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July 2004

sheep dip

the main highlight of the holiday club is leaders getting a cream pie in the face or gunge on their head. this year there is a sheep theme so the gunge machine has turned in to a sheep dip dispenser.
when i arrived this morning Ken was perfecting its pouring action. the other photo shows it in operation.
this is one area where i have a sense of humour failure i’m afraid so i won’t dwell any longer …
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things

more creations from the mind of esther
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elton

here is elton. he’s staying with us again for the evening and we had another BBQ as this is what we do when Elton comes along.
here is elton wearing his lady-hat from New Zealand:
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a bit later on paul, liz and baby dougie joined us. paul, elton and i were all in sheffield at the same time and so it was great to have a mini reunion
here is baby dougie:
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i started up the barbeque by liberally spreading matchboxes across the top:
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when i’d lit the BBQ esther said “daddy are we having a barbeque or is that just for a photo”. i think this photography thing might be having an effect on my family
here is the fruit pie:
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the drummist

here is craig the drummer as seen through his high-hat. craig arrived on an early flight from the US just in time to play this morning.
at one point this morning we had a keyboard with no stand or pedals, no power, no electric guitar player and an airbourne drummer. but it all came fine just before the kids arrived
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directions

there’s only one way (depending on your age group)
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sound and vision

the people doing sound and vision things for the holiday club all sit in a row eagerly awaiting the arrival of the children.
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star material

the phrase ‘star material’ usually means someone has great talent, particularly in the field of entertainment (field of entertainment taken literally could mean Glastonbury festival).
in this case it simply means the upholstery used to cover the chairs
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Witches welcome

How mad is this place ? Haggs welcome, but please drive carefully. We all know what bad drivers haggs can be.
this photo was taken whilst driving away through the village so apologies for the quality. it’s surely better to walk and snap rather than doing a drive by.
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abandoned chair with a view

i found a few chairs in undergrowth on holiday. here is the first one.
finding abandoned stuff in the countryside is harder than finding abandoned stuff in london, but it’s also some how more rewarding, and often visually more attractive.
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play park

we stayed in a village called Balmaha on the side of Loch Lomond. Opposite the pub and right next to our holiday house was this rather lovely play park. the girls loved it (Kezia IS loving the hammock swing, she’s just holding on tight!)
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pure reason revolution

ooh. remember the Pure Reason Revolution – I mentioned their single a few weeks back. well, they’ve just signed to Sony for a 5 album deal. they signed on the roof of the sony building and everything.
i think that’s a ‘good thing’
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man and machine

here is my father-in-law on his sit on mower. he loves his mower and so he should ! more red and green colour coordination for those daily attending the blog wishing to see such things.
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a week of music

tonight represents the beginning of the second phase of my two weeks holiday from work. this week we’ve got our church kids club. it’s already practically sold out and we’re expecting 250 kids each day i think ! it’s in a marquee on a school field. you may have seen the photos from last year.
jane is leading the music and i’m playing bass in the band in the mornings. afternoon is kezia/esther looking after for me.
here is the view of the stage with mike and music stands in a nice row. it didn’t look like that by the time we’d finished we’d finished with it.
those of a praying nature may wish to pray for nice weather, safety and the kids learning stuff whilst having fun etc.
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village greens

enjoying today’s southern england sunshine (before it chucked it down with rain this afternoon) we went for a cycle ride and picnic on a village green.
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