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Issue 46; Editorial, 1st September 2022

I am not sure where 2022 has gone, I thought about issue 46 and the next thing I knew we had gone past publishing date by two months, bit of luck there are no publishers screaming down the necks of Editors here.  But what did happen in 2022.

The summer has been and still is the hottest one on record and we are still spending some sweaty time in home offices but we have more importantly been able to do things. Go on holidays, lay in the sun, taste wine and also spend quality time with friends and families, all washed down with many Negronis.

But summer isn’t over yet and there is still time to dress the part and still keep cool, so here is a bit of a late summer issue for you all, with some little delights from the catalogue of summer writing. We have Watches, White and Wonderful Photos all wrapped up into the issue along with a small look at the world of watches.


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