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 →
Property: PS Pendel grandfather clock finds a hallway home
The good news - finally got that fab Ikea PS Pendel clock I've been loving for a while! It's been grandly positioned in the hallway of the three bedder I rent out as the space sorely needed something cool to brighten it up. The bad news - bloody tenants aren't making up their minds this... Continue Reading →
Video: Launching Ikea Rooms and who lives in them!
Well, there's no getting away from it now, I can never show my face in Ikea Warrington again. I was so loyal, where did it all go wrong? I got used to the layout at Ashton, met Sally in kitchens and went along to the new room set reveals, that's what happened!! So, it's Ashton... Continue Reading →
Property: Solar kitchen going in at Project Grim
It's all happening this week, I can't keep up! The kitchen is going in at Project Grim..... today the guys started fitting the Solar doors and the cream gloss worktop, with the fabulous Domsjo double sink - and it's more than gorgeous moregeous, truly!!! It should all be done tomorrow, but I can't resist putting... Continue Reading →
Design – Project Squeeze: a silk purse out of a sow’s ear
There's nothing like trying to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear and this latest Moregeous challenge will be exactly that. A top floor mini flat which was a studio, west facing over green trees (rare in central Manchester!) with a sliver of a puke coloured bathroom. How to turn this pile of... Continue Reading →