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Employee of the Month?

Oh. My. God. The White Rose Shopping Centre jokingly made me their “Employee of the Month”, for the work I did on restoring their McD. And to be clear, I have no affiliation with, and I do not work for…

McD

The seating area of McDonald’s at the White Rose Shopping centre has been missing the counter from the “D” for a few years. Today I got round to fixing it for them. I took a photo to get the scale…

Gerald Ball

I recently acquired my late dad’s bowling ball. It’s not good to sell and I don’t want to just put it in the bin. Consequently, I’m going to send him out into the wilderness, with a note. Where shall I…

Old Screwfix catalogue

I just surreptitiously deposited an unopened 21 year old Screwfix catalogue in my local branch, just to cause the slightest bit of confusion or wonderment.

Alien & Dad drinks

It’s only taken 32 years to re-visit, but here’s how a painting of drinking with my dad and an alien could have looked if I’d been able to Photoshop it instead.

Dad painting fix

In 1993 I painted my dad stood at a bar. It wasn’t very good at all, but I took it to show him and he was a bit lukewarm about. Then he phoned his girlfriend whilst I was there and…

Orderaround – Yorkshire completed

I’m pleased to say that I’ve now made pub maps for the entirety of Yorkshire. The region is covered by 19 maps, with a further 10 of smaller areas from the main maps, like city centres or popular coastal tourist…

Printed Journals

In 1986, I kept a very basic and dull diary, but since 1990, I’ve maintained a consistent record of my life. Having such a complete record isn’t always a good thing as old journals can stir up memories of stress…

Dull Photo Scans

I’ve just scanned all the content from my childhood family photo albums. They’re out of order, undated and unlabelled. What astonishes me the most is the apparent lack of original curating. I’m sure we must have binned some, but it’s…