The place where I document the stupid stuff I do
We went to Amsterdam and took a ferry ride out to NDSM because it was supposed to be a cool place. Either we couldn’t find the cool bit or it’s only a cool place at night…or during a full moon or something. Anyway, we came across this massive picture of Anne Frank whilst we were there which made it almost worth the trip.
Long time readers [ hah yeah right ] will remember when I built the sail shade. I didn’t quite factor in the amount of hassle it is to put it up and down. It involves ladders, wobbly posts and arse twitching moments when hooking it up. It would be great to just leave it up but the rain doesn’t quite run off and during a big old storm the water gathers and posts will snap…like one did.
I’ve considered some sort of furling mechanism like one gets on a boat’s jib – but that was looking pretty expensive and complicated. But continuing with the sailing theme I went with a rough knot at the bottom to keep it off the ground and a reef knot mid-way up to reduce the windage.
Nothing apparently. They both survived being towed and then miraculously I survived being towed by Oli.
Oli and I took the lawnmower for a joyride back from Sarah and Dan’s
My windscreen washers stopped working as they all got gunged up inside and the filter ended up getting blocked. To repair it is a proper pain in the arse.
It really is a bad bit of design by BMW
On Saturday Amelia was at her acting classes [ yeah apparently we’re that middle class now ] so myself, Emma and Oliver embarked on a 6 mile walk. We drove up to a nearby church and then set off across the countryside. At one point we came over the hill that is far away in the middle of this picture :
and then we went for dinner in the pub, because we were all really really tired
and then we had to walk back to the car but since we went the direct route it was only about 35 minutes to walk back.
Everybody was sore the next day
When I was younger I had long hair, an MG and a penchant for furry jackets. This was during my days living in Malmesbury/Bath
As part of helping out at the cubs one of the other parents had the bright idea of making a bunch of nesting box kits that the kids could then put together to make a finished work of beauty. I volunteered to help him in his workshop and we had a day of messing about with scarily big machines by the end of which we had ten nesting boxes ready to be assembled.
The orange Black and Decker “my first drill” in the foreground was my contribution to the tools we used. It felt kinda pathetic
Now that I have my laser cutter set up and working properly there is no end to the crap that I can make. Take these two crappy examples of crap, who would have thought that having multiple 3mm ply 3d T-Rex constructions would be so important?
All you need is a brew and an outside fire
Playing around with the portrait mode on my new Pixel2 XL. I think Oli would be a great option for the next Doctor Who
I wanted to buy a z-axis scissor lift for my laser cutter so that I can, well, bugger about really. Light Objects sell them but at $195 plus taxes, plus shipping, plus all the messing about with import duties and customs I did my usual and thought “I’ll build my own!”
What we have here is Mk 1. There are a few issues
I have faith though
A long long time ago Ian Buckner was in the habit of making WeeMee avatars for people. Here’s the one he made for me…
A few years later…quiet a few, and we end up at Halloween 2017. Where I decided to be a zombie dreadlocked Bucko weemee with the wrong sort of wine in the wrong hand, and no tie.
to spend a clear, crisp, autumnal Sunday morning than having a fire with the remains of the climbing frame and tower.
What started off as this…
eventually ended up as this…
With a little help from Oli…
The initial plan was to sell it on eBay but they weren’t selling for much if at all so I decided to just take it apart and worry about what to do with it later. Turns out it’s quite fortunate I didn’t sell it as the whole thing was rotten when I started to take it apart. Bit of a death trap really…
It’s that time of year again
Oli desperately wanted a father/son caricature. How could I resist?
We went over to see the Big Bhudda today and then had lunch on Chaweng beach, picked up some bits and pieces followed by beer and a curry. Smashing day
