A Family Wedding

An account of a long day yesterday, with a cousin’s wedding at its heart.

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James and Sons January Auction

A look back at James and Sons’ January auction and a photo gallery.

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New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2025/06/09/50th-birthday-holiday-13-portuairk-walk/
This post is the first of two dealing with the actual day, and features a present and a card as well pictures from the walk we did that afternoon (the morning was vile weather wise).
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50th Birthday Holiday 13: Portuairk Walk

Continuing my series about my holiday in the far west of Scotland around my 50th birthday with the first of two posts about the day itself.

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New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2025/02/19/an-auction-purchase/
A detailed look at my latest acquisition, a bargain if ever there was one. Two quality albums of Railway themed stamps, first day covers etcetera.
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An Auction Purchase

A detailed look at my latest auction purchase, one which I am inclined to regard as a spectacular bargain. This is even my standards a very image heavy post.

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New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2024/11/22/the-match-of-wbbl10/
A look back at the extraordinary match in WBBL10 between Perth Scorchers and Sydney Sixers yesterday. Also includes two #photo galleries
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The Match of WBBL10

An account of the extraordinary match between Perth Scorchers and Sydney Sixers in the WBBL, which was tied after 20 overs per side, and still tied after a Super Over. Also two photo galleries, one…

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Three Days of Auctions

A look back at an auction week at James and Sons and a photo gallery.

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New on my blog: https://aspi.blog/2024/07/26/an-amazing-auction/
#Auctions #photography #railwayana #Hornby #Bachman #Dapol #McGowan #trains #locomotives #carriages #crane
A whistlestop tour of the highlights of an amazingly successful auction at James and Sons, Fakenham on Wednesday.
An Amazing Auction

A whistlestop tour of the greatest highlights of an outstandingly successful auction that took place on Wednesday.

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New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2024/06/29/upcoming-auction/
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A look back at the auction James and Sons had earlier this week, and a look ahead to the one happening in late July, which features a large number of collectors models of trains. Also a bumper gallery of non-work photographs.
Upcoming Auction

A look back at the auction that happened at James and Sons earlier this week and a look ahead to the July auction. Also a bumper photo ga;llery.

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New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2023/11/24/all-time-xis-given-names-beginning-with-c/
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An all time XI of players whose given names begin with C, with many honourable mentions, a book review, some stuff about recent auction purchases and a general photo gallery. The book I briefly review is "The Bookseller of Inverness" by SG Maclean.
All Time XIs – Given Names Beginning With C

An all time XI of players whose given names begin with C with a lot of honourable mentions, a mention of my recent auction purchases, a brief book review and my usual photo gallery to end.

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New on my blog: https://aspi.blog/2023/10/27/pakistan-v-south-africa/
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A look at developments in today's world cup match between Pakistan and South Africa, brief mention of auction week at James and Sons, and a large photo gallery.
Pakistan v South Africa

A look at developments in today’s world cup match between Pakistan and South Africa, a brief mention of this week’s auctions, and a photo gallery.

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