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It’s how you do it that counts, allegedly

From those wonderful folks who gave you Pearl Harbor (thanks to Jerry Della Femina for the quote), it is now clear that the true spirit of the games has been revived at last. Their pommel-horse gymnast fell off. But after due consideration the judges decided he did it really nicely – so he could still help his team to the silver medal.

This is all because new events involving really nice falling are soon to be added to the Olympic corpus. They’ll do it from bikes, horses and pole-vault poles, into ditches, ponds and pits respectively.

Jolly good show, chaps! Continue reading “It’s how you do it that counts, allegedly”

What a load of bollards

These fine tradesmen were employed to install cast iron bollards outside East Belfast hospital to prevent

staff from parking on the pavement outside. Just clearing up at the finish of the job!

Going home might cause them a problem though!

The War Journal: And The Bands Played On

Ratty had returned from the ale house stinking of Hobgoblins. He emptied himself of his denim jacket but kept on his black muscle T-shirt. He had great affection for his T-shirt stained as it was with the bloodied sauces of defeated kebabs. It also doubled as a good night shirt. Plonking his torso down on the settee Ratty readied himself for sleep awaiting his nightly nightmare with relish.

“There’s nothing better than a good nightmare.” he said to himself. “I wonder what devil Beelzebub has put aside for me tonight?” Continue reading “The War Journal: And The Bands Played On”

Weather, or not? (Photo competition 29, reminder)

Not long to go… the weather photograph competition ends at mid-night on the 1st August and so far there are two entries.
Any more weather photos floating about out there?

Here’s the link.

Quote

“I could not tread these perilous paths in safety, if I did not keep a saving sense of humour.”

Lord Nelson's statue wears a new hat

Not so bad, imho

You really have to see it in the flesh, so to speak, but Piper’s baptistry window in Coventry’s ‘new’ cathedral is a riot of colour and entirely in keeping with its environment.

Christina, look away now!

Last Saturday I went to a day class in stained glass appliqué – my project was a little ambitious and this is as far as I got

I went back today to complete the task Continue reading “Christina, look away now!”

Well done, London!

Olympic Opening Ceremony: London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony

Love us or hate us, you can’t ignore us! And Danny Boyle’s extravaganza confirmed all we have always believed about ourselves. We’re inventive, self-effacing, humorous – and bloody good value! How marvellous to celebrate the real milestones in our history – the human race! Like the industrial revolution, votes for women, mass immigration, the NHS, the WWW and our musical heritage. And M (for Monarch of course) behind the whole thing – with a bit of help from 007.

There’ll be the usual post mortem, yes. No creative enterprise ever gets through with a perfect 10. But it’s satisfying to think that every 50 years or so Britain can make such a proud statement to the watching world.

A pome by a real pro

For more rivetting details, see: http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/news_stories/2012/120723_1.html

Stained Glass

It was sunny yesterday, but I spent most of it inside, making the beginnings of a stained glass panel, using the appliqué technique. This entails cutting and sticking glass to a clear piece of glass and then grouting it, much like the grouting on a mosaic, rather that edging with lead.

I arrived with a rough sketch and then made the sketch into the working diagram…