These were costumes for a Christopher Bruce piece, that premiered at the Coli.
(Photo credit, Angela Taylor)
My very own cover shot!!
My gorgeous boys at Festival Ballet, (now ENB).
Three Mother-of-the-Bride hats.
And finally, a girl with a very big nose. Sorry, no(se), The Queen of Hearts headdress, from Alice in Wonderland.
So, I hope you've enjoyed and that has made up for no photos on the last but one post, 'cos we all seem to like a post with piccies!!
Have a great weekend. Do buy a raffle ticket from Sian this Sunday. It is for a very good cause, the Alzheimer's Society; my dad had it and Parkinson's too. Horrid, horrid things, so cruel. So, follow the links, either the picture in the sidebar, or click Sian's name.
...but this one!
Now, it just so happens that every so often I pop in to TWR for a dose of civilised womens' stuff. One of the writers, Jane, was bemoaning the fact that she really wanted a pair of their Chelsea boots, (the company does a small range of ladies footwear), but could not find a pair for love nor money. And, yes, they do cost a lot of money, well, to me they do! But probably not as much as Choos or Louboutins.
This is what greeted me when I opened the back door this morning!
I thought my fence was on fire!
Er, no, silly! The sun was making the damp wood steam. I think that was pretty weird. I've been here, ooo, 12 years or thereabouts and have never seen that happen before. Mr B was tempted to remark that I was never up early enough, but I interjected and he thought better of it.
But, oh joy, what better weather today. Glorious sun, 2 lots of washing drying outside. Fabby.
A big welcome to 2 new followers, via Sprinkle of Glitter, I think. (More on Lou later. Woohoo, I met Lou!). Susy and linzibob. Hello girls! How very lovely that you have joined my happy gang!!
Z xx
To read of the passing of an ex-boss brought back some happy memories of such a particular time and events.
Catherine -or as we called her, 'Katrine', always used to make Mr Blossom so welcome in the shop when he would come to meet me from work. For all the salubrious setting and clients, she would usher him in, in his work clothes and get him a stool to sit on while he would wait for me. We'd then cross over the road to the churchyard and watch Concorde flying in to Heathrow. 20 past 6, on the dot.
My thoughts go out to Sayeed and her two girls.
Alex did a post, here, which included that her favourite flower was the freesia. Which, of course, made me think of this sketch, from a programme called "Green Wing", made by the same people who did "Smack the Pony". (See here).
I've also mentioned freesias in my 'A Fond Farewell' post.
And talking of Friesians - look who we found!
The Moosterious Lion
We'd gone into town for the Bicycle Basket Bazaar last Saturday, and I was having a mega panic attack. Arthur suggested that we go for a coffee in Park Inn, which we did, and there he was, minding his own business in the hotel lobby. He'd only arrived the day before, and a couple came in to take their picture with him. They were real fans and apparently the internet site, had been giving clues as he moved to various locations.
I think he is really cute. There was a picture of him and Earl Spencer, (the late Princess of Wales' brother), in the grounds of their ancestral home, Althorp, in the local paper on Saturday. He gets around, that lion.
Better go and check my back garden, sharpish!
Have a roaringly good week,
Zxx
When times are hard we expect our cats to chip in with the household expenses.
Here is Tabby Templemeads looking grim while waiting for the train to pull out of Bristol (Temple Meads) station.
She can be very good at glowering. Rave reviews, encores, the lot.
Meanwhile, Rene can't wait to pack her 'Business Woman of the Year' briefcase.
Gosh, August seemed a very long month. The "August Break" was a great thing to do, but with the laptop woes, it turned into, as the last post said, a 'boot camp'-type thing! There are still several pictures that I want to download.
