Personalia
Christmas 2009: a visit to the UK
We paid a brief visit to the UK this Christmas, via the ferry from Zeebrugge to Hull. My parents intend to move house next year, so this was also the last opportunity to …
- Originally published: 31 Dec 2009 in Personalia
A certain thirtysomething
This week it turns out I’m thirty years old. It doesn’t feel any different. Yet. No urge to buy a big, red, penis extension sports coupé. No inexplicable desire to leave J for …
- Originally published: 29 Jun 2009 in Personalia
The story of Lawrence Padgett
British Second Army, XII Corps, 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division, 158th Infantry Brigade, East Lancashire Regiment, 1st Batallion, Private 3459145. This was Lawrence Padgett, twenty four years old, from Yeadon. On July 6th 1944, …
- Originally published: 9 Mar 2009 in Personalia
New city, new job
Today I can confirm that, after a bit more of this lovely sunshine (hopefully), I will be starting a new job in August 2008. I am joining my new employer Unisys to work …
- Originally published: 24 Jun 2008 in Personalia
Earthquake in the UK!
It was coming up to 01:00. J and I were just going to bed when the ground wobbled for about two seconds. Then there was a pause and the ground wobbled again. The …
- Originally published: 27 Feb 2008 in Personalia
As Time Pedals By
A fine reunion of sorts took place in Skipton last Saturday night. I hadn’t seen some of these guys in ten years: Above left to right: Simon Garner; James Padgett; Bob Barras; Trevor …
- Originally published: 30 Oct 2007 in Personalia
Year of The Pig
Sunday 18th January was Chinese New Year. This year, it’s the Year Of The Pig and children born under this sign will be happy and honest. The Pig is also J’s birth …
- Originally published: 21 Feb 2007 in Personalia
Family portraits
Here’s a series of portraits of the members of my family taken in February 2007. Left to right: my brother, my father, my mother, my grandmother et moi-même. …
- Originally published: 21 Feb 2007 in Personalia
Photos of 8ch and Magna
Another exciting feast of photos from the winter of 2006-7, in which we visit Sheffield, 8ch visits us and J and family visit Magna in Rotherham. 8ch darkens our door again The restaurant here …
- Originally published: 26 Jan 2007 in Personalia
Festive photos
Happy New Year, everyone! A selection of images here from the Christmas and New Year period between 2006 and 2007. These include: A visit from Wilding Guest invitees to the Northgate works Christmas do New Year …
- Originally published: 1 Jan 2007 in Personalia
Elsewhere on MikePadgett.com …
Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
Berlin’s art collections have been through the mill. Over four hundred larger works were lost during the Second World War. Then, when the Wall was erected, the Museumsinsel disappeared along with everything else …
- Originally published: 28 Mar 2009 in Museums & Galleries
Goodbye to RM!
Today is my last day at RM. Next week I’ll be back in Yorkshire after six years away. RM has been a good experience for me, my first in-house job to date, and I …
- Originally published: 13 Apr 2006 in Editorial
Zwartboek (Black Book)
Director: Paul Verhoeven Netherlands, 2006 With the turbulent Hollywood years behind him, Verhoeven is back in Europe and the opening salvo is a freshly energetic epic that firmly suggests Amsterdam’s finest has rediscovered his …
- Originally published: 26 Jan 2007 in Film
Arthur H: L’Abondanse
H, the son and nephew respectively of eccentric singers Jacques Higelin and Brigitte Fontaine, is something of a musical lacuna himself. Throughout the course of thirteen albums, the Frenchman has pinballed between …
- Originally published: 23 Oct 2008 in Concerts
Legend on the prowl
Apparently, a black panther has been spotted stalking through the forest near Arlon. With this latest in a string of sightings, no-one yet seems capable of answering the forgotten question: just how on …
- Originally published: 5 Oct 2009 in Editorial
Who is that guy?
Hello you. I'm Mike Padgett and I work in the technology sector as an Information Designer.
I also enjoy travel, concerts, films and walking.
I'm based in Brussels, Belgium. My current favourite Belgian beer is St Feuillien Brune.