Thursday, 18 June 2009

Showing off his new centre parting



Bruno



What a handsome boy



A cuddle from bruno


He doesn't look at all like Bentley but he is still stunningly handsome and in tip-top condition. He's done his dad proud.

She says i'm plump!



Dining in the salubrious...


...surroundings of Tesco car park at Yeovil. The next visit here could see the filming of the next Status Doe video and i'll be booking the eye test due back in 1998. They're free here and the bread is yummy too. Tesco has its critics but i'm not one of them.

Camera shopping


Off to Yeovil via any shopping centres i can find which might stock the camera for j. This should be Maddie's job but she seems too busy and distracted for shopping. Today is the day i'd planned to start the stickers. I've brought them with me and have a stanley knife ready (for the stickers, not my wrists) but am still not sure although i don't think i have much choice...

Very different to today's instrument panels!







I like the picnic basket!





Maybe i am just more nosey


Than others or more used to showing off my car. Over the last 3 days i've had 2 ask where to buy it and had 4 others stop me to show interest. The owners of these seemed very happy for me to take pics


Amazingly...


Nobody else gave these cars more than a passing glance, if that...










Not Beaulieu motor museum


But a roadside layby. These two gems are heading over to france. I'm heading for the nearest town to replace j's waterproof camera which has died just as he's about to head off on holiday.

Nine hours!


9 hours tucked up go my tiny 18'' wide bunk - i'm lucky to get 5-6 hours at home. Time to get up but this isn't quite as easy as home. After being forced to lie in one position all night, i am soooo stiff!

Wednesday, 17 June 2009

Passing the time


I hardly need a Snugglesafe in such mild weather but it passes the time and helps justify the small fortune i spent on getting kitted out!

Preparing for a long evening


Rather than drive 40 miles in heavy rain to the spot reccied yesterday, i've booked into a campsite. This breaks my self-imposed rule but it costs less than the petrol and i can at least wander around the site if cabin fever strikes. I'm preparing for a long evening of rain and wind - a welcome relief from the muggy heat of the last week. I was sent this book by the publisher (not amazon this time) to review and have been guiltily carrying it unread for months. Now i have no excuse, until the light fades...

Highcliffe and isle of wight in distance



Highcliffe



Lymington



A new tap, at last


It's too late for this trip and not something i can fit myself here but i look forward to no more washing via squash bottles next time. (Still no sign of the tap ordered online and charged for over 3 weeks ago...)

J's favourite store



Lymington quay



Ice cream making



Near Beaulieu



I even managed to stroke mum


- hopefully filmed on my real camera

Mum and son



Buckler's hard