COLD DARK ROOM

[Maro2Bear]

Kayaking done for the day, not sure what the weather forecast is like for this coming week. Hit or miss these days.

Worked some more and Mr Klaus’ face and other details - the lantern, fur trim, moustache, etc. can’t decide if his should be hair or a fur rimmed hat. Some additional fine work on goatee, hair, or hat... then some fine sanding, some color stains, polishing, and done.


A faceless Klaus



Some Facial Details



And, today’s upgrades

 

[Maro2Bear]

WOW!!!! All your photos are amazing!!!

Look whose BIRTHDAY it is... Happy Birthday!

 

[Lyn W]

And finally into the basement props and costume stores.

There are two costume stores. The one we saw is the Elizabethan costumes made in the same way, and from the same materials, that they would have been in Shakespeare’s time. The only concession is rubber added to shoe soles to stop actors slipping if the stage is wet.

We were allowed to handle the clothes and they were so heavy! There’s a lot to be said for modern clothes
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And here our, and your, tour ends. I hope you enjoyed it.

We headed off for a traditional pub roast Sunday lunch. The choice was beef
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or pork
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I’m not sure I’ll be eating anything else today

What a fabulous day!
Do they do these tours regularly or just occasionally?

 

[Moozillion]

Look whose BIRTHDAY it is... Happy Birthday!

THANK you!

 

[Lyn W]

So the Yorkshire pudding is the puffy thing? I'll have to look up a recipe for that and give it a try.

And then you eat it as an accompaniment to roast beef?

Traditionally served with beef but you can eat it with any roast meat.
My Mum used to make individual puds using a cup cake tin (or maybe you call them muffin trays?)
Or you can cheat and buy frozen then they only take about 4 mins in the oven - guess what I'd do?

 

[AZtortMom]

THANK you!

Happy Birthday!

 

[Lyn W]

WOW!!!! All your photos are amazing!!!

Happy Birthday Bea, I hope you are having a lovely day!!

 

[Lyn W]

Kayaking done for the day, not sure what the weather forecast is like for this coming week. Hit or miss these days.

Worked some more and Mr Klaus’ face and other details - the lantern, fur trim, moustache, etc. can’t decide if his should be hair or a fur rimmed hat. Some additional fine work on goatee, hair, or hat... then some fine sanding, some color stains, polishing, and done.

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A faceless Klaus


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Some Facial Details



And, today’s upgrades

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Coming on nicely!

 

[Lyn W]

A quick good evening to everyone,.just popped in to catch up before I hit the hay.
Looks like most of you have had a good Sunday and I hope that continues into Monday.
Nos Da and take care.

 

[Cheryl Hills]

WOW!!!! All your photos are amazing!!!

Happy Birthday

 

[EllieMay]

Good evening all

Today’s “Heaven to Hell” tour was backstage at The Globe theatre in London.

This theatre is a reconstruction of the theatre originally played in by William Shakespeare over 500 years ago. It has an oak frame, thatched roof and wattle and daub walls.

You start at the top (heaven) and end up under the stage (hell)

Given the theatre is open to the weather - no roof over most of it - hell was a little chillier than reputed

From the outside:
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It’s the other side of the River Thames from St Paul’s Cathedral
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We were guided by the Head of Stage, the man responsible for the management of the non-acting side of productions. He has been there from the start, around 20 years, and knows everything!

Up in the rafters is the den of the backstage crew
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And the topmost shuttered window to the stage where performers can also be harnessed up and “flown” through a trapdoor down to the stage; it’s a long drop!

Looking through the trapdoor
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and through the window
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Very cool! I would love to visit there!

 

[EllieMay]

@Moozillion
I hope you’ve had a wonderful Birthday and shame on you for trying to sneak it by us uncelebrated!!!! Santa Clause is watching you, you know! Well I hope the rest of it is amazing and you’ve gotten everything your Cajun heart desires!!!

 

[EllieMay]

IT WORKS!!!!

Inspired by @Maro2Bear , I bought this gadget on eBay for <$4 with free shipping... this was amazing!! My daughter was like “yeah mom, baileys mom has one” [emoji848]... Why am I always the last to know about stuff like this???

 

[Maro2Bear]

IT WORKS!!!!
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Inspired by @Maro2Bear , I bought this gadget on eBay for <$4 with free shipping... this was amazing!! My daughter was like “yeah mom, baileys mom has one” [emoji848]... Why am I always the last to know about stuff like this???

Great job!!

 

[Momof4]

IT WORKS!!!!
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Inspired by @Maro2Bear , I bought this gadget on eBay for <$4 with free shipping... this was amazing!! My daughter was like “yeah mom, baileys mom has one” [emoji848]... Why am I always the last to know about stuff like this???

We love ours!!
Pineapple is so good for you too!!

 

[EllieMay]

We love ours!!
Pineapple is so good for you too!!

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Now I don’t have to feel guilty about eating he whole darn thing

 

[CarolM]

"Robust"

Both sides will have needed treatment afterwards. There was fair bit of bandaging ears back on, etc happening! This will seem unnecessarily violent to non-rugby playing nations, however there wasn't much happening outside the laws of the game... it's just that 30 of the biggest blokes you can find on a pitch tend to cause damage when they hurtle into each other.

On balance, I would say the right side won. South Africa didn't look like they were going to win.

I personally think that South Africa has lost some of its mojo since the 1995 world cup. We could be a much better team.

 

[CarolM]

Enjoy the film. We did

Yes I did. I also now want to go watch, Captain Marvel, Mary poppins, How to train your Dragon and Bumblebee when they all come out.

 

[CarolM]

Thanks! I’ve always wanted to hang them straight like that but it looks like a drunk person did the tree this year, I just let the kids make all the calls and did the jobs that I didn’t think were safe for them. They will add popcorn n paper chains as we go. BeeBops is probably hanging out in daughters room. She doesn’t keep in the cage much when she’s home. And I have learned from past experience not to let the squirrels play once the lights are up. naturally, all ornaments are shatterproof in this house .

Lol. Good call.

 

[CarolM]

Happy Sunday!
Just watched a movie and had my coffee and it’s time to get started with the day.

Friday was our 22nd anniversary but we didn’t really celebrate. We came home from camping and riding our desert toys so we were tired. We ordered Uber Eats for dinner and watched a movie.

Sounds like the perfect evening. Happy Anniversary.