Faster than a speeding waxwork...

Blimey.

A few days ago over on Farcebørk I mentioned an insanely realistic sculpture of Peter Cushing as Grand Moff Tarkin.

Well here is one of Christopher Reeve as Superman...

This sculpture, created by artist Mike Hill, captures Christopher Reeve as Superman ... all 6 foot 4 inches of him. That's right, it's a complete statue and not just the head, unlike artist Jordu Schell's Cushing bust.

I think I'm right in saying that fencingsculptor knows this artist in some shape or form... Full article here.

Faster than a speeding waxwork...

Blimey.

A few days ago over on Farcebørk I mentioned an insanely realistic sculpture of Peter Cushing as Grand Moff Tarkin.

Well here is one of Christopher Reeve as Superman...

This sculpture, created by artist Mike Hill, captures Christopher Reeve as Superman ... all 6 foot 4 inches of him. That's right, it's a complete statue and not just the head, unlike artist Jordu Schell's Cushing bust.

I think I'm right in saying that fencingsculptor knows this artist in some shape or form... Full article here.

Thar she blows!

I’m not particularly superstitious, but sometimes you think that a person has deliberately taunted the Karma Pixies and when it all goes wrong for them it’s hard not to give a wry smile.

Spare a thought, then, for one Mark Wilkinson, who took his 16’ cabin cruiser out for his, if not its, maiden voyage in Lyme bay, Dorset. As he entered harbour at West Bay a hole, thought to be from a previous repair, opened up in the hull and the cruiser sank stern first.



Happily, as far as I can tell from reports, the only injury was to Mr Wilkinson’s pride and the boat was later brought ashore.

The reason this all makes for comment is the name of the boat: Titanic II. I mean, you could have guessed, right?

The owner is quoted as saying, “It’s all a bit embarrassing. I got pretty fed up with people asking me if I’d hit an iceberg”

Thar she blows!

I’m not particularly superstitious, but sometimes you think that a person has deliberately taunted the Karma Pixies and when it all goes wrong for them it’s hard not to give a wry smile.

Spare a thought, then, for one Mark Wilkinson, who took his 16’ cabin cruiser out for his, if not its, maiden voyage in Lyme bay, Dorset. As he entered harbour at West Bay a hole, thought to be from a previous repair, opened up in the hull and the cruiser sank stern first.



Happily, as far as I can tell from reports, the only injury was to Mr Wilkinson’s pride and the boat was later brought ashore.

The reason this all makes for comment is the name of the boat: Titanic II. I mean, you could have guessed, right?

The owner is quoted as saying, “It’s all a bit embarrassing. I got pretty fed up with people asking me if I’d hit an iceberg”

Percy Thrower

That bout of rain we had Sunday evening through Monday morning has certainly done the garden no harm whatsoever. Like the aftermath of the deluge it received a month or so ago when we had the thunderstorm, it has perked up immeasurably proving that our best efforts in watering it simply serve to keep things alive, but not necessarily to grow.

Looking at it tonight after getting home, the mange touts are appearing nicely and the sweetpeas are beginning to flower. On the next bed down the courgettes have suddenly come to like and though they are still a little too small to harvest, they are recognisably courgettes. The pumpkins are beginning to show signs of dominating the bed, too.

Best of all, for me though, is the climbing rose I planted last autumn. The first flower has opened:



And the sun we have had has had very positive effects on the cherry crop - it's a full month ahead of last year's meaning that this weekend, we will have to start picking...



This is the good side of  all that work in a garden.
 

Percy Thrower

That bout of rain we had Sunday evening through Monday morning has certainly done the garden no harm whatsoever. Like the aftermath of the deluge it received a month or so ago when we had the thunderstorm, it has perked up immeasurably proving that our best efforts in watering it simply serve to keep things alive, but not necessarily to grow.

Looking at it tonight after getting home, the mange touts are appearing nicely and the sweetpeas are beginning to flower. On the next bed down the courgettes have suddenly come to like and though they are still a little too small to harvest, they are recognisably courgettes. The pumpkins are beginning to show signs of dominating the bed, too.

Best of all, for me though, is the climbing rose I planted last autumn. The first flower has opened:



And the sun we have had has had very positive effects on the cherry crop - it's a full month ahead of last year's meaning that this weekend, we will have to start picking...



This is the good side of  all that work in a garden.