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Friday, 18 April 2025

War of the Worlds

Took my father to see Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds in Cardiff this evening 🙂🙂

I've been wanting to take him to see the show for years, as we both shared a love for the album.

My parents were away in Blackpool and bought me the L.P. that I'd been wanting since accidently coming across it being broadcast in it's entirety on my first ever radio as I kid!

We both thoroughly enjoyed it too 🙂🙂

Here is a quick snippet of the show, filmed by my Dad:

Tuesday, 15 April 2025

A Good 'ole Writing Day

I took a day off today to do a bit of writing. It turned out to be a great decision as the heavy rain outside provided my favourite mood for writing. With background music provided by David Sylvian and his old group Japan, it was a really succesful creative day.

Sunday, 13 April 2025

Green House Progress

Our Glass House is now in situ in the spot once occupied by the chickens. All it is short of now is the actual glass. Unfortunately rain stopped play before we could add that final touch...

Work in Progress

Looking up through the unglazed Glass House roof

View from the Glass House Door

Saturday, 12 April 2025

Caturday Smiler

One of the many cats who visit our garden. I call him Smiler.


An American Werewolf in London

I had to snap this up. Just hope Funk decide to release for figures from the classic An American Werewolf in London movie.
 

Addendum 

Well, I did a bit of research and, aye, look what the next AAWIL Pop Funko figure in the series will look like:

Glastonbury Crassula Ovata

I have been meaning to decorate the branches of this money  tree for a while now.
I grew this from a single leaf from the great specimen tree found upstairs in The Speaking Tree bookshop in Glastonbuty.




 

Gardening

 Spent a rewarding day in the garden today.






And finally, these have to be the prettiest flowers in the garden right now:

Friday, 11 April 2025

Cat TV

 
Fudgiecat watched Cat TV on my phone for a good hour last night before falling to sleep.

Office Sunrise Views



Thursday, 10 April 2025

JLS Purveying his Kingdom

Fingers Crossed...

Finally completed my Armada Ghost Book collection. Wasnt easy, required searching ebay in different countries and begging them to ship to UK lol. I just hope it makes from the other side of the world o my letter box now...
 

Sleeping Beauty

The Guy N Smith Lego Project Continues