Ten lads a leaping
Ten lads a leaping, originally uploaded by DragonDrop. 10 lads a leaping – and why not… it’s Leap year day today.
Earthquake
Click Here for PollOnline Surveys | Web Poll | Email MarketingView MicroPoll We have just experienced an earthquake in Harrogate North Yorkshire UK. At about 1 am I felt it and woke my wife up just as the biggest part shook. There were several smaller shakes that felt very strange, like the earth had gone all rubbery, then one big… Read more →
Barcapics
So I’ve chucked up a bunch of photos from our short visit to Barcelona. Stripped down to 42 in total out of, as I mentioned earlier, zillions. Click here to visit the photo set>> What an incredible place it is. The archetecture and design blew me away the most. Loved the city so much. We were so lucky with our… Read more →
We’re in Barcalona
Our lunchtime view – Park Guell, Barcelona Two days ago I was in minus 5 degree Yorkshire. Now basking in the sun. It’s (DragonDrop) T-Shirt weather. Clear blue skies above us as we sit in a little cafe at the foot of Park Guell, Barcelona. Green parrots chirping overhead, mixed with the sound of a jazz band floating from the… Read more →
Adventure Eve
So yea – it’s Adventure eve. All sorted (well, cameras on charge, clothes nearly dried) and conceptually packed. Theoretically, almost ready to go. A good few days since last bloggage. I’ve experienced proper job satisfaction for the first time in ages. I’ve been really getting into and enjoying work. I’ve had a good man leave my work about a week… Read more →
Day 365 project: Days 109 – 144.
Day 365 project: Days 109 – 144., originally uploaded by DragonDrop. So I’m 145 days into taking at least one photo per day for a year project. I’m quite pleased that I’ve not missed a day yet. Here’s the latest installment: Days 109 – 144. See the full set here. 1. Day 109 – garden of many things, 2. Day… Read more →
Optibus
Day 144 – Eirene, originally uploaded by DragonDrop. Here’s a piccy of Eirene speaking at the Optibus event. What a fantastic night that was. (more pics here) Doors opened at 7, by 8 the place had filled up nicely. Great atmosphere. Early doors Leonie blew me away with her fantastic bag of songs. Then Eirene did some ace poems to… Read more →
Optibus gig
Big one tonight: the OPTIBUS gig. So It’s one of those non stop weekends. I’m indulging myself on a little blog time. Yesterday, my wife Eirene shaved her head. I’d mentioned in an earlier blog that I’d hated the idea. Now the deed is done, It doesn’t look too bad. I’ve decided to stop being so pig headed about the… Read more →
Mister Pip
Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones. I’m very fond of a book that takes you to a different place. The book itself is set in Bougainville (map) in the North Solomons (pics) a lush tropical island on the other side of the world from the cold coat of winter in the UK. A magnificent thing about this book is it’s use… Read more →
Big nowt
Big Nothing indeed. I’ve been a big fan of the Simon Pegg’s work for years now. It’s the first thing I’ve seen with him in that I’ve not liked. It seems that he’s got a natural gravitation to all things good (or perhaps it’s the other way round). In the late 90’s he was in the cult classics, ‘Spaced’ and… Read more →
Burning heather
Burning the Heather Burning the heather, originally uploaded by DragonDrop. So this was a lovely moment at the end of a walk we did on Sunday, over Kexgill Moor near Blubberhouses, Yorkshire – a fantastic expanse of old moorland. They were burning the heather – always a fascinating sight when you’re up on’t moors. We went on this walk, which… Read more →
We had friends for dinner
Lovely weekend – Friday, we had friends round for dinner. (always makes me laugh that phrase) To clarify, we ate a Spanish pork casserole that I cooked with Saffron rice, in the company of some friends. This turned into quite a late one, so by Saturday, after a bimble through town with the kids, we were fighting fit for nowt… Read more →
Charity
So Eirene is spearheading a new campaign to raise money for kids in Bangladesh, suffering with cataracts. It’s only started coming together in the last couple of weeks. There are two main activities. #1, she’s shaving her head. She’s looking for sponsors, please optibus[at]dragondrop.org with pledges. She’s doing that on the 15th (her birthday) I have to say, I hate… Read more →
Adam Siemiatkowski 1982 – 2008
Adam Siemiatkowski (Right) 1982 – 2008 A friend died this week. Only 25 years old. I don’t know the full ins and outs, which ever way – he’s gone. I just found out about it tonight. When we knew him, he lived next door. He was once of the lovely polish people. We spent many a happy, often vodka fuelled… Read more →
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