January 2008
lots off
i recon they’ve taken more than 70% off
hassock of the week
here’s a very special hassock of the week. it was made by my mum when we were little. it was from a kit i think. i found the photo yesterday in a big pile of family photos which jane kindly extracted from the loft, and the memories came flooding back. i wonder where this hassock is now – probably where it was back then.
the king’s table
fancy table set for a fancy dinner party with fancy guests. very nice.
danger at the zoo
for example you might have a chunk bitten out of your little finger
or perhaps 2 of your fingers and most of your hand pecked off
which is probably why they left some gloves on these railings
here’s a good danger medley
even apples are forbidden
and of course, special signs for the lemurs are in order.
never smile at a lemur when you’ve got food near by
whipsnade zoo
we had a fantastic last-day-of-daddy’s-holiday day out to Whipsnade Zoo yesterday. Cold as anything it was, which the siberian tigers seemed to be ok with. i’ve got tons of pictures so i’ll just put up the interesting ones over the next few weeks and link to a gallery with a few more shots, if that’s ok with you.
(colour version here)
christmas decs
this angel ate all the christmas pies. i think jane’s de-knickerating the house tomorrow, so thought i’d put up the last few deccy photos. (if you want to know about the knickerations, see here)
suction hooks
jane’s mum got jane and me these excellent suction hooks for christmas. that in itself was worth a picture
but i particularly liked this note on the back telling us they were ‘foreign made’. which is like the opposite of ‘buy british’. and how do they know they weren’t made in the country which they were currently in ? foreign seems a little too vague for my liking.
bother in law kev
here is my bother-in-law kev who has been staying with us for a couple of days. they head back north tomorrow and i’m back to work tomorrow so the normal mundane funkypancake will return, rather than the recent geocaching and family/friends pictures.
new year’s day party
jane arranged a new year’s day party for everyone yesterday. the highlight for all involved was the pass the parcel with forfeits written by jane’s sister. Party (jane’s dad) was a star balancing for 30 seconds on one leg
and thomas, sarah and kezia enjoyed being wrapped up as mummies
and breaking free.
and esther built this lovely hat.
playstation 1
jane’s dad was interested so joined the kids behind the sofa to have a go himself.
and of course, as soon as the kids were called away for tea, he and poochy (jane’s mum) both settled down to master the shrek game
