you a chance to see and admire other great photographers’ work out there on Flickr.

1. Beachgirls, 2. Top Twenty – Beach Girls #13, 3. Eyes wide shut…, 4. Smiling sister one, 5. Girl on Pattaya beach, 6. Jane Lecza (21), 7. Missing!!, 8. The blue towel…, 9. beautiful Volleyball, 10. Sandbox, 11. No Dear!, 12. beach topless 05

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Summer Dreaming Meme


Summer Dreaming Meme, originally uploaded by kcm76.

This week’s Flickr meme was to choose 12 things you would find at the beach (or round the pool). Here are my selections …

1. Seaweed
2. Plastic Bottles
3. Seagulls
4. Nubiles
5. Rocks
6. Used Condom
7. Ice Cream
8. Groins
9. Dog Shit
10. Shells
11. Broken Glass
12. Fossils

As always the photographs are not mine so please click on individual links below to see each artist/photostream. This mosaic is for a group called My Meme, where each week there is a different theme and normally 12 questions to send you out on a hunt to discover photos to fit your meme. It gives you a chance to see and admire other great photographers’ work out there on Flickr.

1. The Green Weed of Pembroke, 2. Beach Garbage 1, 3. Heal the World, 4. Tina Atina, 5. Today’s sunset, 6. Consumed, 7. Flickr meltdown (I need a fucking ice cream!), 8. ..: Sand Water Wood :.., 9. kackender hund wartet auf ballwerfendes frauchen, 10. some of the other ones, 11. heart of glass, 12. Urban Relics

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Yummy Meme

Yummy Meme, originally uploaded by kcm76.

This week’s Flickr meme was to choose 12 ice cream sundae ingredients …
1. Coconut Ice Cream
2. Maraschino Cherry
3. Mint Leaves
4. Pineapple
5. Coffee Ice Cream
6. Peaches
7. Cherry Liqueur
8. Dark Chocolate Chips
9. Toasted Almonds
10. Apricots
11. Raspberry Sauce
12. Almond Biscotti

1. Coconut Ice Cream, 2. Homemade Maraschino Cherries, 3. mint leaves, 4. Pineapple Floats, 5. Blue Bunny Coffee Ice Cream Scoop, 6. The Peaches Are Ready for You to Pick!, 7. Ginjinha, 8. Dark Choc Chips, 9. toasted almonds, 10. Apricots, 11. Raspberry sauce, 12. biscotti

This has inspired Café Zen to offer their own variant as part of their Abominable Menu. It is currently being run as a special but will appear on the full menu if it proves sufficiently (un)popular …

Yeuchy Meme, originally uploaded by kcm76.

1. Chocolate Yoghurt
2. Liquorice
3. Honeycomb
4. Marmite
5. Salt & Vinegar Crisps
6. Pernod
7. Sheep’s’ Eyes
8. Gorgonzola
9. Lemming
10. Anchovy
11. Tomato Ketchup
12. Brussels Sprouts

1. Live Culture, 2. Licorice, 3. honeycomb, 4. Marmite cat, 5. Homemade crisps, 6. eye of the sheep, 8. cheese, 9. Norwegian lemming, 10. Filleted anchovies, 11. Tomato Ketchup anyone?, 12. Braised Brussels Sprouts

As always the photographs are not mine so please click on individual links below to see each artist/photostream. This mosaic is for a group called My Meme, where each week there is a different theme and normally 12 questions to send you out on a hunt to discover photos to fit your meme. It gives you a chance to see and admire other great photographers’ work out there on Flickr. Graphics created with fd’s Flickr Toys.

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Oh bartender Meme


Oh bartender Meme, originally uploaded by kcm76.

This week’s Flickr meme was “ten green bottles, a glass and a bar-tender”. I guess I’d better do it ‘cos the theme was my idea!

I decided to choose a rough theme for each picture: water, fly, multi-coloured, small, beer, soft drink, scent, wine, gin, absinthe, (eye)glass, bartender.

As always the photographs are not mine so please click on individual links below to see each artist/photostream. This mosaic is for a group called My Meme, where each week there is a different theme and normally 12 questions to send you out on a hunt to discover photos to fit your meme. It gives you a chance to see and admire other great photographers’ work out there on Flickr.

1. Perrier bottle, 2. Green bottle, 3. Japan 2009 – Some Bottled Green Tea, 4. Green Bottles, 5. Neon green beer bottles, 6. High Rock Ginger Ale Bottle, 7. 1_perfume, 8. That Empty Feeling Inside, 9. drink to pete, 10. Absinthe bottles, 11. Monocle Dana, 12. bar cat

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Foodie Meme

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Food Meme, originally uploaded by kcm76.

This week’s Flickr meme was to choose your 6 (or 12) favourite/can’t-live-without foods, either as dishes or as ingredients. Here are my 12 ingredients:

1. Curry. I’m classing curry as an ingredient as I love almost anything curried.
2. Olives; preferably Kalamata, but they’re all good.
3. Blue Cheese. I can go ages without having blue cheese, but once in a while it’s a must have.
4. Tomatoes; preferably old, so called “heirloom”, varieties which have some real flavour; it’s surprising how much flavour varies between varieties.
5. Avocado; whole or in chunks (just don’t you dare mash/puree it, what a waste!)
6. Pasta
7. Butter Beans; I loved them as a kid and I still love them.
8. Chips (fries to you Americans); big, chunky, well fried, hot chips. With either salt and vinegar, tomato ketchup, or mayonnaise.
9. Chilli
10. Garlic
11. Soft Fruit; almost any summer fruit will do.
12. Seafood; although I try not to eat seafood unless I know it to be either sustainably harvested or farmed.

OK, so now your challenge is to rearrange these ingredients into a wholesome, balanced, 3 course meal. Tell me in the comments how you did it?

As always the photographs are not mine so please click on individual links below to see each artist/photostream. This mosaic is for a group called My Meme, where each week there is a different theme and normally 12 questions to send you out on a hunt to discover photos to fit your meme. It gives you a chance to see and admire other great photographers’ work out there on Flickr.

1. Sag aloo!, 2. my own olives, 3. Brie and Barkham, 4. Heirloom Tomatoes, 5. Sliced Avocado (Enhanced with Photoshop Fractalius Filter), 6. Sucked In By Pasta, 7. warm butter beans with rosemary & garlic, 8. 40/366 Chips! Frites!, 9. Red Hot Chilli, 10. GARLIC, 11. what’s a drupel?, 12. Seafood Market

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