The Speaker
We have just finished watching The Speaker on the iPlayer. It has been a really interesting watch (it was originally the rest of the family but I got hooked too) and fascinating watching the [Continue]
Oh Dear…
I was just browsing through our photos on picasa when I came across this very strange duvet monster type looking thing. After a few moments of hard working out I realized it is once again my father [Continue]
The Saga Begins
With appologies to Weird Al, not to mention Don McLean we sung our version of The Saga Begins at the Learning Zone concert. Ruth had a go at Hedwig’s theme with a couple of her friends and [Continue]
Pasta making and a note about pizza
The other day I was far to lazy to walk to the shops and buy lasagne (I had left over bolognaise and cheese sauce from the previous day) so Ruth decided to make pasta for me. It was very very nice. A [Continue]
Lion powered sailing boat
Lion powered sailing boat, originally uploaded by crunchy_with_ketchup. [Continue]
Where next for Eco Island?
“Eco Island is an ambitious change programme. It will turn the Isle of Wight into the ultimate Eco Island, with strong communities and the lowest carbon footprint in England by 2020.” [Continue]
Worse than locusts….
….is the plague of signs on our esplanades. I think they should all be removed, there are now so many that no-one pays them any attention and they are just a blot on the landscape. If we have [Continue]
Correcting your mistakes
So many times I have problems with companies who compound basic mistakes by completely failing to deal with them. Not so the folks at Outdoor Action. They supplied me with a tent at an excellent [Continue]