tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49902130451139857702024-03-13T09:01:16.905-07:00Bead BardTales, mainly about my glass adventures, but with other bits and pieces thrown in.Marlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03017265561082799848noreply@blogger.comBlogger222125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990213045113985770.post-76764413445717984152015-09-18T22:00:00.002-07:002015-09-18T22:00:54.552-07:00Getting back to my rootsThis summer I took the opportunity to be a tourist for a day or two. So did all the usual things in London. Buckingham palace, houses of parliament, Trafalgar square etc. No feeding of pidgeons in Trafalgar any more. I remember being taken as a little girl to the square especially to feed the pidgeons, who would practically mug you for your seeds. Scary when you are little.<br />
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I also had my first visit to Madame Tussauds. So many of the creative people in there (actors, directors etc) are really quite short in real life. I was very uncomfortable for the first ten minutes. The waxworks are so lifelike, I kept expecting them to come to life and start moving.<br />
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I also managed to rock up in Leceister Square at the same time as the premier of Legend, and Tom Hardy did not seem very tall from my vantage point. (see observation above). The carpet was not red, but a dark blue. Is that significant? I don't know.<br />
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Finished up having a laugh at a comedy club. A good way to conclude a busy day.Marlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03017265561082799848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990213045113985770.post-44113331114327915882014-07-28T15:41:00.000-07:002014-07-28T15:41:26.845-07:00Its rather nice around hereIts rather lovely in Birkhamstead.<br />
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<br />Marlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03017265561082799848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990213045113985770.post-84982596159245675412014-07-18T15:21:00.003-07:002014-07-18T15:21:44.156-07:00A brilliant place to visitIf you ever get to Liverpool, I highly recommend a visit to the Walker Gallery. Whats on offer is a wide range of artwork, with, I think, something for everyone.<br />
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Now something new and modern and completely unique, a huge applique artwork from Grayson Perry, a very interesting character/s.</div>
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This made my eyes go a bit squiffy. Hang on a minute, suddenly it makes sense.<br />
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<br />Marlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03017265561082799848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990213045113985770.post-33440892467232305962014-07-18T14:51:00.002-07:002014-07-18T15:06:32.820-07:00Liverpool and musicLiverpool, home of the Beatles or other music talents.<br />
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A whole lot of loving going on<br />Marlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03017265561082799848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990213045113985770.post-68015961377792471512014-07-15T16:09:00.000-07:002014-07-15T16:09:22.413-07:00Scenes from around the Albert DocksSome scenes of Liverpool, around the Albert Docks area.<br />
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<br />Marlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03017265561082799848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990213045113985770.post-72216676407770839262014-07-15T15:54:00.000-07:002014-07-15T15:54:14.883-07:00Now that's a BBQMine host knows how to do a good BBQ.<br />
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<br />Marlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03017265561082799848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990213045113985770.post-40882326985806691812014-07-11T14:27:00.001-07:002014-07-11T14:27:02.329-07:00Day 2, the real thingThe riders. Blink, and you missed them. They seemed to be travelling twice as fast as the motorised vehicles.<br />
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<br />Marlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03017265561082799848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990213045113985770.post-74675322206806344252014-07-11T13:56:00.002-07:002014-07-11T13:56:51.813-07:00Bikes on Day 2So day 2 of the Tour de France, and we went to Huddersfield hours before the tour was due. The best spots at the front of the barriers were already taken. But we managed to get somewhere where we thought we would see the riders.But first the outriders and the floats from the sponsors.<br />
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<br />Marlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03017265561082799848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990213045113985770.post-30999207926005907122014-07-11T13:28:00.001-07:002014-07-11T13:28:52.921-07:00Scenes around LeedsWell some scenes from the shopping centre.<br />
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Marlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03017265561082799848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990213045113985770.post-29295660018099432682014-07-11T12:50:00.001-07:002014-07-11T12:50:10.486-07:00Holiday, bikes and lycra. Day 1.I am referring to my holiday, the bikes on the Tour de France, and lycra clad atheletes. At the end of last week we headed off to Yorkshire to catch the first and second stages of the Tour de France. It also gave us the perfect excuse to visit friends at the same time.
So day 1, we headed off to Leeds, hoping to see Le Grand Depart, along with 2 million other people with the same idea. After being directed away from the starting point, because it had reached capacity, we battled our way along the route, hoping to get to a point where we would be able to see the road. Unfortunately, the crowds got more concentrated, and our progress just got slower and slower. We cut our losses, and nipped around to the back streets to get to a point where we could at least see the big screens that were set up. We got there just in time.
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Marlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03017265561082799848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990213045113985770.post-82751517447438995372014-06-25T14:00:00.000-07:002014-06-25T14:00:03.558-07:00A new love affairI have fallen in love with another silver glass that goes by the name of Arke (by Double Helix glass).<br />
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I have only made a few beads with it, using shards, and I have got the most spectacular range of colours from it. I also made a bead that encased the shards in clear glass. I lost the rainbow of colours, but what I got was an extra shimmery look to the bead (the photo does not do it justice). <br />
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The silver in the Arke shards has actually fumed some of the black base to a metallic blue, you can see the effect around the murrini.Marlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03017265561082799848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990213045113985770.post-85924689993655695922014-06-03T14:53:00.000-07:002014-06-03T14:53:07.503-07:00Tadpoles in glassThere seems to be a bit of a tadpole theme going on at the moment with this blog.<div>
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Marlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03017265561082799848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990213045113985770.post-42925175794363827462014-05-29T14:23:00.002-07:002014-05-29T14:23:33.438-07:00Remember those tadpoles?<br />
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They are not really tadpoles of course, but basil seeds suspended in a flavoured drink.<br />
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I didn't mind the texture of the seeds, but the taste of the drink was a bit too highly perfumed. An unusual taste. I'm glad I tried it, but I guess I can live without it.<br />
<br />Marlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03017265561082799848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990213045113985770.post-11217309010286932762014-05-27T15:17:00.000-07:002014-05-27T15:17:57.823-07:00Pretty in pink.....and purple....and violet......and lilac......and......Another set (of smaller beads) in shades of mainly purple. This was a whole weekend of work.<br />
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Marlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03017265561082799848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990213045113985770.post-5218439528006765792014-05-18T14:53:00.003-07:002014-05-18T14:53:59.342-07:00Old but newSome older sets of beads that I found in a box<br />
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Marlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03017265561082799848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990213045113985770.post-52211722971148640632014-05-11T03:39:00.001-07:002014-05-11T03:39:37.394-07:00Beads on a tableI was at Broadfield House Glass Museum yesterday.<br />
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I had a table with my beads on show.<br />
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And I did two demonstrations. Of course I used silver glass. I think people were impressed with the magic of this glass.Marlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03017265561082799848noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990213045113985770.post-73619419090927833482014-05-11T03:32:00.002-07:002014-05-11T03:32:52.453-07:00Batty about hatsI have been busy making hats for charity. Here is what I have so far. There are more on the way.<br />
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If you are wondering why these hats are so small, they are for the Innocent Smoothie bottles. Later this year. the bottles will be sold with the hats on, and the company will donate 25p for each one sold. Helping to keep older people warm this winter.<br />
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Go to http://thebigknit.co.uk/<br />
<br />Marlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03017265561082799848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990213045113985770.post-45577617440896025772014-05-11T03:21:00.001-07:002014-05-11T03:21:28.075-07:00Hot glassHubby got to take a hot glass class. He was chuffed with the pieces he made. Here are two of them..<br />
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The bauble has a cool dragon scale pattern on it.<br />
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And the small yellow vase was made as a house warming present for our daughter.Marlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03017265561082799848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990213045113985770.post-76735321461743031122014-05-11T03:15:00.002-07:002014-05-11T03:15:18.998-07:00RebootingWell hello.<br />
I know its been a long time. (Our predecessors were right when they suggested it takes a year to mourn a loss)..<br />
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So I am rebooting this blog. Here goes.Marlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03017265561082799848noreply@blogger.com0