Sunday 10th January 2016, 1.30pm (day 1,599)
The high elf warrior rides his lion steeds into battle. Or possibly Joe’s been putting together his Xmas Warhammer acquisitions and there was some good light on the dining table this afternoon.
Being 42
Life, one day at a time
Category Archives: Interior
Audience for keynote speech
Friday 8th January 2016, 9.35am (day 1,596)
My, have all these people come to hear me talk? Well, me and some other people anyway. But I was on first. Ange (far left) is introducing me at this point. It went very well, and a keynote at Cambridge, I guess there’s a certain distinction in that.
Cinema reopened (balcony only)
Saturday 2nd January 2015, 4.35pm (day 1,591)
Good news… the Picture House has reopened. Just the balcony — visible here is the front part of the ground floor, or stalls, where now no seats remain. The heating’s not working either. But at least this particular community asset has survived.
Busy behind the bar
Thursday 31st December 2015, 7.35pm (day 1,589)
Here is where we have just spent New Year’s Eve. and this picture is worth posting if only because it depicts a Hebden Bridge pub that has managed to open despite the floods. Up yours to the last, depressing week of 2015 and here is hoping for better weather in 2016, at least. But let’s not be negative – a happy New Year, whatever you have done, whatever you might wish.
Retail heaven (or hell)
Wednesday 23rd December 2015, 2.55pm (day 1,581)
A picture to warm the heart of economists everywhere. Part of me despairs at the scale of it all but I cannot judge because, like everyone in traffic jams, I was just as much part of it as everyone else today. I guess this picture could be most anywhere in the world at this point in the year, but it happens to be Birmingham’s second-ever appearance on this blog (after 19/3/12). This is the Bullring shopping centre, recently totally rebuilt and vast in scale, this is just one wing of it.
On the escalator
Friday 11th December 2015, 12.05pm (day 1,569)
Specifically, the one connecting the vast conference space at the Celtic Manor with the equally vast lobby and vast spread of guest rooms. Did I mention it was a vast place?
I over-exposed this one when I took it, but then I just ran with it, there are some nice shapes and lines here. I like the way his legs have almost disappeared.
The beginnings of pickle
Sunday 6th December 2015, 1.40pm (day 1,564)
Coming to the end of a long (for me) period of time spent entirely at home. Let’s enjoy the kitchen while I’m still around. This stuff takes an hour to make and costs about three pounds for a year’s supply — and is the best goddamn piccalilli I’ve ever had.
In the library
Thursday 3rd December 2015, 2.15pm (day 1,561)
I do sometimes still end up doing work in this place. I wonder whether the government think it is ‘productive’…
Cinema foyer
Sunday 29th November 2015, 8.10pm (day 1,557)
I’m a regular visitor here (and even my frequency pales into insignificance compared to Clare, who goes here at least once a week on average). Tonight it was a documentary about the selling-off of the old Haçienda nightclub in Manchester. Whatever the feature, these guys will be in the foyer, one selling tickets, the other the snacks and alcohol. I stand by my assessment that this is Hebden Bridge’s best community asset.
We are top of the league, I said we are top of the league
Saturday 28th November 2015, 5.05pm (day 1,556)
Oh go on. I know it’s a cheat, but indulge me this once. Who knows, it might not happen again.
Being 42 