By stephen, on May 18th, 2012 
Yesterday, in the midst of the UK’s non-existent summer, Sawyer spent the day at the seaside. It was a school outing, so thankfully I didn’t have to deal with any of the problems shown above. A day off school the previous day, to hopefully rid the little man of the germs he’d recently picked up had seemed to do the trick; he’d simply passed them onto me!!!  The trip was an early start and we wanted to make sure he was fully up for the journey. We needn’t have worried. An excited 5 year old was up, dressed in record time, loaded up with pack-up, bucket & spade and beach wear (aged 18-24 months. He’s not grown an awful lot!!!). At 7.45 AM we arrived at school (we were the 1st people to arrive!!!) and I said farewell to the little man…
Nine hours later the little man returned. He was wearing 2 pairs of trousers (apparently he’d been cold)  Most of his packed lunch remained uneaten, he was minus 2 buckets & a spade, and had sand in every sock, shoe, bag & orifice. All in all, a good time had been had by all. Back home we plonked our sandy little boy into the bath, whereupon he found a razor and attempted his first shave Let’s just say that the tiny little cut on his lip could’ve been a whole lot worse…
Life-lesson No.16 - Razor-blades are very sharp.
By stephen, on May 7th, 2012 Homeland (2012)
U.S. marine, Sergeant Nicholas Brody returns home after 8 years in captivity in Iraq. C.I.A. officer Carrie Mathison suspects that Brody has been turned. Is Brody good or is Brody bad? Is Carrie losing the plot? Is there a mole in the C.I.A. ? Abu Nazir, can we really blame him for wanting revenge? 12 episodes. 765 minutes. And 764 of those minutes were truly glorious, edge of your seat, gripping television. Easily one the best things that’s been on the box for a long, long time… My only moan; the final minute. For 764 minutes this . . . → Read More: Homeland – A mini review…
By stephen, on April 26th, 2012 Well to be fair, I’ve never really been too far away from my beloved mixed-media collage, but a lot of time recently has been spent teaching this art-form in Leicester. As enjoyable and enlightening as the teaching is, it has detracted me slightly from making my own artwork. So, I thought it was probably about time to redress this a little…
I’m now 6 years into my exploration of collage, which is about 5 years more than I ever thought it would last At the time I felt it was something I simply . . . → Read More: A return to collage…
By stephen, on April 16th, 2012 Apologies for the lack of blogage (is that a word?). I think I’ve found my missing blog mojo, so normal service should be returning soon
By stephen, on February 22nd, 2012 The rodents are back and we’re far from happy Mouse hunt number 1 was a long and painful experience, but after dispatching 11 of the squeaky little rodents in & around the fields of Westhouses & Tibshelf we thought we’d won. We actually had won for a while. We were mouse free for a good 4 months… Until a few weeks ago and we started to hear that tell tale scuttling sound. They were back!!! Now either the previous 11 have plotted their route back or we have an entirely new group marauding around our house. My guess is the . . . → Read More: Mouse hunt II (Judgement day)
By stephen, on February 13th, 2012 Not done one of these for a while. Managed to get this one down just before the snow melted…
Twigs (2012)
Assorted twigs, pine cones & snow.
Derby UK
By stephen, on January 11th, 2012 Latest pics include a bag of foraged firewood, a trip to my studio for a few art supplies, some Chinese New Year artwork & a spot of collage making.
Days 8, 9, 10 & 11
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By stephen, on January 9th, 2012 Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
This film was a birthday present way back in July, and only now have we managed to get the thing into the DVD player It takes us a while!!! But it was certainly worth the wait… One of those awfully sweet films based around the workings of a small boy’s troubled mind. Had me thinking back to my own childhood & had me thinking about what really goes on inside Sawyer’s little head a times (I dread to think!!!). Overall, a very, very sweet little film indeed.
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By stephen, on January 7th, 2012 Still going strong with the photo a day thing. Latest images include a few mosaics, beautiful early morning skies and a rather wet dog.
Days 5 – 6 – 7
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By stephen, on January 4th, 2012 It’s amazing what you find loitering outside a village school…
Day 4
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