Sunday, 24 April 2011

Easter Sunday, waiting for lunch

Why "New Labour" got us into this mess, and the Coalition are keeping us in it.



And a preview of the dress rehearsal for THAT! wedding;



What has "T Mobile" got to do with it?

Monday, 11 April 2011

McCaffery's Comeback Tour 2011

Sorry this is a little bit late to appear, I had to figure out how to post to YouTube, and I am past my "best before date".

McCaffery's Come Back Tour 2011, Grey Horse. The performance is split into four parts, because I could not contain my excitement. At the end of their session, to save them from their admiring fans, the group were led from the stage (amid wild applause) via a rear exit from the building. Once in the safety of the car park, they were driven off at high speed by their roadie (Val). A return session is promised, but, the Police ask, could the audience please park their zimmer frames and mobility scooters with due consideration to the needs of nearby residents.

There are, as yet unconfirmed, reports that the Group are to appear at the Cricket Club, East Boldon, next Thursday evening.









Beautiful Weather

For the past week, we have enjoyed beautiful sunny weather, with temperatures up to 18C. This is most unusual for April in the North East of England (in fact it is unusual for July!).

We have made the most of the sunshine with plenty of cycling and walking, and I have become a technology nerd, using RunKeeper on my iPhone to log the distances and times, and post them to Facebook.

Today, I thought I had better do some work around the house and garden, there were rumblings of discontent from you know who.

Got the ladders out, to unblock the rain gutter at the back of the house. This is the second time, in only a month, I have had to do this. Pesky birds try to build nests in the guttering and block the water channel. This time a starling has completely blocked the down pipe, by stuffing straw and other nest building materials down it. I have bought and fitted some bird spikes, to prevent the birds from perching there and filling the gutter with crap and debris.

The products are supplied by Jones and Son , they are really effective, but rather expensive (I think), it is this latter point which was my downfall. I tried to skimp on the number of strips of spikes I put on the rain gutter. This was a mistake, the birds simply perched in the gaps and crapped as usual. So today, I ventured up the ladders and added more strips of spikes, to fill any gaps.

Just have to do the front of the house now.

Work was brought to a stop by rain, (my prayers were answered), hence I am wasting away my day on the computer, whilst the boss is ironing.

Sunday, 3 April 2011