by Kiff Backhouse | Jul 15, 2011 | Photo Blog
Yesterday saw a trip to the all new Perpignan TGV station from where my daughter would be travelling to Barcelona. I admit to a feeling of love at first sight when I caught a glimpse of the station’s amazing new look. Feat of Engineering Over the last few years,...
by Kiff Backhouse | Jun 26, 2011 | Photo Blog
I‘m always drawn back to the sea and boats and sailing … an inexplicable attraction, a need. Perhaps it’s the inevitable feeling of tranquility, or perhaps a “back to childhood” moment – who knows? The Elements and Me To be out on the...
by Kiff Backhouse | May 8, 2011 | Photo Blog
Simplest Pleasures Some of the simplest things in life seem to bring such enormous pleasure. Yesterday, having dropped my mother off at the airport after her brief stay, I took a different route home. Wandering back cross-country, through areas that I had barely...
by Kiff Backhouse | Apr 20, 2011 | Photo Blog
A Weekend Break A few weeks ago we took a weekend break down on the coast, about an hour’s drive from our house. The weather was OK, without being fantastic. It had been raining the previous few days and the wind, as quite often is the case, was strong and...
by Kiff Backhouse | Apr 12, 2011 | Photo Blog
Our village boasts an 11th and 12th century Chateau situated at the heart of the village and partly surrounded by a small park. A few weeks ago I spent a fabulous evening with a group of ladies from the USA doing some group portraits as a memento of their visit...