Open

Open

23rd, April 2023, Architecture, FMS Photo A Day, Food, Photos, Sunday, , , , , ,

OpenSunday and making up time, early bus, morning photo wander.  Grab a coffee at McColls.  Chat at work, then dialler drops, move machine.

Geared up for move tomorrow. Leave at 2.30, wander into town, swift pint of Theakston’s Vanilla Stout in the Swan and Railway, nice and then the Superior bus home.

Bit of an afternoon kip and then beef curry from the chippy via a pint of Patron Saint in the Tom and Gerry (well it is St George’s Day!)

Music

    1. All The Way From Tuam – The Saw Doctors
    2. Moment – Mark Chadwick

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Pretty

Pretty

22nd, April 2023, Architecture, FMS Photo A Day, Food, Photos, Saturday, , , , , ,

PrettyLaundry day we wander to the shops first and head to the Laundrette in the afternoon.  Shove the washing in, still no coffee machine at the garage, however The Caledonian is open so I wander in for this beauty.

General shit chatted in the laundrette, a bit of a read.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Music

  1. The Sun Ain´t Gonna Shine Anymore – Walker Brothers
  2. Summer Lines – Au Revoir Simone
  3. Shadows (Remixes) – Au Revoir Simone
  4. Shadows – Au Revoir Simone
  5. The Specials (Deluxe Edition) – The Specials
  6. More Specials (Deluxe Edition) – The Specials
  7. Return To Casual – Walter Smith III
  8. Let’s Get Out Of This Country – Camera Obscura
  9. Flying Saucer Attack (The Complete Recordings 1977-1979) – The Rezillos
  10. Bus Stop – The Hollies
  11. Mr. Moonlight – The Merseybeats
  12. At the Bathhouse – The Ballet

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Alley

Alley

20th, April 2023, Architecture, FMS Photo A Day, Food, Photos, Thursday, , , , , ,

AlleyAlley… an early morning shot. Wedding anniversary today, C is due to get an amber rose broach, hope she likes it.

Work is standard.

Evening a visit to the pub, because it’s Thursday and quiz night we repair to the Curry Pot for a ruby.  Nice night, the broach went down well.

Music

  1. Social Classics Vol. 2 – Dread Meets Punk Rockers Uptown (Selected By DJ Don Letts) – Various Artists
  2. Don Letts Presents Dread Meets Punk Rockers Uptown Volume 2 – Various Artists

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Begins With B

Starts With B

17th, April 2023, Architecture, FMS Photo A Day, Monday, Photos, , , , ,

Begins With BHmm… a day in three halves, started well with an Asda fetch of things. Stroll to work, take a couple of photos.

Day’s going well ’til 1.00 when I get a call from the School. C has chest pains, can I meet her at A&E. Hoof it to the chippy, buy sausage and chips. Nip to the bus station shovelling the scran in. Bus to the Infirmary. Up there by about 1.30. C arrives by 3.

Then wait, seen by a medic about 5. Whisked off for x-ray and then more bloods. Inconclusive so more bloods at 9.30. We wait on results.

So at 01.00 we’ve had enough and walk! We’ll strictly speaking we taxi.

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Something White

Something White

15th, April 2023, FMS Photo A Day, Folk, Indie, Street Photography,

Something WhiteSo 55 today. Lots of birthday wishes which was nice. Lovely card from C and fun card from S. Ch as St bring a card round too which was cool and appreciated.

Morning a bit of a food shop followed by a bit of a contretemps regarding the availability of a pound coin as we move shops between Lidl and Aldi, fetch change and off to Aldi we go.  Birthday lunch in the Robin, nice touch was the bar staff buying me a birthday drink.

Steven drags round copious amounts of beer too which is most welcome.  A few of the usual suspects like Doom Bar, Bishops Finger and Old Speckled Hen but a few different ones too.  I guess that I’m a bit predictable! Lol, we also bought me a bottle of Leffe.  Didn’t get round to drinking any of them.

Cal calls after work which was good.  Relatively early night in anticipation of work in the morning.  Have to admit bed is welcome, not been the best of birthdays to be fair.

Music

  1. Butterfly – Natalie Merchant
  2. Natalie Merchant – Natalie Merchant
  3. Ophelia – Natalie Merchant
  4. Tigerlily – Natalie Merchant
  5. Rarities (1998-2017) – Natalie Merchant
  6. Keep Your Courage – Natalie Merchant

 

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Season

Season

14th, April 2023, FMS Photo A Day, Friday, Funk, Indie, Jazz, Street Photography
Season Cases packed and out for 06.30. slight panic that they go to the right Bus.  Sorted, I go for a stroll down to the Spar to take some pics.  C rings to find out where I am.
Breakfast at 9.00 and pile into the bus for 10.00 to return home.  We stop in Beverley, with time enough to get scran and a drink but not enough time to do anything like visit the Minster. C is livid.  I’m a little more chilled but I’ve been to Beverley before.  Pint then into a bakery for a sausage roll for C and Bacon, Cheese and Leek pastie for me.
Remount the bus and off we go, weather is foul, roadworks everywhere, C gets a bit stressed about us arriving at the interchange in time to catch the feeder coach. We get back to Burtonwood at around 16:15.  Half an hour an we get on the feeder and wonder of wonders we’re first drop. Back home, light shop and then Mr. Krispy shared kebab for tea.  Nice.​
Music
  1. Acr Loco – A Certain Ratio
  2. Acr Box – A Certain Ratio
  3. Acr:mcr – A Certain Ratio
  4. Early – A Certain Ratio
  5. The Graveyard And The Ballroom – A Certain Ratio
  6. Loco Remezclada – A Certain Ratio
  7. The Old & The New – A Certain Ratio
  8. To Each… – A Certain Ratio
  9. Sextet – A Certain Ratio
  10. Live at the Blue Note Café, Paris 1961 – Bud Powell
  11. In Paris – And More – Dexter Gordon
  12. Dexter Gordon Blows Hot and Cool – Dexter Gordon

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Pattern

Pattern

13th, April 2023, Architecture, FMS Photo A Day, Thursday
Pattern Beware larks, we’re up, about and after you.  Decide Breakfast is a dish best served elsewhere so we head to the train station, eat one bacon barm and one sausage barm (you can guess who had which!) at the caff at the station. Then onto the 07:48 to York.
Train journey is uneventful with the exception of pheasant and bunny spotting.  Arrive at York, utilise their water closets and head to the Railway Museum.  Rodents we’re an hour early and its breezy and chilly again.  Get some grief about that! Yep, truly I am in control of the weather!  Eventually we get in and what a fab time we had.  We find Steven a suitable cushion which we find amusing anyway!  After a couple of hours hooning around with the camera we head to the road train.
Dropped at the Minster.  Executive decision is taken to view the Minster then seek food on the basis that everyone will be eating now.  The Minster is suitably beautiful and interesting. C gets carried away with the archaeology, I still struggle with that one!  Still it’s a historically interesting venue. We end up with a new duck and church mouse from the shop!
Lunch provides a few issues, restaurants are full but we eventually find a Greene King pub to eat in.  Both of us have the steak pie including a crust manufactured of reinforced concrete, I even try applying gravy to soften it.
Follow lunch with a gentle stroll to the station. C is suffering but she’s walked a relatively long distance today. We have a rest near the station, then into the Tap for a pint as we wait for the train. I Should Be So Wookie for me, delicous!
Uneventful train journey home and gentle stroll across the bridge back to the hotel.

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