Ummm...?

Latest hand-built creation.

Decorated with Purple Iron Oxide and the following stoneware glazes: Copper Red, Light Oatmeal, Fiord Blue and Bright Orange Red.

Poor Show

1 Nov Blackburn 3 - 1 Reading
4 Nov Reading 3 - 0 Rotherham
8 Nov Reading 0 - 1 Charlton
21 Nov Cardiff 2 - 1 Reading
29 Nov Norwich 1 - 2 Reading

Another Import?

In addition to being encouraged to wish everyone "Happy Holidays" not "Merry Christmas" here in the UK we now have the joys of the Black Friday sales.

Given its apparent alleged origins, do we really want another imported "tradition"?

All About Alan

Just back from the cinema where we saw The Imitation Game, the story of Alan Turing and his work at Bletchley Park cracking the German Enigma Code.

The film stars Keira Knightley and the man who has a voice like treacle, Benedict Cumberbatch as Turing, father on the modern computer. An absolutely brilliant film, based on a true story, well worth a trip to your local multiplex. 

Upcoming?

Have you noticed in recent years the rather strange habit the media has of referring to something as "upcoming"?

Whatever happened to or what's wrong with describing something as being "in the future" or "coming soon"?

Ah yes for today's dumbed down society that's seen as using far too many words!

Smile!

Think this might hurt...

Poor boy.

Remember

Bright Orange Red And Marbled Green

Double joy this week, having got this Stoneware pot back from glaze firing.

Missing No More

Look what turned up after all this time! As reported here I have been expecting this pot back from firing for quite a number of weeks...

Not Good For The Royals

1 October Leeds 0 - 0 Reading
4 October Brentford 3 - 1 Reading
18 October Reading 0 - 3 Derby
21 October Bournemouth 3 - 0 Reading
25 October Reading 3 - 0 Blackpool

You Know It's Autumn

...When the trees start doing this:

And this:

Fireworks can be seen in the sky, celebrating Guy Fawkes:

And like this:

Oh and don't forget to put the clocks back tonight.

Woody

Woody Woodpecker paid a visit to my garden this afternoon and stayed a while, quite content to peck around on the lawn for grubs. That is until the fox appeared and started stalking him/her LOL. Needless to say Woody didn't get caught, far too quick!