Starting on Sunday my Project365 blog will be featuring a series of water droplet shots. It’s something I’ve been meaning to do since I first saw them and I finally got around to doing it yesterday. Having spent most of yesterday avoiding the royal wedding by taking the pictures then picking out, cropping and watermarking … Continue reading
Smells can invoke a memory better than anything. We all have those smells that we just like because they remind us of some special occasion, or just because they make us feel good … or maybe both. 1. Freshly mown grass For me there’s nothing more wonderful than the smell of a newly mowed lawn. Research … Continue reading
I’ve been lucky enough to see Iron Maiden on most of the tours since 1986. Below is a list of the concerts, along with pics of the tickets (where they survived!) and a set list. 1. Hammersmith Odeon, London, 8 November 1986 1986 was the “Somewhere On Tour” promoting the Somewhere In Time album. The … Continue reading
The garden birds are out in force today. I just had to share these. If you’re interested you can see larger versions on my Flickr Photostream, as well as a few other pics from this morning.
I warn you now – please don’t read on if you’re religious and/or you’re easily antagonised! Okay, I know that’s a contentious title for a post. I’ve been inspired (or should that be infuriated?) by a story in the Independent – Catholic Adoption Charity appeal dismissed. It’s also dragged up some old feelings that … Continue reading
1. The London Eye If there is one thing you absolutely have to do in London it is to take a flight on the Eye. It takes around 30 minutes to complete a rotation but that time will be gone before you know it. If you get a clear day you’ll be treated to some … Continue reading
Now that you know what you’re taking with you and you’ve got together all your food, you need somewhere to go. So I present to you the final instalment of the ‘picnic’ series – destinations. Obviously I haven’t visited every possible place in the country to assess their picnic suitability, so I’ve listed the places I … Continue reading
So you’ve got together all your essential items for your picnic. Now it’s to think about exactly what food you want to take for that magical day out. 1. Sandwiches No picnic would be complete without an assortment of sandwiches. Cucumber, egg mayo and ham salad are great options along with the classic ‘club’ sandwich.
Now that the weather’s perking up a bit you may be thinking about those lazy bank holidays and, maybe, heading out for a picnic somewhere. Over the next few days I’ll be doing a series on picnics, starting today with those essential things that make the typical English picnic what it is. 1. Picnic Basket … Continue reading
Of all the movie genres you can’t get more macho than a good old testosterone-fuelled revenge flick! Some of them will give many men sleepless nights over whether or not their reaction to similar events would be as violent, or would they find another way. Of course, we’d all love to take the law into our … Continue reading
Most people like a good detective show every now and again, but who are the best? Some people like the gung-ho detectives of the late seventies – and I include myself in that – such as Body and Doyle (the Professionals). But we didn’t very often see them poring over the clues, etc. I’m looking … Continue reading
Well I think the last list on chicken dishes has sparked something! For all my talk of healthier eating, it seems from doing this list that maybe I could do better – story of my life! 1. Baked beans Baked beans on toast is one of the most balanced meals going. If you’re partial to … Continue reading
I was trying to come up with another list when it dawned on me that I don’t eat a lot of red meat. I might have a bit of beef once-in-a-blue-moon, lamb even less so. In fact I seem to eat more chicken than any other meat. So it seemed like a natural progression to … Continue reading
The alternative vote argument was always going to be contentious but I don’t think many of us in the UK could have realised just how much. On Saturday former leader of the Lib Dems, Paddy Ashdown, attacked chancellor George Osborne, accusing him “cheap mud-slinging and scaremongering” in an article in the Observer. PM David Cameron … Continue reading
It’s been a couple of days since I posted here … hope you don’t mind! I’ve been setting up a private blog for the family research and it took a bit longer than expected! I’ll try not to let it happen again! Right then, on to my top 7 rock and metal acts. They’re all … Continue reading
I figured it was about time for another Top Ten, after my recent forays into other realms! Today I’d like to go over my Top Ten Game Series on the PS3 (other games consoles are available!). As the name would suggest all of these have at least two titles in their series and, for once, … Continue reading
Interesting question, no? One that I’m certain most people have asked themselves at some point in their lives. There are merits to a number of powers. Invisibility is always a favourite – who wouldn’t like to walk around unseen sometimes? What about super-strength – it would be comforting to know that you could stop a … Continue reading
If, like me, you’re in the UK then you may be just as confused as I am about the choices in the up-coming referendum on May 5th. You may well have checked out the official site and found it about as much use as an invalidated voting form!! I certainly did. The public information film … Continue reading
I am aware that the title of this post could be read in a couple of different ways. If you’ve glanced at the tags you may have already guessed the meaning I was aiming for but just to clarify: I want to talk about those things that you have whilst sleeping. I had a dream … Continue reading
This post was inspired by the story “Iceland Rejects Icesave Repayment Deal” on the BBC website. Apparently Danny Alexander was on Andrew Marr but I didn’t see it due to the fact I was watching Lewis Hamilton lose another Grand Prix!! Iceland owes the UK and the Netherlands 4 billion euros and the people have … Continue reading
Lightly Salted 