Daily Archives: December 2, 2007

Cruising the West End

Posted on December 2, 2007 by Shades

(Like most of my blogposts, the thumbnail images are clickable for a screen size image).   Back in the 1930s, indirect cove lighting was De Rigeur so it is unsurprising that a 1937 theatre had a lot of it. The … Continue reading →

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Get some sticky-back plastic…

Posted on December 2, 2007 by Shades

There is a lot about Advent in the Blogosphere at the moment. Whenever I see an Advent candle I always think of coathangers. This is because Blue Peter always used to make one every year with four candles (or was … Continue reading →

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Good with colours

Posted on December 2, 2007 by Shades

you are lightcyan #E0FFFF Your dominant hues are green and blue. You’re smart and you know it, and want to use your power to help people and relate to others. Even though you tend to battle with yourself, you solve … Continue reading →

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Blogpower Roundup

Posted on December 2, 2007 by Shades

JMB has produced a labour of love with the biggest blogpower roundup yet, fifty recent posts from Blogpowerers. As Wardman Wire puts it, it might be the only post worth reading today. I wouldn’t go that far, but it will … Continue reading →

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“You can’t say that!”

Posted on December 2, 2007 by Shades

A great article on Spiked points out that whilst we all look on at the Sudan teddy bear affair in bewilderment, it isn’t all plain sailing back in Blighty where we have our own policing of morality. Perhaps we should … Continue reading →

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