I thought it was my alarm going off at 7am this morning which is no good on a Saturday, but after I'd blearily knocked it off the bedside table the buggar rang again - "Sian, it's Thobe, I think there's a fire in Flat 1, our place is full of smoke." OMG, never has a... Continue Reading →
Property: a collapse with Ikea exhaustion
Even I, with my honed-over-years-Ikea-stamina, gave up last night and collapsed back in the waiting room in Ashton. Yet another kitchen ordered, picked, hoisted onto trolleys (Mr Moregeous's job), lugged through the tills, then dragged over to DHL (with their extortionate delivery prices). Oh, I yearn for the good old days when you didn't have... Continue Reading →
22 minutes on the phone & not a word in edgeways
22 minutes on the phone to a client today. I am realising that my world currently revolves around delightfully bonkers and quite loveable clients. I only asked one question "Would someone be able to take you to Ikea to look at those wardrobes?" 22 minutes later and I hadn't said a single further word, just the... Continue Reading →
Property – Bathing Project Squeeze in gold – what credit crunch?!
The media madness of my election video has subsided and it's back to reality, no more exciting TV interviews so I've had to make my own excitement at Barton Square picking lights and wallpaper for Project Squeeze. You've seen the before images of the current destruction, but I though I'd give you a little taster... Continue Reading →
Video: Polling station shambles as I & 200 other Fallowfield voters were denied the right to vote
It all kicked off in Fallowfield tonight when administrative chaos, incompetence and mis-calculation of the number of voters who would turn-out resulted in hundreds of people being turned away from the Ladybarn Community Centre polling station at 10pm. From first time voters to older local residents, the reaction as the clock edged towards the cut... Continue Reading →
Excellent sneaked images from Tunick Lowry shoot & YouTube video
I've just been directed to some GREAT shots taken of the Spencer Tunick Lowry shoot for his installation Everyday People, so thanks for that Tim for sending me the link and Hickson1 on Twitter for taking them. Also The Lowry have just posted their YouTube video taken on the Satuday morning shoot : So imagine... Continue Reading →
Moregeous Manchester and Salford nakedness for Spencer Tunick
Well, bloody hell, what a day. It remains very surreal that for 5 hours on a cold and cloudy Bank Holiday weekend I was freezing my wotsits off at various locations on the Spencer Tunick Everyday People shoot to celebrate ten years of one of my favourite Manchester places, the fabulous Lowry theatre. The image... Continue Reading →
