Kath's Arty Blog: February 2013

Thursday, 28 February 2013

Titanic

Shipyard in China is working on a replica of the Titanic, complete with its 4 iconic chimney stacks and new helicopter landing pad. Iceberg optional.

Wednesday, 27 February 2013

Wicker Man

Funny goings on in Plockton, where cult film The Wicker Man was filmed.... Locals angry as Church of Scotland plans to sell sole remaining church

Tuesday, 26 February 2013

Swedish Meatballs

Ikea the latest to discover horse in their meat products.
Favourite Old Joke Corner: Walls Have Ears. I found one in my icecream.

Saturday, 23 February 2013

Naismith's Rule (De Luxe Version for Navigation Fans)

Contour Lines Quiz to try at home

Wot No Contour Lines?

Here's one I made earlier. Out to Marsden tomorrow with the Duke of Edinburgh Award. I've got my torch.....

Thursday, 21 February 2013

Arise Sir Quentin Blake

A wonderful illustrator gets a title. Surely worth it for The Twits alone?

Barbie Flu

Ukranian girls morph into Barbie. Extreme plastic surgery and bucket loads of eyeliner = walking talking living doll nightmare. see : http://jezebel.com/5952483/women-are-turning-themselves-into-barbies-in-bizarre-ukrainian-beauty-trend

Wednesday, 20 February 2013

Wild Child

Peter The Wild Boy entertains.....More information on our "feral" friend on this link, which suggests Peter may have had a rare condition called Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome....

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2011/mar/20/peter-wild-boy-condition-revealed

Peter "The Wild Boy" was a feral child whop was "caught" in a German forest and carted off to become a "pet" in the Court of George I in England in 1726. He became a celebrity of sorts and his grave in the churchyard of St Mary’s, Northchurch, near Berkhamsted has now been given a Grade II listing......see all the details on this rather good site:

http://publicdomainreview.org/2011/11/07/peter-the-wild-boy/

Tuesday, 19 February 2013

The Good Life

Farewell Richard Briers, who hangs up his spade after The Good Life...

Putin's Meteor Shower

Meteor explodes over Russia's Ural Mountains near Cheylabinsk, with the power of an atomic bomb, its sonic blasts shattering windows and injuring over 1000 people......

Monday, 18 February 2013

February Birds

Blade Runner

Shock arrest of Olympic/ ParaOlympic hero Oscar Pistorius, charged with shooting his girlfriend, South African model Reeva Steenkamp, declared dead at the couple's flat. This ill-advised Nike advert was withdrawn from Pistorius's website............

Wednesday, 13 February 2013

Horseplay

Reposting this crazy Mare

Moths To the Flame

British moths in decline: The Orange Upper Wing, Brighton Wainscot and Bordered Gothic

Sea King

Private Companies to run Air Sea Rescue as Navy and RAF pension off the Sea King Helicopters

Horse Meat

More horse found in Findus beef lasagne

Pope A Go Go

Farewell to Pope Benedict.......

Thursday, 7 February 2013

Andrews Sister(s)

This one from a wee while ago...RIP to Patty Andrews, last of the Mohicans, I mean Andrews Sisters

Monopoly Boots Out The Flat Iron

How could they! The makers of Monopoly put the iron to the sword in an internet vote-off. And replaced it with a cat! A cat!

The Flat Iron was my 3rd favourite piece (No 1 The Top Hat, for a frustrated 10 year old Artful Dodger who got mumps) No 2 The Boot (favourite footwear, even back in the 70s). We played on a hand-drawn Monopoly board made by my Dad, with cardboard versions of the beloved iron etc and a cardboard spinner from a wartime Monopoly set. Nick (older brother) always bankrupted everyone by buying all the stations and utilities and putting hotels on the "scruffy end" of the board........