Buster The Cat

 

Buster

(He's a cat.)

Obviously.

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Saturday on the Shingle

 

I was going to tidy up this slide, and sort out the faded / low-contrast look to it.

But, I prefer it this way. Proper Retro Postcard look.

Bonus - Also today, I am making Apple Curd.

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...and look who turns up.

 

So, yesterday I mentioned I'd remodelled the back garden.

And in the evening, the neighbours invited themselves round.  Nice.

They suggested that I'd copied the design from The Greek Theatre, in Lochcarron (Scotland), but I couldn't comment.

Bonus - My car is watching over me...

Just been remodelling the back garden.

 

Like It ?

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A quiet beach...

 

I didn't know what to post today, but randomly perusing the slide box, this one popped up.

And I thought "Today's the anniversary of D-Day." 81  years since Operation Overlord.

I've no idea where the slide depicts, and it's 99% certain it's not Normandy.  But it seemed appropriate.

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Meanwhile, in a modest building nearby...

 

...diabolical things are being planned.

Blogger's T&Cs mean that I cannot reveal what happened here, nor who these three folk are.

But, Donal Trump and Soup may be involved.

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The Climthorpe Fire-Cat Scandal

 

On of the local scandals which has rather faded from the Climthorpe village heritage is the 1978 Summer Fete Scandal.

It seemed a fairly standard summer fayre, with the Climthorpe and Fustleton Volunteer Fire Department putting on a demonstration of "How to rescue a cat from a tree" using the Dennis Rotating Fire Ladder. (Shown in the slide image)

What emerged later was that Mr Wilkins, the CFVFD stunt cat had wandered off for a snooze, and wasn't available for the demonstration. Rather than disappoint the masses, Fire Chief McDonald "borrowed" one of the Vietnamese Boat Folk kids from the Orphanarium display, put them in fancy dress cat costume, then chased them up a tree.

No harm done, and Sgt Fitzhugh wasn't minded to raise a report....but ill-feeling remained for several years.

Bonus - Why do we love telling stories about the end of the world?

The House of Terror

 

Hey folks. Wouldn't it be interesting to try and track down this house, and figure out where in the world it was?

Nah. Probably not.

Luckily, the slide is annotated with "May-1975-Glenview Trevelmond".

Looks like a nice part of Cornwall, tho' that slide doesn't do it justice.

Bonus - New Sport - Cat Drifting

Cornwall, perhaps?

 

No info on this slide, not even a date. Dammit.

My first thought was this this was Burgh Island, in Devon...a small tidal island near Bigbury-on-Sea in England, which is remembered for its association with Agatha Christie and its grand Art Deco hotel. 

But, on second view....nah !

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Remodelling the Back Garden

 

Looking forward to Summer, so I've spent the afternoon remodelling the back garden, ready for the Summer Season of Greek Tragedies, and Shakespear comedies, culminating in Wagner's Ring Cycle, features a cast of several.

Bonus - Rubber Band Manufacturing Process

Gardening With Billy Bear

 Yes, it's the most natural thing in the world. Doris (in the Dungarees) visits the allotment with daughter Daisy and Billy The Blue Bear.

LSD is a heck of a drug.

Bonus - Netflix is different now — and there’s no going back