Vulcan

I’m currently watching a documentary about the last flying Vulcan bomber. 

As a child, I once saw one crash. I was with other kids from school, in Hetton for swimming lessons. We saw an aircraft in flames, parachutes and what seemed, at such a distance, as a small explosion on impact. 

Christmas tree

The controversial Christmas tree in Peterborough has made a return. 

It’s been in use for several years now, so perhaps the high cost was justified. 

Still horrible, though. 

Edwinstowe

A pub crawl in Edwinstowe:

The Forest Lodge

The Royal Oak

The Black Swan

The Hammer and Wedge

(Which appears to be an ex-social club)

The Dukeries

Where we are spending a couple of nights. 

Only five pubs, but a nice place. 

The Captain

it’s now some years since Morgan’s rum was rebranded as Captain Morgan’s, with a new spiced rum and a Jack Sparrow-like figurehead 

The current incarnation of the latter is being portrayed in this fashion. 

And, so, I’ve decided I should perhaps live like the Captain. A move which could necessitate the purchase of a pair of ladies’ boote. 

A wild and uncultivated waste

I live in what was, in the late 18th Century, described as a wild and uncultivated waste. 

I’ve mentioned previously that our street was originally named Sodhouse Bank. So, a domain name sale led us to purchase www.sodhousebank.com. 

At only £10.80 a year, with a year’s hosting for free, it had to be done. 

I should advise against clicking the link, since there isn’t actually anything there yet. 

Random old stuff

I have a fondness for old things. Furniture mostly. But I do love old brick and stone. 

Some brickwork I found in a bar in Birmingham the other week. 

And some from a bar in Leeds, on Friday. 

And from another bar in Leeds. 

Then one from today, in the garden. Stone this time. 

This one’s going to be a future project; there’s a few more hours of wire brushing first though.