Two things....

We go to this place near the place we get our hair cut, yeah ermm we both get our hair cut at the same place, and no it's not a barber's shop - just a really good hairdressers. And I can peek at M while he's getting his cut which is funny.

So this place, it's lovely. It's called Red Brick Mill and it's sort of a housey, gardeny type shop/department store/mill over three floors with furnishing and beddings and all things cool to look at. The best thing is because it's an old converted mill it's actually a treat to walk round.

When we get our hair cut we normally go there afterwards for breakfast and a long browse around the gorgeous interiors after a spell in the wonderful cafe on the third floor. It's very rustic and chilled out.

They have books to read whilst you enjoy your coffee, little cards with cool designs and Cath Kidston fabrics to make cushion covers with, all at one side of the cafe. I'd have my actual kitchen looking like that if I could.

Yesterday we went and got eggy crumpets which was a foreign concept to me but worked really well, sort of like eggy bread which we used to have as kids.

Anyway, we've seen this clock before but I haven't been able to capture it because I've never had my phone on me. It's like a modern grandfather clock. I was commenting to M that I'd like to show it to mum because I think she'd like it in her house. So here it is (picture quality is poor because it's my phone):-



You could imagine it in a Tim Burton film, in Jack Skellington's house.

I'm sure you'll all agree it's price is an absolute snip....for.....:-



Eeek. That's all I could say!

And finally:-



You might think this is an ordinary bush in an ordinary garden, but no. It is not. This is Poppy's bush. She favours this bush over the warmth and comfort of the sofa. In stormy weathers she hides underneath it. Normally, if she's outside, she's under this bush. Not any other bushes in the garden, just this one.

Naturally I have now created a secret world which she enters each time she trots over to it, much like James and the Giant Peach. She has insect friends and birds and all sorts. I think it's odd that she likes to sit under a damp bush all the time, but of course, that's what she wants me to think, to stop me asking questions about her underground lair!

I know I am yet to do the 2nd part to my March/April update but I have been working really hard at work and super tired this weekend. I suspect I will be working overtime next week so I will fit it in when I can. It is actually worth waiting for, we've done loads in the last couple of months!

Here's hoping you all have clean pyjamas on tonight boys and girls...

Pixie

A Musical Interlude....

I absolutely love music. I love how I can be in a bad mood or really happy and the music I listen to will always enhance my mood. My family is really musical and music always plays a massive part in our lives.

My little bro (not so little at 18) is currently on a music scholarship at Harrow school playing piano, organ and singing amongst other stuff, my other little bro (again not so little at 23) records his own music and was in an acemazing band. And most importantly, I passed my grade one clarinet. ;)

When we were growing up my mum and dad used to fill our ears with the latest craze or the more discerning taste, from the Beatles to George Michael and classical pieces like Vivaldi, Four Seasons.

There was obviously the terrible stuff, more particularly Chris De Burgh and Dina Caroll at which point I'd always plug myself into my walkman (in the back of the car) and listen to my Just William books *saddo alert*. But whenever I hear that kind of thing now, it reminds me of them which is cool.

Skip to the later years and my dancing nights out in the cool spots of Middlesbrough (yes, there are *some*, usually very dark and soaked in vomit), I can still smell it but it was ace. I will never forget smerphf and the group boogeying on down to Stone Roses and doing signature moves to RATM. Great times.

Anyway, I decided to do a virtual various tape/you tube extravaganza to inform you of my current favs and I might slip some old classics in there if you're lucky.

I love make various cds for my friends (and my friends make great various cds for me). I like them to have a little snippet of what I like. I think it really shows you what a person is like by their music tastes, is it bad of me to judge people like that? It's a really cool way of trying out different genres too. You might not love a whole album but there'll probably be something of that 'sound' you enjoy.

So:-






(not new but I saw them a few weeks ago and I like this one and the video is cool)..


(my brother's friend's band - I personally think they're really good, even if I'm a bit biased)


I take back everything I once said about Lady Gaga, well not everything but I am rather partial to this song, funny how you like something after millions of listens even if I didn't like it last year. Also she's supporting TT when I see them, awesome!



There seems to be a lot of female singers.....


Lovefoxx is cutest lead singer eva! Unfortunately the video doesn't really show off her funky moves.


I have to say I'm liking the come back, even if they are all in their 40s now. My sister went to see them live in Guildford (that's how long ago it was), in fact I think she was wearing her NafNaf jacket at the time...


Because I don't think I'm ever going to get tired of this song. Ever.


We went to see Watchmen in March, the soundtrack is ace. I might go so far as to say, better than the film. Anyway, this is one of the songs in the film, although this has appeared in loads of ace films and never fails to sound cool.

I could actually go on for hours but this page might take several days to load.

I shall be back with my update for March/April madness.

Pix