The Sun meets the Shard...

...looking absolutely epic...well, a bit more epic to the naked eye, but still epic... ;)

Spring has sprung!

...all of a sudden! Was still flipping cold this morning, but it looks like it really has finally arrived (in Wapping at least)... ;)

Hello Sunshine!

Ah...can't tell you how good it is to be leaving the house in daylight again...and for bonus points, not in the snow or rain! In fact, it's been so nice my mind has been turning to thoughts of al fresco dining on charcoal cooked meats...just a shame it's absolutely freezing cold with it, or I'd be out poking the BBQ with a stick to scare off the spiders and pulling on my apron... ;)

Only bad thing is, BST starts at the end of the month, and then we'll be back to square one (in the morning, anyway)!

Laughton Cuckoo Spring Fayre 2007 in pictures

So just a few of the higher resolution pics from the weekend... ;)






























More here if you like this kind of thing... ;)

Laughton - rain, rain, rain...

Laughton - rain, rain, rain...
Originally uploaded by finkangel.

It's not stopped now since mid-afternoon yesterday, the site is starting to get really muddy and we haven't seen any members of the paying public at all this morning and it's really very unusual for absolutely nobody to come...still it's early...we may yet see a few brave souls in all weather gear and thermal pants...



This could well be the last time we come to this particular show, to camp, anyway...mud and rain...again...Bah!

Just spent...

Just spent...
Originally uploaded by finkangel.

...a fraught half hour trying to work out, from a position of zero experience, how to set up a satellite tv system in a camper van so we can watch the F1...suffice it to say, we couldn't find more than eleven percent of a sniff of Astra...a miserable failure...thanks Vodqueen for coming to the rescue with a terrestrial aerial...Phew! ;)

Weather today not as bad as was forecast either...things are looking up! ;)

Laughton - rain

Laughton - rain
Originally uploaded by finkangel.

Oh well, the rain is coming down now and if you turn ninety degrees from this lovely setting sun, unfortunately it looks like the riders of the apocalypse are just making sure that they have remembered to turn the oven off and pick up their door keys...we could be in for a rough ride... :(

Charity Tombola

Charity Tombola
Originally uploaded by finkangel.

Best ever haul on the Tombola! Twenty odd DVDs, a bottle of stella, and a hand knitted pair of old ladies bed socks! Rain holding off, so far... ;)

Laughton update

Laughton update
Originally uploaded by finkangel.

We have awoken to scattered showers, weather report was for sunny intervals for later though, followed by heavy rain on sunday and monday...so if you want to come perhaps today is probably the best day... ;)

Alan and Scammell...

Alan and Scammel...
Originally uploaded by finkangel.

...have arrived safe and sound, we are all set up, weather has been absolutely wonderful, I even have a sun burnt neck to keep me glowing at night...Spent most of the day helping the others to get set up, making simple camp food and playing 'Innocent Life' on the PSP, which is a gripping farming sim, believe it or not... ;)

Laughton - George

Laughton - George
Originally uploaded by finkangel.

...well we've now spent the usual twenty five minutes of gentle 'discussion' with George, the collections and display marshall, he is the chap on the right...who loves to get deeply involved with even the smallest positioning issue when quite honestly everyone is perfectly capable of lining up in rows without a huge amount of help...anyway, that's the stressful bit over with now...time to get set up... ;)

Laughton - made it...

Laughton - made it...
Originally uploaded by finkangel.

...but the rest of the convoy is half an hour behind us, so we've decided to wait at the entrance to maximize the chances of pitching our various campers and caravans together...weather is really picking up now, so looking good for today at least... ;)

Spring flowers in Surrey