Halloween Lego Diorama 2025

Despite the odds, I managed to complete my, very cramped Guy N Smith Lego Diorama, which reference over 20 GNS novels: Can you name them all?

And here is the final Lego Guy N Smith Diorama. I hope you like it:

Halloween at the Hospital

Hospital day, where covering dermatologist said department is too busy to provide bespoke letters for employers. "That's was Occ Health Employee Services are for," were her exact words. She did say they would post me copies of my consultant letters to hand in though, but god knows when I can expect to see them. Unfortunately, the weather was harsh and took its toll on my face, which triggered more pain for me. I was too self conconscious to  take public transport though. Grrr. Here are some Swansea scenes I pictured on the walk though:

Flare

Been a rough final week of October. The end of summer has now really hit home and I have been off work for the past week with the worst skin flare up I've had since starting on my biologic injections. 

I have fallen way behind on my projects, what with the Sept/Oct walking challenge, and then my flare, but I am hoping that I still have time to pull everything together in the last 2 months of 2025

Work-wise, I am probably going to trigger an attendance warning, but it is what it is. I started 40/60 hybrid working at the start of the month, where I work from home every Tuesday and Thursday. I have applied to flip that to a 60/40 working pattern, where I work 3 days from home and 2 days in the office to help me better manage my various health conditions. This went down like a lead balloon in some quarters. I have been told I need to get both a GP and Consultant's letter to back up my application for a Reasonable Adjustment in my working pattern, but I still haven't heard back from my medical team since I emailed them. I had my Occupational Health interview with a doctor today though, and he told me he was going to back my application, and I am seeing my dermatologist tomorrow, so I can ask them face-to-face for a letter the morning. The only trouble with that is that she is not going to be my regular consultant , but I can't see why it will be too much of a problem. I will just have to see tomorrow. Again, it is what it is.

Lying awake at the moment, waiting to sleep, so I'll end this entry here, and get on with making a plan of action to get back on target with my New Year's target resolutions. 

Before I go though, whilst I have been too unwell to do much this past week, I have produced made an illustration for the Guy N Smith inspired ghost story, which is currently waiting for a second draft overhaul. It probably gives too much of the story away, but hey ho:

 

Satan's Snowdrop Legofied

Not perfect, but it's the best I could manage:

Getting Cramped.

 It's getting a bit cramped in there, but I am getting there. And I have 5 more days to get it finished...

Chilies

The Green Man

 Bought this at last month's Malvern Show. Today, we've finally hung up 🙂🍂🍁🌿

Guy N Smith Halloween Lego Tribute

Working on a special Halloween Guy N Smith Lego tribute. Here is how far I have got so far:

So far, Ihave covered Doomflight, Dead Beat, The Slime Beast, The Pony Riders and Alligators. Still room to squeeze plenty more  in before the big day...

Rainforest by Michelle Paver

I do love a good Michelle Paver ghost story 👻 and today I received a new one, signed by the author, packaged like the treasure it is and handed to me personally by my jolly postman 🙂

Halloween 2025 Pop Funkos

 Here is the last of this year's Halloween Pop Funko phographs. This one needs no introduction and was photographed during a rare bout of insomnia created by work stress:

Halloween Pop Funkos - Pinnochio

Yes? I am 100% of the opinion that Pinnochio is a horror story.

And there is no changing my mind on the topic.

Mrs P.L.'s Walking Challenge: Day 30

Tonight was the final night of my better half's walking challenge. Leaving the house at 6.30, we got home at two minutes to midnight to maximise her step. Here are tonight's pics from the walk.

This friendly feline was a firm favourite sight of this evening's 23k step challenge.

The Brunswick was the penultimate beverage of the month-long step count. Very quiet tonight, but a real cosy boozer.

We then headed to the No-Sign so Mrs P.L. could finally taster her fist Murphy's in years.

The bartender lit the fire for which, which although was a little too comforting...

...Which meant we had to skidaddle to make every step count by walking all the way home by midnight. This was not helped by tonight being the start of Divali, which illuminated Swansea Bay by a mesmerising display of firework.

Reaching The Uplands, the lateness of the hour made us forego our planned last beverage of the night and up our pace dramatically as we hit the hill!

I was exhausted by the time we made it to our door and piled into our house. My ring-toes were sore on each foot, but Mrs P.L. was happy with the final step count. And despite the enjoyment and cool sights of the past 30 nights, we were both looking forward to spending some evenings at home 🙂

Mrs P.L.'s Walking Challenge: Day 29

Yay, looks like the circus is back in town! 

Shook things up a bit tonight with a new route on my better half's walking challenge.

Along which, we took in -

Brynmill Park:

Swansea University grounds:

Singleton Park:

The Pub on the Pond:

Swansea Rec, where we parked again, and which now hosts the visiting circus:

And One-Eyed Willies:

We then headed back via The Rainbow Wall:

Ghostly Crabs

Just finished my first draft of my crabby ghost story. Sat down with pen and paper this afternoon to jot down a few lines and was suddenly carried away until the tale reached its conclusion!