Continue reading »]]> “Is there a ship in your dry dock?”

Clair’s inspiration for this came from the Burrell Collection.  There she saw a Victorian ‘Expectancy Glass’ (a vessel with which you toast a new baby’s health) which bares the message “May the launch of your little ship proceed well.”

(Just to be clear here Clair’s continued asking does not indicate that I am a pregnant merely that she wishes I was and I said if she couldn’t think of new ways to ask she wasn’t allowed to keep asking).

Continue reading »]]> A while ago I was given this Weeping Angel painting by James Hance and when we moved to our new abode Clair helped me to ensure that it was packed facing a mirror (after all the as we all know the image of a Weeping Angel also gains the abilities of an Angel and will eventually become an Angel – frankly it makes you wonder how much this was a ‘gift’ giving someone something so dangerous).

So in my new place it is vital it faces a mirror.

The issue is that as you climb the stair you can block the view and you will also block it as you come down the stairs. So to give house guests a chance of surviving (and not being sent back to the past) I bought a ‘Keep Calm and Don’t Blink’ poster. 

I also provide a handy book on the subject - Touched by an Angel by Jonathan Morris which will hopefully help anyone unfamiliar with the danger they are in when using my bathroom.

I’ve accessorised with Tardis blue towels and bath mat plus a few other Dr.Who themed items including a clock. Though it looks worryingly like the Angel very nearly has the phone box. 

(and no of course I didn’t buy the kids Dr.Who magazine just for the free clock).

I’ve also acquired (a few were gifts including the Tardis that Ailsa gave me) some of the Character Building Dr.Who models.

The best thing about these is that while they may look like this today the regularly move into new positions (if Tom is involved it usually sees the Doctor being defeated). I also have a Tardis (no I didn’t buy the Dr.Who Monster Invasion magazine to get it) to store the extra bits in on the windowsill.

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Continue reading »]]> “Is there a bun in your oven?”

Oldie but goodie especially if the person you are asking actually cooks (though as Tom pointed out the only bun in my oven would have frosting and be cooked by him).

This classic line was suggested by Heidi who does actually cook lovely food – see for yourself at http://mamacook.blogspot.com

Continue reading »]]> Though the four stories featuring in ‘The Best of of Star Trek: The Next Generation’ didn’t focus on Wesley Crusher, he still got to feature in three of the stories and has once again taught us some valuable life lessons.

‘In Survivors’ we saw Wesley asking his mum if she was ok after she returned to ‘The Enterprise’.

Now having not seen her for a year why he waits till she’s catching up with friends in Ten Forward rather than chat to her somewhere less private is unclear. Despite this his mum still sees the best in him exclaiming:
Next he appears in ‘The Lesson’  - where Riker is teaching his class a history lesson on the American Civil War. Many questions are unanswered such as to why this was happening, including didn’t Riker have more important matters to deal with, why they are studying the American Civil war and then the biggest question given the story line – why was Wesley reading papers on it that Riker hadn’t even read?

So having shown up Riker as not being the definitive source for all things American Civil War the final tale ‘The Gift’ saw Q create havoc and the crew become forgetful. Including our once again blue jumpsuit clad teen hero.
You might think that would be it but no we get one more page of Wesley action. Sitting at the bar in Ten Forward (despite the fact he must surely be under age) he chats to Guinan about the possible fate of the Captain. Through this conversation the author cunningly spells out just how much trouble Picard’s in – just in case we hadn’t realised Q kidnapping and messing with his past might not have a positive outcome.

So what valuable life lessons did Wesley this teach us?
1. Hold family reunions in the pub.
2. Always prepare for lectures before attending and don’t be worried about correcting your teacher – after all it’s about the learning process.
3. When there is a major crisis head to the pub again.

Continue reading »]]>  Shopping Week is an excuse to party for a week and town is done up with bunting, shops done up and a few stalls set up at the harbour.

Most of the windows in Stromness during shopping week are done up in a theme. I didn’t photograph them instead I thought I’d share part of the fun. They host an ‘Odd Man Out’ competition. For this almost every shop has a display where something is the odd thing out – usually something like a lego man, button or similar. However my favourite was the book shop (you can click on the image to make it bigger):

Can you spot it?

No?

Well here is a close up (again click on image to make it bigger), see it now?

Made me laugh.

Continue reading »]]> Today Lady Helen Scampy-Langton hosted a wedding breakfast at Castle Wilson for the Dowager Lady Margaret Towser-East Bridge and the Ladies Jean and Molly Buster-Morven.

Lord Arthur Korky-Muirhall and Duke Eric Dis Beech were in the West Wing watching baseball .

The Royal Wedding was great fun – and the bride ‘looked lovely’ as my Gran kept saying.

We enjoyed pink champagne and tea in the good china and as an extra treat I got everyone a wedding favor. The boys got a bottle of ‘Kiss me Kate’ beer a special Royal Wedding brew and the ladies a heart shaped Union Jack Christmas Tree decoration.

Here is a fun challenge for you to try.

1) Get a cork and cage from a bottle of bubbly

2) Using a pair of pliers make it into a throne!

Of course the fact that I consumed three glasses of fizz before attempting to make said throne may explain some of the wobbliness - that and it is much harder to do than you’d think.

This idea comes from Lillia A and you can see her much more professional looking chairs here

Hope you enjoyed the festivities as much as I did!