Archive for August 2008
England Beats South Africa in One Day Cricket
Posted by: stazjia on: August 30, 2008
Kevin Pietersen
Originally uploaded by barberseville
If winning all those medals at the Beijing Olympics wasn’t enough, we’re now winning cricket matches – will wonders never cease?
The new captain, Kevin Pietersen seems to be living up to his nickname of ‘Teflon’ even if he only managed to score 5 runs at the wicket himself. Freddy Flintoff more [...]
Beijing Olympics – it’s all over now
Posted by: stazjia on: August 25, 2008
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I always feel sad when the Olympics are over. I’ve loved pretty much all of it except football and boxing but you can’t like every sport. Of course it’s great that Team GB exceeded all expectation for winning medals and came fourth in the medal table. They won 19 golds 13 silvers, and 15 bronzes [...]
Squidoo Lenses Updated
Posted by: stazjia on: August 22, 2008
I added pictures to the lens on Torquay and some quotations, pictures and a list of major characters to the one on Bleak House. I’ve done more work on the latest lens – St Paul’s Cathedral, London.
I’ve found some good You Tube videos for the St Paul’s lens. I haven’t used either of the two [...]
I’ve started a new group
Posted by: stazjia on: August 21, 2008
I didn’t think I’d want to start a group but I class some of my Squidoo lenses as Art and Design and I just couldn’t find the right group for them. The ones I’ve done on Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Susie Cooper, William Morris and Art Deco fit right into Art and Design better than anywhere [...]
The Scandal of Pedigree Dog Breeding
Posted by: stazjia on: August 20, 2008
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Last night BBC1 TV broadcast a documentary on the breeding of pedigree dogs here in the UK. I thought it was shocking although not exactly news. I was shocked at the levels of complacency and wilful ignorance amongst breeders about what they were doing.
This is a quote from the documentary and webpage:
“People are carrying out [...]
Great Britain wins 4 Olympic gold medals today
Posted by: stazjia on: August 16, 2008
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Today was a fantastic day for Great Britain at the Olympics. We won 4 gold medals as well as silver and bronze.
All the predictions were that we would win several medals today and this was proved right. The one a lot of people here in the UK wanted to win most was the men’s [...]
New Wellies and Pests
Posted by: stazjia on: August 16, 2008
May2008 Blue Joules Wellingtons
Originally uploaded by CarlYnot
How sad I am now. The biggest thrill of the week is buying a new pair of wellies (wellington boots). They are bit like the ones in this picture.
When we moved house in March, somehow my old wellies got lost and I’ve ruined a pair of shoes taking the [...]
New Lens about William Morris
Posted by: stazjia on: August 12, 2008
William Morris Red House
Originally uploaded by cloudcuckooland
This new lens is on William Morris founder of the Arts & Crafts Movement. The Red House, pictured here, was the home he moved into after he married his wife, Jane.
His friends, like the artist Edward Burne-Jones, helped him design the interior.
Show me a Good Loser…
Posted by: stazjia on: August 11, 2008
…and I’ll show you a loser.
This seems to be the British, or maybe just the English, disease. We have it drummed into us when we are young that if we win we shouldn’t gloat but be gracious and generous to those we’ve beaten. If we lose, we shouldn’t throw a tantrum and try to punch [...]
Just because I haven’t mention Squidoo…
Posted by: stazjia on: August 9, 2008
I’ve still been working on it. I’ve now got a total of 40 lense although 2 of them are still WIP. One should be finished today if I don’t get too distracted by watching the Olympics. I’ve done a lot in the Antiques & Collectables series: as well as Susie Cooper and and Paperweights, I’ve [...]
