I don’t think I’ve ever saved the world before. Well, technically it wasn’t just me, it was a group of visitors to a historical exhibition in town and the kids in the group did most of the work, but it was nice to be a part of such an Earth shattering event. Well the Earth… Continue reading Saving the world one fathers day at a time
Category: random thoughts
having my bubble burst
Writing is a long, hard slog. It takes a long time and a lot of practice to get good at it, and it takes even more time and even more work to get someone to recognise that you’re any good at it. I read that in a post this evening on Nicola Vincent-Abnett’s blog which… Continue reading having my bubble burst
Sheeesh Gary, put some clothes on
I’ve returned triumphantly from a two week stint of “doing-as-little-as-possible-but-somehow-managing-to-be-more-busy-than-if-I-had-stayed-at-home” AKA a holiday. Being on holiday is like being in a sensory depravation tank as I don’t have any music, the internet is limited, I have little TV time, no consoles, no sculpting, drawing or arty stuff. Its mainly boardgames and walking. I’m not complaining,… Continue reading Sheeesh Gary, put some clothes on
Kryten in a box
While I have tried to be as active as little as possible on the net while on holiday, I wanted to get online to quickly say Happy New year to both of you who read this. So happy new year to you etc… also to post up a couple of shots of this chap. Originally… Continue reading Kryten in a box
Captain Kirkby – RN
For years I endured the joke. School, college, uni and even sometimes at work. Its one of those jokes which will forever carry on and people always think they are being clever when making it. When people find out my surname is Kirkby I often get asked ‘Do you get called Captain much?’. Its a… Continue reading Captain Kirkby – RN
4th July madness
As both of you who read this know, today was Sunday. As part of Sunday we (as a family) chose to visit the Ipswich ‘music day’ event which happens around this time of year in Christchurch park. Now I’m not normally one to write stuff about home life as I tend to think other people… Continue reading 4th July madness