Meeting Ben : Gallery

When you’ve watched a documentary about an online sex toy retailer and the credits thank the Ordnance Survey?? What exactly were they mapping?

The Difficult Part Is Trying To Pour

I thought I’d mentioned Bob Hoover here before but it was actually during a different life. Anyway, here he is, pouring a glass of tea:

Or you might prefer some aerobatics (without engines, of course):

If angels have wings, he’s the best flyer of them all.

A Short Birthday Remembrance

It would have been my mam’s birthday today. I miss her silliness and warmth and wisdom. My life has twisted and turned perhaps more (certainly more sharply) than ever before since she has been gone. I wish she had been there to guide me. I wish I could introduce Heather to her. I wish we could have a silly conversation, and a hug.

I raise a glass of whisky tonight, to the best, to my dwarfy.

Dogs In The North

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Time for a little trip northwards to my lovely old home town of Newcastle as we hadn’t been in a little while. We went with plans to see some more far afield sights by it became dominated by some wonderful snowdog sculptures.

Do They Have Parties?

I don’t know if they have parties, wherever, whatever, your spirit is. They should do. There should be cake, and drink. There should be fun and laughter. And you are there, so there must be love. I wish I could celebrate with you my pixie. <3

XKCD Nails Work

XKCD hits on what I’ve been doing with one of the PCs at work the last few days:

There Are Twelve Dots

The Girl With Green Hair

There’s a girl who gets off my train has green hair
From some angles I catch she looks like you
Except you never had green hair
But you did have a dimple smile
And a black skirt, little black shoes like those

Her walk is right, and her height is right too
Hair that almost was, but never was
I almost spoke, first I saw her
But I had to let you go
Left on a different journey to me

There is a lock of hair in my draw
It is not green and it is not you

I wish you were here to have green hair

Northern Animals

This time of year normally involves a trip to Chester to see Shakespeare at the open air theatre, so I suppose it is no surprise that Heather and I found ourselves heading that way. This year, as well as Chester, there was a cross-country journey to York to see some trains.