We've spent the last week or so doing a bit of chugging around in Clover (a van). We set out for Wales and aimed for this field in Poppit Sands a wonderful hidden gem of a spot we were introduced to last year - a back…
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St Georges Channel PT1 – Wales
FIRE half centuryFIRE 50 photo set on flickr What an innings. x 50 FIRE parties. Officially half centurions. I am the only person who has attended every minute of all of them (Allan nearly has, but he had to chip off early from one a…
- Artists at Deershed festival (short)
Artists at Deershed festival (short) , originally uploaded by DragonDrop . Click here for the longer, bigger version>> Had a fantastic weekend at Deershed. A very slick production indeed - Loads going on and they really…
Camping weekend in the Lake DistrictGot back last night after a lovely camping trip to the Lake District. We didn’t see a single Lake though. Fisherground campsite - lovely spot - part of this set of photos>> Fisherground Campsite is reputedly (and I can…
- Judging a book by its cover
We went to a wine tasting event yesterday at The Crown hotel hosted by Harrogate Fine Wine and their suppliers. 70 wines to have a go on, all of a very high standard. I experimented with whites (normally a red man)…
Solar bloggingThese are possibly the greenest words ever written on dragondrop. They are written on a device that is using 100% solar power. Arguably all devices are 100% solar powered really but this particular gadget is currently…
- Hornblower
I've recently finished reading the Horatio Hornblower books by C.S.Forester. 11 books indispersed around all the other books I've read over the last 6 months. After a while I realised I was addicted to a finite resource…
- Films
I’ll look back on this chunk of my life and sum it up in a single word – ‘busy’. It has been. Since the 8th (!) of October (my last blog) we’ve done all sorts. A gig, party, work, walk, several nice meals, couple of…
- Coffee
Since my birthday I’ve been a busy badger (hence the lack of no bloggage for some time). Work has been ‘full on’. A main site relaunch and a new brand launch. Aside from that, every bit of downtime I’ve had has been…
- DragonGate ’09 write up
Dragongate festival was officially very much fun indeed. After hearing nightmare stories from the crew on site about main stages blowing down, roads in resembling a war zone and a catalogue of other worries, I was,…
Glade Festival 2009Got back from Glade festival yesterday afternoon. Superb weekend. I’ve never seen a venue so geographically perfect for a festival as that place. A natural huge amphitheatre who’s crucible was filled with about 10 PA…
- Lindley Woodstock 2009
Went to the Lindley Woodstock Festival at the weekend – Technically a private party but had the feel of a early bloom festival. We all had a cracking time. I ended up engineering / stage managing the acoustic / ‘Lindley…
God's Own CountryGod's Own Country by Ross Raisin This is the kind of book will stick in your memory for a long time. It draws you in from the outset, not reveling any precedence or hints as to the type of book you’re about to get into.…
- The Philosopher's Apprentice
What a remarkable book " The Philosopher's Apprentice " by James Morrow is. Not to be perturbed by it's rather docile cover illustration which conjured up a in my mind something between chick lit and a kids book I was…
- India books
I seem to have developed a liking for books set (wholly, or in part) in India. Perhaps it's the incredible diversity of the place where it's culture, it's people and religions saturate and permeate each other like no…