Sunday 28 July 2013

A cool change and a little storm this evening

certainly made things more pleasant for us and our visitors. It should also make sleep this evening somewhat more enjoyable!
I'm looking forward to another photo walk tomorrow evening and then getting a few things done this week before hosting a bbq on August 1st. Rockford Day has become something of a tradition.


Tune of the Day:  I'm Not Sorry    by Morrissey

Friday 26 July 2013

We are in for a hot weekend

but it will seem a lot hotter for the guys and girls competing in the Zürich Triathlon (tomorrow) and the Ironman (on Sunday). I can imagine completing the swim leg, but getting out of the water and pumping around in the heat is not my idea of fun.

Catherine is headed to the hills hiking tomorrow and I will be taking things pretty easily and trying to grab a few photos.


Tune of the Day:  Singapore   by Tom Waits

Monday 22 July 2013

A couple of spots of rain, a little lightning and thunder

hasn't yet added up to a thunderstorm. Things have cooled down somewhat but I'm sure that it will start to rain when I walk out the door in the morning.

I'm really looking forward to our visitors coming over in September- it will be great to catch up with them all and take it easy together for a week or so. We will certainly drink some of the better stock from my cellar and may even go crazy and cook something special as well.

Tune of the Day:  Rock Lobster   by the B52s

Saturday 20 July 2013

It's been another busy week

and with not enough sleep, it was easy to grab a quick nap this afternoon after a few beers with lunch  :-) I took some photos in town, dropped the colour film off for developing and then shopped before coming back home. The great weather continues and I will be out and about again tomorrow.

Went to another great Viewfinder event on Friday night. Pedro was not only impressive for his photography but also turned out to be quite the musician as well. Bravo!

Catherine is away and won't be back until tomorrow afternoon. I can play the Dead Kennedys as loud as I like.


Tune of the Day: California über Alles   by Dead Kennedys

Sunday 14 July 2013

We have had a great variety of meals this weekend and a nice

selection of drinks to accompany them. I really enjoyed a couple of large glasses of Pimm's and Dry last evening whilst cooking fish tacos for dinner. Today has been relaxed and after cooking a quick dinner on the bbq, I will be into bed pretty early.

It was a nice day to walk about in town yesterday and after buying my new FCZ t-shirt, I took a few photos, shopped for dinner and then headed back home.

Nice to speak with Gazza, Helena and Campbell earlier- I hope that they are as excited about the upcoming trip as we are!

Tune of the Day:  Metropolitan Glide    by Tom Waits

Sunday 7 July 2013

What a beautiful weekend

Very pleasant weather, a couple of barbecues, plenty of photography and generally relaxing. I could live like this all of the time  :-)

Nice work Mr Murray on picking up the Wimbledon title- now he is going to start to be considered as one of the greats. Much better to be a British Champion than a Useless Jock.

Tune of the Day: 16 Shells From A Thirty-Ought-Six     by Tom Waits

Saturday 6 July 2013

The new camera is a winner

and I really like the first set of negatives which came out of it. They were certainly enough to tell me that the metering and other parts are all in order. It will be a much more compact and lighter package to carry about than my other film cameras and the manual functions mean that I still need to concentrate to take good shots.

Looking at hats again. Does the word optimo mean anything to you?


Tune of the Day:  Unfinished Sympathy   by Massive Attack

Wednesday 3 July 2013

So, I was weak.

And after lusting after one of these for quite a while, I found the right one at the right price and I am looking forward to seeing the results from my first roll of film. Tomorrow being 4th July, we may get out of the office a little early and I will try to finish the roll and get it developed to see how the camera functions.
Zürifäscht is on this weekend and the Tourism people are expecting 2,000,000 visitors to the city. I'm only disappointed that I must head into town early on Saturday morning for an appointment..... otherwise they could have the whole weekend without me!


Tune of the Day:  Hurricane Drunk   by Florence And The Machine