Category: very old blogging

can’t say that I’m cheerful this morning. expect a blogging hiatus.

you probably missed this headline. the man was identified as Neil Stevens, an architectural blacksmith who lived near here, and someone I had met a few times. I admired his work – he designed much of the interior of Buzby and Blue hair salon in Chichester (where Jo works) and I spent many hours leaning against his work in Woodies before the bar was replaced last year. Paul F went to school with his brother. very sad indeed.

oh yeah…in other news, yesterday I went out and spent £300 on a new CD-player, as my old one was getting a bit stubborn to say the least. for those that are interested, it’s a Denon UM-D30 CD/tuner/amp, and very sexy it is too. got it all plugged in last night, and am now setting about deafening the neighbours.

the decorators are out in force. new paintschemes at blue ruin and mo morgan dot com. no plans for redesign here unless the masses demand it.

Romanian man drinks caustic soda by mistake – why would anyone use caustic soda to make soup?

Family sue neighbours over dog’s name

Man “survives on water and sun” for a year – amazing stuff.

Woman survives on tea for 17 years – sounds like Andrea!

The perils of excessive drinking

the lunar eclipse actually turned out to be quite spectacular. the cloud was patchy and thin, and so I was able to see most of the eclipse. for me, it was most spectacular at the partial stages, the ruddy rustiness of totality being somewhat lost in the misty high cloud. but a stunning sight nonetheless – as my neighbour said as we watched it together: “it makes you feel a bit small, really”.