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Andysworld! Advent Calendar - Dec 25 - Merry Christmas
Sunday, December 25th, 2011Andysworld! Advent Calendar - Dec 16 - Box of Willies Delectable Cacao for Christmas, Go on you know you want to, it is Christmas!
Friday, December 16th, 2011I’ve blogged a few times about Willies Delectable Cacao. Because I had completed all my household chores this week, Lindsey bought me a present!
If you fancy some proper Rich Dark Chocolate flavoured with Orange this Christmas, rather than that overseas “stuff” from the EU, “tap it and unrap it “ - “you know the one that Dawn French advertises!” (we do not mention their name since they left York!).
Try Willies Delectable Cacao Cuban 65, Luscious Orange. Made in Devon, England, Great Britain!
and if you are interested in where the Baracoan Cacao beans are from, here’s some pictures taken in Baracoa, Cuba, when we visited. (and also spotted the worlds smallest frog!) - it wasn’t a chocolate frog!
Hiya Willie!
Andysworld! Advent Calendar - Dec 15 - Times are hard, time to cash in the coppers!
Thursday, December 15th, 2011I do not know how long I’ve been collecting one and two pence (1p and 2p) copper coins, I’ve just been throwing them in a terroctoa urn, until I broke it! Times are hard, and Christmas is coming….
…. so time to cash them in.
This plastic bag weights 10kg, contains approx 1000 2 pence coins, and 1255 1 pence coins!
‘Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves’
The Devil’s Arrows
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011For almost two years, I drove past these every week, but never had the chance until now, to get up close and personal with these pre-historic monoliths called the Devils Arrows!
Away from the office and computer yesterday to get some fresh air, and pass the time whilst the car was in for a MOT and service, (okay I did have my iPad and 3G wired into the Net!), I thought I would go for a wonder in the turnip field to visit these giant monoliths, considering the night before was Halloween, I did not notice any cult activity!
I think I’ve also sprained my left ankle, too much walking yesterday, some would say that’s because your too fat!, or just sit on your bum at a desk all day! (I thought I would get that in…..)
Anyway here are the photos….
Happy Screme Egg Day!
Monday, October 31st, 2011
Back to West Country 2011
Wednesday, July 13th, 2011You may have noticed the abscence of blogs, in the last 12 days, that’s because I’ve been back “home” to the land of the Cream Team. That’s Devon and Cornwall if you’ve never had a scone with Cornish clotted cream.
A good friend of mine “Boot Ferrule Man” got married. (So Congratulations again to Paul and Sally). Drop by his website http://www.jlbelectronics.com/. So spent 10 days in Devon and Cornwall catching up with folk and doing a few touristy things, like eating Cream Teas, visiting St Ives, Tavistock and The Garden House.
The last time we visited Devon and Cornwall was in 2007.
Tokyo Council Building, Shinjuku, Tokyo
Friday, April 1st, 2011Well I think it’s better known as Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, located in Shinjuku, Japan was the tallest building in Tokyo. Shinjuku also has the busiest train station in the world! (and it’s busy!).
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office Building
It has a two panoramic observation decks, one in each tower on floor 45, we went there one evening 7 days before the big one of March 11, and we also had dinner in the resturant.
View from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office Building
View from Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office Building At Night
and just to prove we were there, here’s a screenshot from an Ipad, using Assisted-GPS (it annoys me when people keep telling me they are using GPS with an iPad or iPhone!) of Google Maps in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office Building, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
Google Maps view on iPad with GPS at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office Building
Big in Japan
Thursday, March 31st, 2011
Snow Monkey in Onsen in Nagano
The link from the last post yesterday is… for the last four weeks I’ve been craving Ambrosia Devon Custard! (hence not many posts for March)
Harajuku Girls
7 days ago we returned from Japan, where we’ve travelling around Japan for 3 weeks (and if you didn’t know, yes Lindsey and I were there, when the Big 8.9M Earthquake Hit and all the tremors afterwards!) - we are okay - and the holiday wasn’t affected - other than the occasioanal room and bed shake! Overall a Fanastic, exciting time in Japan, and I’m looking forward to going back soon!
We’ve travelled over 2000km around Japan. Tokyo to Nagano, Nagano to Matsumoto, Matsumoto to Takayamma, Takayamma to Kanazawa, Kanazawa to Hiroshima, Hiroshima to Kurashiki, Kurashiki to Kyoto, Kyoto to Togendai, Togendai to Tokyo, Tokyo to Nagoya.
An evening (1hr) with a maiko (an apprentice geisha) called kofuku, in Kyoto, visiting the Snow Monekys in Nagano, riding Shinkansen (bullet trains) at 182mph (confirmed and verfied!), eating conveyor belt sushi, visting temples, japanese gardens, road cable cars and pirate ships, witnessed a rare site of Mt Fuji over two days, visited outdoor art, Henry Moore, Barbra Hepworth, and Pablo Picasso sculpture and art, and saw the plum and cherry blossom.
plum blossom
Lindsey has taken lots of digital photographs which will be uploaded soon. I’ve almost finished ‘An evening with a kofuku DVD’. But also have another 180 minutes of Japan to edit.
Shinkansen (bullet train)
Ambrosia Devon Custard
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
WOW! Man, look at the pretty colours!
Friday, February 4th, 2011Our television has started to fail, the left and right side of the picture has turned into a quivering jelly. So as long as you concentrate on the centre of the picture, you’ll not get motion sickness. This television was purchased in 1989! I’ve decided not to purchase a replacement television until the end of 2012. (but I’ve just checked an they’ve brought if forward to August/September 2011 - Digital Switch Over that is!). But to try and snag one from Freecycle. This is proving difficult, but today, my request was accepted, and this is our new Television.
Freeycle TV - Rubbish! - WOW! Man, look at the pretty colours!
So this is the TV, described as “Large, probably 28inch remote control Toshiba TV. Good working order.” - So I’ve got two broken TV’s in the lounge now. Me thinks they just wanted a mug to take it to the tip!
So Lindsey & I have decided we not need a TV anymore, and we’ve turned off the lights, and listening to Creedence Clearwater Revival!
Peace and Love Man!
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