Bubbles……

Bubbles, originally uploaded by Fairy Basslet.

In the process of having a massive clear out, I found a battery powered bubble blower that Rob gave me for Christmas several years ago. Not the easiest thing to photograph, but I had a go.

I’ve sorted out the great stash of fabric and wool that I’ve accumulated, and it’s now all neatly stored in plastic crates in the spare room. I also sorted out all my craft materials into a new storage container. Whilst I was blitzing the spare room, Rob was clearing out the shed. We’ve discovered that a buddleia bush has grown out of the side of the shed that’s on Tim and Jo’s side of the fence. The root system has done a lot of damage to the brickwork and roof on one side of the shed, so we’re getting a quote from a local builder to see if it can be sorted. Tim and Rob spent ages discussing the structural remedies, including looking at potentially demolishing the whole thing and replacing it with a wooden shed. I hope Ashleigh can save the shed with some nifty brick and tile work. I like our brick build shed. We tipped loads of glyphosate on the bugger to kill it and stop it doing any further damage. Whilst the blokes were discussing sheds and other manly things, Jo and I nattered about holidays and losing weight. How girly.

Now we’re vegging in front of the telly, watching Ray Mears getting all manly in Namibia tracking leopards.  Go Ray!  He’s great on TV – bushcraft and wildlife all in one, presented in an intelligent way.

Yellowstone……

…..anybody else watching this on BBC2?  Fantastic wildlife filming at its very best.  Especially the fox hunting for mice under 5 feet of snow – it crept across the surface, listened intently, and then leapt high and shot into the snow nose first so only the back legs and tail were left waving out.  Caught the mouse too.  Very very good TV.

Blast from the Past…..

…. for those of you who are, say, over 25 and grew up in Scotland, this will probably bring back some sort of memory……

Glen Michael’s Cartoon Cavalcade (later Glen Michael’s Cavalcade) began a record breaking run of 26 years in 1966. The show is still fondly remembered by many people in Scotland as their first exposure to many famous cartoons such as Asterix and Bugs Bunny. The show is also remembered for Glen’s companions Paladin the talking lamp and two dogs, Rudi and Rusti. The programme also included superhero cartoons, which would be introduced by “The Space Teller”; Michael’s disembodied head (often wearing a crown) seemingly “floating” in space. The readings of children’s birthday cards that viewers had sent in, was also very popular, with Glen also sending birthday cards personally to those who could not have their cards read on air. 

According to Wikipedia and several other sources – he’ still alive!!  The only cartoon I actually remember watching during the Cavalcade was Birdman, which was made in the late 1960′s by Hanna-Barbera.  Birdman, who could fly (obviously) was some sort of superhero and he had a sidekick called Birdboy.  Always watched this when visiting Gran on a Sunday afternoon.