Here’s some piccies of shed progress. As you can see there’s still loads to do. I’m not going to put a ceiling in I’m just going to leave it vaulted so it should feel pretty big inside. I wonder if I’ll have it done by xmas…… Continue reading

Emma asked to go to Mersea for her birthday day out. It was really windy and a tad chilly but she enjoyed it. Thanks for the wellies Lewis! Continue reading

Emma had a lovely party yesterday, she found it a little stressful she said that she “enjoyed it but I did a lot of crying” we did have a proper houseful so I think she was a bit overwhelmed. Thanks to all for a lovely afternoon. Continue reading

I can’t believe this, according to the Times “Britain cuts down forests to keep ‘green’ power stations burning” A new government subsidised Biomass plant in Port Talbot will require 3 million tonnes of wood a year. 90% 0f which will be imported from Brazil, Canada, South Korea and Scandinavia. The wood will also need to… Continue reading

As you know us Thomas’s are huge fans of Shaun the Sheep. Emma watches at least 6 episodes every night after tea and I’m still not tiring of it and the good news is there are some new episodes which will be shown on BBC1 next week. Whoop whoop! Continue reading

Where did that two weeks go…. I’ve been dead busy and very shed obsessed! The roof is done, the walls are insulated, the inside is wired up. I have included wiring for a telly on the wall and I have also installed speaker cables so its a proper blokes shed! Weather permitting, my neighbour, Graham,… Continue reading

Emma got all dressed up and K made super scary cakes and we waited for the trick or treaters. We had a few come round and then we had k’s friends kids all turn up at once and gave poor Emma a proper scare at the door and she really wailed, poor love! However, with… Continue reading

Is this the best track of the year? Continue reading

If you like a bit of sci-fi, James Camerons “Avatar” looks a-mazin. Continue reading

Who was your first movie crush? I think my first one was Sigourney Weaver in Alien when she gets undressed in the shuttle after escaping from the Nostromo. She was my teenage fantasy for a long time! Continue reading

Today we met up with the Caples in Kensington. We took the kids to the Natural History Museum, it was very good and very busy, Emma loved the dinosaurs but was a bit scared of the T-rex. After the Museum we went for a runaround in Hyde Park. It was a gorgeous day, a typical… Continue reading

Halloween is fast approaching and Emma went to her first Halloween party…. Emma doesn’t like us taking photos of her and she often pulls a grumpy face but in this one she can’t help laughing! Continue reading

K and I had a weekend away at a cottage in Holt up in Norfolk. We had a really good time, we drove up late Friday night, on Saturday we did some shopping, hung out in the pub and in the evening went for a super meal at a tiny wine bar called “Balthazar” and… Continue reading

I was 41 on Friday (yikes!)Thanks everyone for my super cards and pressies. Thanks particularly to my nephew lewis who sang “happy Birthday” to me (brought a tear to my eye) and also a big special thanks to liz for my super personalised card, it was a-mazin! Continue reading

is Mel Gibson’s new film based on the BBC series from the Eighties. It looks pretty good, Mel is pretty good in a thriller, remember Ransom? Continue reading

has some fantastic Autumn Scenes. Continue reading

Well, progress hasn’t been too bad. I had hoped to have the frame for the roof up by now but the weather has been rubbish. The walls to the left and rear are weather-boarded and painted and I hope to have the remaining walls done by the weekend. Its a lot of work but I… Continue reading

I really recommend this book, I love reading it, its such a sweet story. Its one of Emma’s favourites,we must have read it far too much because she can recite the whole book as we turn the pages! Continue reading

I Remember watching the first Star Trek film round about 1980 and wondering when we will have a communicator to wear on our wrist. Well, Lg have developed the Watch phone which inludes video calling, a camera, reads back your text messages and all the normal software stuff. A-mazin! Continue reading

Echo and the Bunnymen have released their superb new track  “I think I need it too”. “XX” by XX is very cool, and very atmospheric. Continue reading

Had a great time at the Corkys on Saturday. It was a double celebration, they have just tied the knot and it was Livvy’s second birthday. It was really good, they certainly know how to throw a good party! So congratulations guys and happy birthday Livvy! Unfortunately, I stupidly forgot to take the camera so… Continue reading

A walk in the woods last weekend. Autumn is just around the corner but the weather has been fantastic this month. Cold at night, but Lovely, clear warm days. Lewis loves a deckchair But Emma doesn’t, what a grumpy face! The girls, the Caples and Chris & Derek all went to the beach yesterday. I… Continue reading

Sophie Blackall draws pictures of the people she imagines from posts on missed connection websites. Wednesday, September 23, 2009 – w4m – 23 (Hoboken, NJT station) I just wanted to say thank you for offering to help carry my little orangey/pink suitcase. It really meant a lot because I was having a really terrible day.… Continue reading

Amazing photos of the dust storm in Australia. I think this one is the most eerie. Continue reading

Got the first course of bricks down and discovered that they weren’t quite square, so rather than faffing the whole lot came up and we re-marked up. Frustrating, and a couple of evenings wasted, but ho hum, you live and learn. Hopefully get it done over the next few days. I’ve got two weeks off… Continue reading

As a little tribute to Patrick Swayze we watched Point Break again the other night. Its a great film, with loads of memorable scenes and quotes. Remember the foot chase through the houses? And of course when Utah jumps out of the plane after Bodhi without a chute on. Just Brilliant. Continue reading

Emma and I were sitting on her bed looking at her piggy banks which contain quite a bit of cash. I asked her “What are you going to buy with your money?” Emma “A car” Me “What sort of car?” Emma ” A sparkly one!” Me “Where will you go in your car?” Emma ”… Continue reading

Got the footings in for the summer house today, it was bloody hard work but quite rewarding. The old back aches tonight! Continue reading