February 2009
hassock of the week
i told you i found a really rich seam of hassocks at our friends church a fortnight ago. here’s a great example. it’s seemingly an exploding angel.
notice parking
i like noticing things. i like it when notices tell you to notice them. they might sound desperate, but it’s what they are there for.
sunny upstairs only
i liked hot the sun was at second floor level only. that’s probably why these houses are triple story rather than the usual two.
recycling friendship
look at this chap trying to muscle in on his friends.
danger 12ft drop
they are prepared to film people who drop off
things in the snow
i suspect this was an umbrella
this is a chest of drawers spread down a wall, contained a sink
and a fridge (you can usually find a fridge in the street on snowy days. people are saving money see)
barbie head update
when we got back later in the evening we tracked her down again and her whole head was revealed, although her hair was still trapped below. this picture was taken by torchlight
and it turns out it’s a very special time for barbie at the moment
off to school
we ended up with a really elaborate organisational scheme yesterday as jane had to leave for her school before the girls knew whether their school was going to be open. all was well in the end as i was able to work from home. it’s these little moments of domestic unpredictability which make life such fun
hail
it hailed the day before yesterday and it just stuck where it landed. my car looked like it was covered in the stuff you have on top of an apple crumble. what do they call that stuff ? also made the roads rather crunchy slidey. bit like skiing on rice crispies (in my experience)
esther’s foot prints
our back lawn has been mostly untouched by human feet as everyone has been playing in the street. esther let herself out yesterday afternoon and ran round this bucket lots of times, just because. jolly good.
tomato ketchup
we went to a restaurant for kezia’s birthday yesterday. it was ok, but not great, although she had a good time ! the ketchup bottle had this rather fetching label on it.
out of control water fountain
i fiddled with this for ages to try to get it to stop. everyone walking by thought i’d started it off, but i hadn’t. i was just trying to do the right thing. ho hum
