List of Contents


(04)  Preface, The Early Good Years.

(05)  A Phobia, Hurt by a Kite, Boarding School.

(06)  Robert Herrick.

(07)  The Assistant Projectionist.

(08)  Promotion, Detective Work.

(09)  My Own Department.

(12)  Social Life.

(14)  21st Birthday Weekend.

(15)  Award-Winning Photography.

(16)  Sir George Pollock, Meeting Trudy.

(17)  Martin Stern.

(18)  One Man Exhibition in New York.

(19)  Religious Problems, Nicosia Cyprus.

(21)  Paul Morby, Returning to Hamilton Avenue

(22)  Our Children, Trudy worked as a Model, Publishing 'In Search of Netsuke and Inro.'

(23)  Friends Come and Go, Then Come Back.

(24)  Keen Collectors. Classic Jensen Cars.

(25)  Asian Antiques, Celebration Weekend at Home.

(27)  A Temping Offer, A Big Change About to Happen, The End of The Jacey Group of Companies.

(29)  Another Unexpected Surprise, My Dilemma, New Ventures, Some of My Own Handworks.


(30)  Jewellery, Commercial Photography.

(32)  No Secretary or Help, Andrew Goldsmith, Dr. Willard Wigan MBE.

(33)  Malcolm Lewin, Attending University.

(34)  Neighbourhood Watch, Selling Insurance.

(35)  Publishing.

(36)  Dunns Imaging, The Kodak PhotoCD and Actuality PhotoDigital.

(37)  The Cohen Collection.

(38)  Building and Designing a Website.

(39)  Paris Moayedi, Sun Tan Promotions.

(41)  Important and Very Rare Asian Antiques.

(42)  Edwin Horne and Woodbridge Park, Jacey Homes Ltd., Hong Kong and Phuket.

(43)  Jewellery Quarter Development.

(44)  Retirement and Selling Our House.

(45)  Buying Our Spanish Home, Emigrated to Spain and Switzerland.

(46)  Buying Our Swiss Home, Changing Homes Every Two Months.

(47)  Helen and Andrew Waring, Montana Tosina.

(48)  'Painting With Light' Limited Edition Prints.

(51)  Juanje Nunez, Golden Wedding in Venice.

(52)  Our Hotels and Marmalade, What Next?


Extra Pages

Actuality PhotoDigital

Creative Photography

Jewellery Quarter

Oliver Goldsmith Eyewear

Paris

Rare Antiques

Sun Tan Promotions

Trudy

Woodbourne Rd


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Retirement and Memories

Part 2  Started in March 2020

List of Contents


(53)  Selling a Few Antiques, Ivory Restrictions.

(54)  Brexit, Dangerous Virus More Like A Plague, State of Emergency.

(55)  Strict Emergency Measures, Rumours.

(56)  Mallard Ducks at La Alcazaba, Helping the Ducklings.

(57)  Trapped in the Swimming Pool.

(58)  The Ducklings Discover The Ramp, Two Orphan Ducklings.

(61)  The Swallows
, Our Return to Switzerland, News of Maxi and Lexi.

(62)  About Our Pets.

(63)  A Wild Baby Rabbit.

(64)  Swiss Garden Free Help, A Great Friendship That Sadly Ended.

(65)  Salsa Dancing.

(66)  Jive, Improving Our Apartment.

(67)  2020 a Disastrous Virus, Vaccination Problem, Brexit and Driving.

(68)   Travel - Closed Borders, Josephine's 100th Birthday.


(69)   Our 52nd Wedding Anniversary.

(70)   Our Time in Switzerland, Our Garden, Christine’s Ideas, Unpleasant Times.

(71)   Robbery.

(72)   Trudy’s Birthday.

(73)   Had to Cancel Our Return, A Sound Recording for the Birmingham Museum Archives.

(74)   Get together after 50 years, EuroNetsuke Magazine, Michelle’s Visit,

(75)   New Interest in My Photography, Projection Photography, The National Science and Media Museum. Disturbing News Ivory Banned, Surprising News Ivory Netsuke sold for €1m.

(76)   The World was Becoming a Dangerous Place, An Amazing but Difficult Trip, The Start of Our Adventure.

(77)   Valentine Meal.

(78)   A Cat Delays Us.

(79)   New Problem Selling Antiques, A Surprise, Disgusted With the World.

(80)  
Israel - Hamas

 
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