It looks like young Rojo has got in his first serious scrap. This evening I noticed what I though was a sore patch on the back of his neck. Closer inspection showed it to be a huge great wound – a large chunk of hair missing, revealing pink, wet flesh. We’ll keep an eye on […]
Entries Tagged as 'Photos'
Half-term holidays
February 23rd, 2009 · 5 Comments · Life
The absence of any new waffle here lately is because we have been away for half-term, spending a week in Tunisia. Quite exciting really because it was the first family holiday abroad for about six years I think and the first time I had been on a plane at all since going to Amsterdam exactly […]
Should have seen it coming
February 2nd, 2009 · Comments Off on Should have seen it coming · Life
It had to happen. Go to ruletheweb and you can make your own version of the atheist bus advert.  Hours of innocent fun. Well… minutes maybe.  Here is my attempt.
Wash Your Face In My Sink
December 25th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Life
This Christmas season is being defined by plumbing problems. First of all it was the shower not turning off properly. I diagnosed the problem as being a faulty flow control valve, but you have to get such things my mail order – local supply shops do not do spare parts. I ordered one through the […]
Tags: Bah Humbug!·Photos
Young Turks
December 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments · Music
Sunday evening I went down to the Bar Med in Crawley, where the young people of the town were organising, playing at and going to see a charity concert. Although I am far from young myself, they did need some volunteer responsible adults for the event and I managed to pass as a responsible adult […]
Unionize
November 30th, 2008 · Comments Off on Unionize · Politics
Sorry punk fans – another song title red herring there. Today I spent an interesting day in Guildford at the University of Surrey, attending a political seminar with my trade union, Unite.
Local Boy In The Photograph
November 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments · Life
I do not normally take part in these memes that go flying around. Partly because I rarely get tagged, or do not notice when I do, but mainly because I can’t think of a non-lame response. I have decided to make an exception to this one from Jo. It is a photographic one, which makes […]
Parisienne Walkways
November 14th, 2008 · Comments Off on Parisienne Walkways · Life, Work
I’ve just got back from a little trip to Paris. I can’t even call it a flying visit because I took the Eurostar again. They are up and running after the fire, but not so frequent and the journe takes even longer. It was another visit to our French offices for a union-related meeting where […]
Tags: France·Paris·Photos·Railways·Trade Unions
Car Trouble
November 2nd, 2008 · 1 Comment · Life
What great timing! Buy a new camera on Friday and then on Sunday 500 photogenic veteran cars pass within a few hundred metres of home. Some years I forget that the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run is happening: this year I made sure to catch it.
Toyz
November 1st, 2008 · 3 Comments · Technology
Today I took the plunge and bought the sort of camera I have been after for years – a Canon EOS 1000D. I was tempted by the 450D, or even a Sony, and plagued Andrew at Wongablog with questions about cameras for a week or two – then bored family and work colleagues with camera-related […]
