Entries by LloydHM
tv shack is a-ok
I have this evening been informed by the great man and my old pal ‘TF’ that this was not the end of the TV shack and that in fact they have moved to a new URL.
mr carter and bt
When you hear the BT guy talking to his supervisor the other end, he just asks for the call to be listened to, rather than doing as Mr Carter asks.
the racist rock of dunoon
There are two guys I know called Thomas Rebel and Bill Child who are involved in a project to: “permanently obliterate a racist monument on the shores of the Clyde Estuary on the West coast of Scotland. “ The monument is a rock daubed with red, black and white paint in the style of a […]
lego is not cheap
I have been in Reading for the past few days with a pal of mine. We have been working on my new dive related project (watch this space). J told me that he had recently been on a trip to Legoland in Windsor. Apparently it was a great day out, but I was stunned and […]
embrace life
I have recently seen this advert entitled 'Embrace Life'. I think that it's really clever. It does not use any negative reinforcement. There's no blood, no image of a slumping child, in fact nothing shocking at all. Its just beautiful. Yet its message is sbold, trong and effective. I am told that the concept of […]
used to the heady mix
Since coming back to the UK something that has been really obvious to me is the smell of Spring and Summer. I don't think I have really stopped before to appreciate the smell of England or Kent, in particular. In Lanzarote, the air is dry and odourless. No smell of grass, of flowers or anything […]
CallyCo
I went to Cambridge last week. I cannot recall ever having been there before. A shop that struck me is called CallyCo. located on Peas Hill. As a child there was a strong arts and craft focus in our family home. Surrounded by my mother, sister, auntie and grandmother, I was actively encouraged (if not […]
the astonishing number of paper cups
Artist Chris Jordan shows us an arresting view of what Western culture looks like. His supersized images picture some almost unimaginable statistics — like the astonishing number of paper cups we use every single day.
windbreaks built from volcanic rock
As I drove down from Famara toward the salt works, I passed mile after mile of small semi-circular windbreaks built from volcanic rock. The windbreaks surround one side of a dell dug from the pecan. The dells and windbreaks are to protect individual grape vines. The uniformed rows stretch from the road in all directions […]