Snow this morning.. yea..
Being out on a Brompton with at least 25 more minutes of cycling in the snow.. Brr
I had an ice cream headache the from the snow hitting my forehead.
[Life] onwards into consumerism..
We have a new fridge..
The world is slightly better again.
[Film] The secret life of Walter Mitty
I oddly enjoyed this film, more than I thought that I would. It is a very gentle film, the plot is predictable..
But it is beautifully shot, has some amusing one liners.
It found itself as a film.
[Music] The writing is on the wall alright..
Today I finally listened to the new bond theme by Sam Smith.. I had been wondering why I hadn’t heard it on the radio. Today I found out, God it is dreadful!
It is even more drippy and mumbled than Skyfall. Who on earth thought that was a good idea.
I will just have to ho back to hoping that they give the next one to Muse, as that would rock.
[Happy] Its been a while..
I’ve been a bit slack at updating this with things that have made me happy recently, which I am glad to report is not because I haven’t been happy, but just life and other stuff getting in the way.
I have spent the last few days camping and assessing a group for their Duke of Edinburgh expedition, and it has been fun to briefly meet them and be with them as they successfully complete this challenge.
The weather on the first day was rather very wet, but on the other days I have had some very nice relaxing moments sitting on a hillside looking out over the Peak District and enjoying the view.
I have also had some reading time while I have been waiting, and I am very much enjoying my current book.. (Anthem by Neal Stephenson)
I have watched one nice pastel sunset.
Spent time chatting with the other leaders, discussing how we were robbed at Sky Camp, and other stories.
While I didn’t take any pictures with my proper camera, I did enjoy taking some snapshots with my camera phone..
Some of which may even get posted here eventually.
I enjoyed a strawberry milkshake in Bakewell, although I still think that the shop has the wrong logo. It was called Ice Cream Dreams, the logo was a dropped ice cream cone.. which is more of an ice cream nightmare in my opinion.
Anyway generally things have been good, sure there is room for improvement, and I know that next week is going to be stressful.. but for now I can relax and try and take some of this positivity with me.
[Life] Once in a lifetime..
I’ve just watched someone hand feed an adult squirrel.. as in while holding in in one, let it eat out of the other..
Not sure that I will ever see that again.
This wasn’t at a nature reserve this is while sat on a bench in the sunshine in Bakewell.
[Memories] In case of emergency..
Today I have been visiting Mum to help out with a few things. As part of this I unearthed Dads old wash kit.. Which then needed sorting out and deciding what should happen..
Now Dad travelled a lot so his wash kit was a repository of the useful things that he wanted to be sure that he had with him on any trip.
So what were some of the important things that dad carried with him on his adventures:
3 sewing kits, or house maids as he would call them.
An adapter for his razor.. that would plug into a bayonet light fitting. A genius idea, and also madly dangerous.
Several sleep eye masks.
Some aspirin and rennies.
A small unlabelled glass vial, filled with his after shave. A smell that invokes many memories.
And last but not least 2 ping pong balls.
Which is just the sort of thing a gentleman should have to deal with any situations.
I miss you Dad, particularly today.
[Potd] Sunset from the sky
[Happy] Chapeau
1) That moment while walking up from the train station to the office, make eye contact with another bowler hat wearing city gentleman, and exchange a hat tip. This has made me oddly happy all day.
2) Talk of Halloween costumes at work that led me to dig out this page selling dust sheets. Somewhere there is a comersal photographer who deserves a bonus for this moment of genius.
3) Meeting up with an old housemate for a drink, natter,and so I could fix the email configuration on her new phone.. Something I managed to do smoothly and efficiently.. go me.
[Happy] More thankful than happy
So today I was at the funeral of an old friend and group scout leader.. So it has been a bit of an emotional day..
However I can also say that I have never been at a more packed funeral service, the crematorium didn’t just have a few people stood up at the back, but we were crammed in like a commuter train. People were stood in the aisle, in the corridor at the back, I was slightly surprised that they managed to get the doors closed at all..
Which goes to show the impression that he made not just on me but on so many people from the community.
I first camped with him back in 1993, when he saved me from being camp cook on cub camp. At the time that would have been a really scary situation.
But he calmly took charge, and produced excellent food..
Bruce we will really miss you. Thank you for everything.