How Grand...

Kevin McLeod - Grand Indeed...

How exciting!! The new season of Grand Designs starts on Thursday evening on pay TV. I usually only have one 'must see' show a week and now this is starting, I will be glued to the box. No interruptions for 1 hour. I do like a good Kevin fix a-n-d I love the design and building process. I have watched many series of Kevin and feel he has mellowed over the years from his scathing self to someone a bit more complimentary. Jeepers, he could be harsh in the olden days. I love his passion, his love of the old and of blending the new.You can usually tell how old the series is by watching Kevin's hair going from long to short and his hairline going from..... well, going really.

Sorry about the photo. Here are a few more equally bad:

Stylish too...

Contemplative Kevin

 So, you know where you will find me at 7.30 DST on a Thursday....

Do you have a passion for buildings?




Ciao for now...




 

just a Passion...

Image

Miss T is showing quite an interest in photography. I think she said her mobile phone had taken in excess of 3000 photos. Hmmm, that shows more than just a passing fancy. So. Off to do some homework regarding Christmas, presents and courses.................


Ciao for now...




 

Passions...

Random House Plans

Okay all, let's have a little think about this title. What are your passions? Think hard. They don't need to be particularly big or small or all-consuming-take-over-your-life sort of passions. Again a post to get you to think about you and what makes 'you' tick. Sounds deep for a Monday doesn't it?

One of my passions all my life has been to look at building plans: house, workshop, warehouse... anything. Since I took Tech drawing with Mr Guthrie in high school (never you mind what year that was) it has made my heart sing. I was pretty good at drawing once I was able to leave behind the urge to use colour pencils and just focus on the technical side of drawing. This passion didn't lead to much but I like to look and plan and envisage the end result. I did point out to my friend once that her plans for her home actually had no door leading from the laundry to the clothesline outside the, well, 'door'. Maybe it wasn't a 'life saving' moment but it did stop a bit of angst I'm sure.

Annie at A View on Design has a blog showing the house AND the plans. Sheer bliss. Have you visited her yet? Worth a look my friends. She has a wonderful selection of houses for sale from all over Australia. Be warned: you will be there for a while so grab a cuppa.

Have a great Monday folks. I'm off to work...



 Ciao for now...