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Three Hull Mice

A non-productive seven days. I've been ill for an entire week and not left the house since Monday, missing three days of work. I'm not going to moan on, it has reminded me of being poorly as a child, lying on the sofa with a blanket watching rubbish TV, having soup for lunch and a soak in the bath to clear my sinuses.  So no photographs until today. My last blog entry was called 'Precious' in which I was starting to think about how we preserve human culture in museums and galleries and photographing the paraphernalia used to display and conserve. Whilst lying at home surrounded by my 'stuff' I've been thinking about what would go in my own private museum, what is precious to me?  The first three items are the Hull mice.  These were knitted by volunteers and sold by other volunteers in a charity shop to raise money for the Caring For Cats Charity in Beverley on the outskirts of Hull. These now live in a drawer in a 1960's dresser in our di...

John o'Groats to Lands End

This weekend we have played host to our good friend Piers who is cycling from John o'Groats to Lands End over a two week period. He has a tight schedule that he can't waver from with accommodation  arranged along the route. So we were a good halfway stop off in Manchester for him, we literally hung out the bunting to greet him. The enormity of what he is doing only really sunk in as he relayed his tales from week one, an impressive life enhancing challenge, solo and unsupported. He left us this morning, heading towards his next destination - Ironbridge, between Wales and The Midlands. He is raising money for Get Kids Going, a national charity which gives disabled children and young people the opportunity of participating in sport. If you'd like to support him there is a link below to his fund raising page. uk.virginmoneygiving.com