Having enjoyed them greatly and been a bit disappointed (and missing anything in 2016 completely) we returned to see the tall ships grace the Thames again this Easter. They were back on form, with a relaxed festive atmosphere around the river bank of Greenwich. Walking down through the rather chaotic Continue reading …
Bank holidays bring castles, at least in my world. This time the castle was part of a short break to the port of Dover. We wandered town, stayed overnight and had a look at a wonderful castle. Continue reading
Taken in the Harvest Moon
Forgotten I’d taken a screenshot of this. Not so sure the BBC’s first headline is right, given the second!
It doesn’t matter who I’m travelling with, or not. Nor who is here or not. When I look out the train window and see lobba hill over the Team Valley on one side and Bensham on the other, I will always smile.
Twenty-three years since the KLF Well, technically The K Foundation, but you know burned a million quid. Just mentioning because, you know, 2017 needs this sort of thing.
A saw Heather and I yawning as we rose early to get to Kings Cross Station, all to catch a train north to Newcastle.
https://youtu.be/haXvp8M9Cog I was going to say this had better be good but, actually, you’re following Blade Runner. This had better be awesome. The trailer does feel like the right world, and Vengelis may not be doing the sound track but Jóhann Jóhannsson is obviously heavily riffing on his score. Arrives Continue reading …
Just watched the first episode of The Grand Tour. Good to have proper Top Gear back!
So, this is Heather’s niece’s Evie’s birthday present (she’s one!). Note the sticker in the middle: It reads “For your child’s safety, please remove and discard this label before inserting the spinning baby bug [whatever one of those is!]”. Which begs the question, why not simply not put a label Continue reading …