Diary
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London Riots
Its so shocking to see the rioting in London over the last few nights. It does annoy me when you read the opinion of some bloggers who say these people are rioting because they are “People to whom respect has never been shown riot because they feel they have little reason to show respect themselves”… Continue reading
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Subway Sinatra
[tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoOwCSgvNs0[/tube] For four years construction workers have been making a lot of noise whole they are building a new subway down Manhattans East side. In a bid to cheer up the locals, one of the workers Gary Russo, has been spending some of his lunch break singing Sinatra songs. “Extraordinary scenes followed. A man apparently… Continue reading
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Off Sick
Having a sick day today. Been having quite a few heart palpatations lately and I had quite a long one driving to work this morning and I had to pull over as it left me feeling a bit light headed. I’ve been fine cycling to work etc. So I’m off to the docs soon to… Continue reading
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Hereafter
This film tells three parallel stories about people affected by death in different ways; George, a reluctant psychic, Marie, who survives a near-death experience during a tsunami and Marcus, a British boy who wants to communicate with his dead brother, Jason. The central character is George(Damon) and how his psychic abilities have affected him and… Continue reading
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Nice Weekend
The Caples were over this weekend. The weather was gorgeous and we went to a vintage rally at West Bergholt. It was dead good, plenty for the kids to do, stunt shows and lots and lots of classic cars to see. In the petting area with the rabbits and guinea pigs. Continue reading
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Crazy Dude
Al went for it this time and cycled the entire 145 miles to here from Swindon in 10 hrs 4 minutes. Well done mate! Continue reading
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Photos of the London Blitz
Amazing set of colour photos showing the destruction inflicted by Nazi bombings across London. Continue reading
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127 Hours
This film is based on Aron Ralstons account of when his arm is trapped by a falling rock while hiking alone in The Canyonlands National Park in Utah. Its an incredible account of Aron’s Psychological journey to finally making the decision to amputate his arm to save his life. When we watched the film I… Continue reading
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Last Weekend
On Sunday we met up with the Caples at Gullivers in slightly damp Milton Keynes. Gulliver’s is a theme park for little ones and we had a really good day, the kids loved it. Notice Emma’s grumpy face in this picture she was thoroughly embarrassed by the mums singing along and doing the actions to… Continue reading
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The History of the Space Shuttle
A fascinating set of photos looking at the history of the Space Shuttle. Continue reading
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K’s Birthday
It was K’s birthday yesterday so we met up with the Corky’s, the Spurgeon’s and the Caple’s at Hampstead Heath for a picnic. It was a wonderful day, the kids had a whale of a time. It was a yummy picnic and the pub afterwards was lurvely. more pics Continue reading
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Nice Weekend
I know I’m a bit late blogging this but we had a lovely weekend! Saturday we mooched and watched Tangled. Sunday we met up with the Corkys down at Chappel and had a picnic and then they came back for a barbie it was a gorgeous day about 27 degrees Monday though was really hot… Continue reading
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Tangled
“Rapunzel” renamed as “Tangled” this is an excellent film. It feels just like a classic Disney film, really funny with some great characters (I really liked Maximus the horse). We all enjoyed it – Emma was really laughing. Emma’s score 12/10 website Continue reading
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Open Gardens
K held her open gardens event yesterday. 17 gardens were open, 144 people came raising nearly £600 in ticket sales and we raised a further £48 selling tea & cake in our garden. It did pour mid afternoon but we still had our barbie! Thanks to everyone for coming, it was a right good day. Continue reading
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X-Men: First Class
Although I have enjoyed all the x-men films this is the only one where I have felt really immersed by the story. It centres on the relationship between professor X and Magneto, how they started the X-men and how the feud between them began. The film dips a bit in the middle but it all… Continue reading
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Miles Kane
Came across the track “inhaler” by Mile Kane just the other day and I can’t stop listening to it. It came out in November last year and he has released two other tracks of his new album since then. All are superb and I’ve just ordered his album. You can hear the singles and a… Continue reading
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Crazy Dude
Quite amazingly, Al cycled the 117 miles from Didcot in Oxfordshire to here today in 10 hrs 3minutes. Well done mate! Continue reading
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Crazy Dude
Quite amazingly, Al cycled the 117 miles from Didcot in Oxfordshire to here today in 10 hrs 3minutes. Well done mate! Continue reading
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Booked!
Just booked our flights to New Zealand! We’re flying out on Sunday 19th Feb and returning on April 1st. Whoop Whoop!!! Continue reading
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Lovely Weekend
Had a lovely weekend. Saturday afternoon was Colne Engaine Fete. Emma was in the dancing show dressed as a sunflower! It was a bit chaotic but they all did very well. Emma and her friend jesse. [flv:http://www.wherewasshaun.com/video/dancingcolneeng.flv 450 320] (play it, pause it, let it download then play) Sunday, Jerry did his annual parachute jump… Continue reading
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Back from Hols (nearly)
We have stopped over in Swindon for the night on our way back from Devon. We have had a fantastic Holiday, the weather has been great, we only had one slightly soggy day. The Forest of Dean was lovely and the Wye Valley was gorgeous. We did lots of woodland walks, cycling, visited the butterfly… Continue reading
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Forest of Dean
Having a lovely time in the forest of Dean. Thankfully the weather has stayed ok. The campsite is excellent with woods and a tire swing which Emma has been playing on with her new buddy. Our only problem has been the thieving squirrels raiding our tent. They even managed to open a jar of peanut… Continue reading
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The Handmade Bicycle Show
A handmade bike show is being held in Bristol on the 11-12th June. The website has some fascinating links to some of the UK’s top framebuilders. I really like the look of Feather Cycles. I would look longer but we’re going away today and I’m also being pestered to dress cardboard mermaids!! Continue reading
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Mad Men
I keep hearing about this series. It seems to have completely passed me by. Is it any good? Continue reading
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Life Cycles
Featuring world-class mountain bike talent including Cam McCaul, Brendan Semanuk, Darren Berrecloth and Matt Hunter, this film traces the life of a mountain bike from its manufacture until its sad demise. The footage of mountain biking is fantastic, really scary and beautifully shot. There is a preview on youtube. [tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJgaSTuwp7I[/tube] You can rent it on… Continue reading
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Another Bank Holiday 🙂
And what a lovely weekend it was too. On Friday we watched the wedding, the Corkys came over and we took the girls to a street party. It was ok, but very busy so we left after about an hour and headed home for a barbie. Street Party In the churchyard On Sunday we went… Continue reading
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Due Date
Peter Highman (Downey Jr) is on his way home to his wife who is about to have a baby. |But it all goes wrong when he meets Ethan Tremblay (Zach Galifianakis). When I read about this I thought its just a rip of off of Planes Trains and automobiles and not being a big fan… Continue reading
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Whatever happened
to April Showers? According to stats from a local weather station we only had 3.7 mm of rain in April and the average is 44mm. Very strange, but on the plus side the weather has been fantastic and we have had loads of barbies! Continue reading
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Check me out
Sitting in the garden on a sunny afternoon munching cheesecake. Doesn’t get much better than does it? Continue reading
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