Blood will Flow

A lyrical meme snaffled from fairyniamh
1. Put your music player on shuffle.
2. Press forward for each question.
3. Use the song title as the answer to the question.

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Had a bit of a different day today, with a small team of volunteers helping a local archaeologist survey one of the many World War II airfields nearby. It was me plus a bunch of middle aged/elderly airfield geeks, but there was at least one other woman, which made me feel a little less out of place. I didn't like to say I knew next to nothing about the place, I was just there because I did some archaeological surveying when I was at uni and thought this might be fun. Two of the blokes had driven all the way up from Southend, and were pretty typical Essex boys. The others were Suffolk chaps and much quieter. They all got very excited because Martin the Archaeologist told us we were going to be surveying the Bomb Stores, which are normally closed to the public, and not the remaining buildings on the airfield itself, many of which are now being used by car maintenance workshops and the like.
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Had a nice sunny day early on, so we had to have a wander in the park to see if we could spot the kingfisher again. Sadly, she didn't show up, but we spotted two goosanders, and lots of the darling little mandarin ducks. Oh and Paul saw a big fat rat.

A short bird picspam follows!
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Just to thank everyone for the well wishes - all that positive thinking may have worked, as we have managed to find a care home really quickly, plus it's only ten minutes walk away from the town centre, which means both Paul and his brother can get there really easily for visiting. The manager seems to have all the right ideas about making the place a home for the residents while still providing the right level of nursing care for those that need it, rather than the clinic approach some places have where the place feels more like a hospital than somewhere to live. The room is small but the view from the window was nice - it overlooks the garden which has a hill with a zigzag path, a rowing boat and a brightly painted beach hut which sounds a bit weird but it makes something interesting to look at. Plus there are bird feeders out there too so there should be thnigs to look at.

It's probably as good a solution as we were going to find, so when the hospital chuck MIL out, she now has somewhere to go that can cater for someone with virtually no mobility and who can't speak. I'm really looking forward to settling her into a routine so Paul can start to unwind a bit - he's so tense at the moment and so tired all the time he's almost as short tempered as me!

Anyway, thanks everyone!

I don't know if any of you remember me talking about the editing/rewriting work I was doing for the bloke who decorated the outside of our house? Long story short, he told me he had some children's books written and wanted me to edit them. The first one was about two fishcakes. Yeah.
Well anyway, I did that one, then I've done three more - some so awful I had to almost completely rewrite them for all sorts of reasons (horny pizzas, anyone?). They are all still pretty dreadful but at least the spelling is ok and they kind of flow. A bit.

Here's his promo for the fishcakes one!

Now seriously, would you buy something a) about fish cakes and b) with characters that look like THAT? Bearing in mind this is for preschoolers...

Today we had a day out to see the seal colony at Horsey Gap - they are an overspill from the very successful colony at Blakeney Point. But where at Blakeney you have to take a boat trip to see the seals, at Horsey, they just hang out on the beach and are happy to allow humans within a couple of yards/metres without getting agitated. It's wonderful.
So here's a seal picspam!( Read more... )

I admit, this is one series I would really like to watch - the cast is stellar and the trailers have been intriguing. BUt I really wish I'd been in London the day they filmed THIS!

Guess I'll be looking for download links tomorrow morning!

Anyone need positive reinforcement for their jiggle?

We had a day out at the zoo today - these were my faves - the rainbow lorikeets. So blooming cute and pretty, and you get to walk through their steamy enclosure and feed them nectar if you want. Of course, you have to wait until your glasses de-mist before you can do anything, on a day as chilly as today!