Category Archives: Auctions

Coincidence – a tale of two pictures.

Coincidence Life is full of surprises. This post is about a surprise that has taken me a long time to discover. I know – that sentence is not immediately self-explanatory, so I hope you will stick with me on this … Continue reading

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More of my life under the Hammer!

More of my life under the Hammer As promised, another nostalgic look back at the things I lost to auction (see “Counting the cost of being an expatriate” if you did not see that yet). Paintings seem to feature high … Continue reading

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Looking on the Bright side – but still counting the cost

Looking on the Bright side – but still counting the cost I am an optimist – I think I have made this point before – so I have a tendency always to look on the bright side of life (that … Continue reading

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Counting the cost of being an Expatriate.

Counting the cost of being an Expatriate. I have returned to England and from now on I shall spend more time here than in Brazil. But right now I am having to count the cost of being an expat. Stacked … Continue reading

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