Northern Lights vs East Enders

Northern Lights were visible here last night and I missed it!! Why?....probably watching East Enders on iplayer or something as stupid. That'll teach me. It seems to be happening more frequently around these parts though, so maybe I will catch it next time. We are becoming more Northern as each season passes. With any luck, we'll soon forget all about the North-South divide, leave London behind altogether and just become Scandinavian.
Photo: Long Causeway, Burnley from Lancashire Telegraph

Frack off

Getting very worried about the fracking that is happening in West Lancashire. East Lancashire is on the hit list too it would seem. A combination of large amounts of shale gas (purple indicate primary areas), a weak local authority and a largely deprived community seen as an easy target could spell disaster for us up here. Big meeting about it on Monday night in Burnley. It's a date Cuadrilla.

Post panda

Kitty and Ira sent Ben a Nanoblock panda they found in a local shop. Darren and Ben sent us back a cool picture of said panda with the belated Christmas present we left for Ben at Grandmas House - wrapping paper design by Kitty.

Family wine selecting

Daddy took Kitty to the cinema to see The Lego Movie while me and Bubs did a bit of window shopping (or rather loitering around the Trafford Centre playing with fountains and the like).

After we went to M&S for a few bits. I thought they looked pretty cool together perusing the wine selection (aka looking for a cheap one).

I bought Bubs a new toy from Hamleys for being so good and while we were there, Kitty had a go in their golden ticket grab box. How excited can a 5 year old get in a perspex box?...VERY.

Dog in disguise, cat in a sink

A trip to mama and grandad's house at half term. Mad as usual.

Trinity

Working on a nice project with the Churches Conservation Trust to try and find a new use for a fantastic old church. It's not been used since the 1980s and these days finds itself set between an industrial estate and a predominantly Muslim community. Incredibly it has survived pretty much intact but is in desperate need of a new use to secure its future. We organised an open day on Saturday to try and drum up some local interest. More people came than I expected, so there might be something we can do. It was really cold though, the stone floor had ice on it and my feet have yet to thaw out.

Different

Kitty doesn't like peppers. Ira does.