Apparently these Bluey toddler chairs are selling out fast. Good job I was able to bag a pair for a friend (lunch not included). I've never seen the series in my life but this Aussie animation is an international hit, thanks to the BBC striking a lucrative deal with Disney. There's even been an announcement of a feature length movie in the works. Give me strength!
At £25 each (AU$52, US$33) from Aldi they'd better be worth the trip to three stores to track them down LOL.
No, not a remake of a classic Michael Caine film, nor anything connected with the now former Carters Steam Fair, but instead cheap beer from Aldi. What's not to like?
Except of course if it tastes truly awful LOL. Time and a pint glass will tell. Cheers!
You've got to love the switch to British Summer Time, one hour ahead of GMT. End of March and it's still light outside at 8pm. Happy days!
This seems like only yesterday but today marks ten whole years since the (re)burial of King Richard III.
His remains were located on the first day of an archaeological dig in September 2012, in a car park in Leicester (pronounced Lester), site of the Grey Friars Priory. After his death, Richard had been hastily buried without too much fuss within the Priory and following the dissolution of the monasteries his resting place seemingly lost.
Circumstantial evidence, radiocarbon dating and DNA analysis (of descendants of his elder sister) were used to conclude beyond reasonable doubt these were the remains of the last Plantagenet monarch of England.
His remains confirmed the stories his body had likely been abused, with at least some of his 11 wounds being post mortem, and perhaps more importantly he had severe scoliosis. This would likely have meant the King would probably appeared to have a humped back or at least one shoulder noticeably higher than the other. Until then this was considered something an act of Elizabethan propaganda, by Shakespeare and his contemporaries.
On 26 March 2015 King Richard III was given a more fitting burial at Leicester Cathedral.
Below are images of a contemporary painting of the King, a reconstruction based on his skull, and images of his resting place in Grey Friars Priory and (later) Leicester Cathedral.
(Again) pinched from elsewhere, mashing together two of my favourite franchaises.
When one of your all-time favourite singer/song writers announces a new studio album and tour.
I got to see her a couple of years ago and may not be able to get to the new tour but at least the album is pre-ordered. Whoop! Whoop!
Found elsewhere on the Interweb. Combining Wallace and Gromit with Doctor Who, how could I resist LOL?
It hardly seems true today marks six years since our trip to the capital to see one of the best musical comedies of modern times, and in its opening week too. The cast, including co-writer Paul Whitehouse, were absolutely brilliant. Cushty you might say.
The cast and crew are now about to embark on a nationwide tour and I have to admit to being tempted to bag some tickets.
Lovely Jubbly LOL.
Officially in the UK this day marks the meteorological end of winter. In real terms that likely means we have at least another month of actual winter. I would suggest that maybe by the close of March we'll have seen an end to the perpetual rain. Then I'm reminded of April Showers LOL.
