I was hoping my cooking calamity of tea time today, where I ran out of gas half way through cooking wasn't an omen of sorts.. I need not have worried; A superb show. Loved it to bits! It has it all. Really well done -…
July 2013
31 posts
- First night of the play
- Backstage
We've moved our camp up to the crew camping area, 'back stage' at the abbey. This is the view from our tent. As I type this I can hear the second dress rehearsal in full swing. What a fantastic privalage it is to be…
- Tea in Cardigan
Having a morning of catching up with domestic duties. I've just put a load of washing in to the washeteria in Cardigan and have popped down to Pendre Art for a cup of tea whilst I wait. Nice little spot for watching the…
- Cast and crew BBQ
This is one of those blogs that is a bit of a chore - or at least starting it is. Like most things though, once begun, it's half done. The reason for my reticence is down to a drained me. We've just had a brilliant…
- Rehersals
Rehearsals for the Abbey Shakespeare Players production of A Mid-Summer Night's Dream are at the spit and polish stage. I bobbed down today and caught a few scenes at the incredible ruins of St. Dogmaels Abbey that have…
Room with a viewWe're at Poppit Sands near St. Dogmaels / Cardigan in West Wales. Cracking spot and I'm pleased that we've got one of my fave spots on the whole campsite affording amazing vistas across Cardigan Bay and Cardigan Island.…
- Going off the grid
Tomorrow, we're going off the grid. We're leaving behind things like running water, plug sockets, and tarmac. I've been thinking about this adventure for some time, in light of the fact I've committed to doing a…
- When is the right time to update your LinkedIn profile?
As far as social networking goes, I'd say my update frequency is above average. I'm active on the big three (twitter, facebook and google+) and dip my toes into all the others from time to time to see what's new. I tend…
- Elon Musk is up to something...
Inventor, founder of PayPal, SpaceX and Tesler Motors is up to something. If you don't know who Elon is but have seen Iron Man, think Tony Stark. He's an inventor who actually gets stuff off the ground, literally. He's…
Personal BestI went our for a couple of rounds tonight with my way better than me at disc golf buddy. I was on form (even though I say so myself) as got round the 9 holes in 33 'smashing' my previous nrear 7 year old PB of 34. The…
- 2 - 0
Instagram post (embedded in original — not directly hotlinkable, click through) I was lucky enough to be able to enjoy an afternoon in a pub today. Eirene (my lovely, and very tolerant wife) took care of everything else…
Wedding in Hebden BridgeI am in Hebden Bridge, well I'm on a Terrence overlooking the valleys at a golf club above the town. Been shooting many many photos. This image was part of an exhibition at the Town Hall done by a local primary school.…
LifeHere's a photo I took the other day using a film camera in a backwater of a town called Earby, just over the border from Yorkshire into Lancashire. Its of a hapless patch of green growing amidst an sea of tarmac. An…
All bases coveredA friend of mine, who likes my photography, wants to me do what I do (photo-wise), at his wedding this weekend. I've just been plotting my kit list. There's basically the kit photographed above, (plus my trusty LC-A )…
- Smellography
I've often joked in meetings about how some ideas are a bit 'pie in the sky'. An example that I've jokingly referenced in such conversations (as a benchmark of the particularly untenable) would be 'Smell-o-Vision'. The…