Blogland Brilliance
Sarah's list of big fun things to do this year is just lovely - I think she's going to have a simply spiffing year (which I hope she'll tell us all about as and when she gets time).
Rachael and her other half visited the Great Train Show, full of model railways and trains. I showed this post to Andrew as he's got grand plans for a model railway in our house at some point.
Foodie posts this week come from Sophie who made her own (delicious-looking) Angel Cake slices and from Hannah who made these very nostalgic Parma Violet Cupcakes.
And you have to go and read Michelle's day out in London - she is just brilliant (and possibly a tad crazy to go with it).
Rachael and her other half visited the Great Train Show, full of model railways and trains. I showed this post to Andrew as he's got grand plans for a model railway in our house at some point.
Foodie posts this week come from Sophie who made her own (delicious-looking) Angel Cake slices and from Hannah who made these very nostalgic Parma Violet Cupcakes.
And you have to go and read Michelle's day out in London - she is just brilliant (and possibly a tad crazy to go with it).
Exciting Events
Saturday sees National Libraries Day with lots of events going on across the UK. You can even pop down to your local and share your library #shelfie with them on Twitter!
Interesting Info
This article about the UK's gas holders is quite interesting seeing as most of the are being pulled down. They were definitely a feature of my childhood, I remember seeing them in almost every big city we drove through and I'm glad to see there's a few that have been listed.
Something I stumbled upon this week was English Heritage's National Monuments Record site, specifically the Heritage Explorer bit. It's designed as a school resource for teachers but if you click the 'images by theme' section you can spend hours browsing all sorts of vintage photographs, completely with the history of each picture.
The BBC took a look at the railway lines in the UK living their life on the edge.
Pre-Google, if you wanted to find something out you nipped down your local library and asked your friendly librarian. New York Public Library kept a record of some of the more 'unusual' questions they were asked over the years...
And you can now play Ken Bruce's Popmaster quiz on t'internet - yay!
Blogs I've followed this week...
The What Now Blog
Make, Do and Spend
Jenny Purr
Tiny Grey Cat
Whisky and Woodsmoke (thanks to Fluffy Owl's Adventures)
And thanks to Elise's cracking round up this week...
Postcard Daydreams
The Perfect Hiding Place
Cecilia in the Rain
A Bit of an Enthusiast (which actually has a slightly longer title but you'll just have to pop over to see what that is!)
What's new with you?
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