On Friday the 4th of December, 2009, I was lucky enough to be invited to attend a party hosted by the Prime Minister’s wife, Sarah Brown. Brown is a big Twitter advocate, with almost 1 million followers, and she apparently decided to hold a party for a selection of the people she interacts with on…
Author: Henry Elliss
4 Movies to get you in the Christmas spirit
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) Easily my favourite film to get me in to the Christmas spirit – which is odd, because it’s actually a movie set around American Thanksgiving. But since I’m not American, I call that a Christmas movie :) One of John Candy’s finest performances, and Steve Martin is his usual comedic…
To blog or not to blog – that is the question
Welcome to my brand new blog… possibly! I’ve been mulling over the idea of having my own blog for a few years now (how indecisive am I?!) and have finally decided to dip my toe in the water and see how it feels. It’s not a decision I’m taking lightly though. Just like the issue…
The final carpet arrives
With the arrival of our first baby imminent, Sara finally decided she could cope with the bare floorboards no longer and ordered some carpet for the hallway. The carpet fitters, seeing her condition, promised they would try to get it fitted before baby’s arrival date of the 26th of June. As you can see from…
Summer tidy-up – Garden and Garage
Since the baby is due any day now (well, in the next 4-6 weeks anyway) we thought it would be a good idea to make a little more space in the garage – you never know when another kind relative will drop off a spare cot or moses basket! So Henry set to work cleaning…
Finishing off the loo
We finally got round to putting the finishing touches to the lavatory this weekend. Having sanded all the rough plaster last weekend, we were able to paint the end of the room that was once hidden by the crappy cupboard the previous occupent had bodged. Once that was done, all that remained was the skirting…
St Martins Higher Town Quay Improvements
This shot recreation isn’t ideal – it was taken from a completely different spot for a start – but it quite nicely illustrates the change that 2008’s quay improvement works have had on the St Martins Higher Town quay – both wider and longer by a significant amount.
View over Porth Conger, St Agnes
There’s not too many years between these two shots (only eight) and not too much change visible either. It’s the view from half way up the hill on Gugh, looking down to Black Point, over Porth Conger on St Agnes. The new quay is visible in both, with the improvements that have been made in…
Coastguard Houses on the Garrison
Here’s a nice view of the coastguard houses up at the top of Garrison Lane, as seen from the gun emplacement that has lovely views over Hugh Town. I’m glad to see these little houses haven’t changed much at all, apart from the car!
St Agnes Old Quay
I find this "little" change quite saddening – the crumbling of the little old quay on St Agnes, in front of the Turks Head. I’m not sure what caused this significant decay – I looked back at some shots from 2006 and can see it there too, so at least it wasn’t caused by all…