Tuesday 30 March 2010

Sunday 28 March 2010

Sunday afternoon at the Crescent


For over 20 years Derick Bingham taught a Bible Class in Belfast - Tuesday Night at the Crescent.

Today the church was full again, this time for a wonderful service of thanksgiving for his life & work. A fitting tribute indeed to a wonderful man who died on 6th March (my post of 7th March refers).

Saturday 27 March 2010

Thursday 25 March 2010

Wednesday 24 March 2010

Tuesday 23 March 2010

Monday 22 March 2010

Sunday 21 March 2010

Saturday 20 March 2010

Thursday 18 March 2010

Wednesday 17 March 2010

St Patrick's Day

...celebrated with Chinese food & French wine. At least the tablecloth's green :-)

Tuesday 16 March 2010

Inspirational

It's Vancouver, but it's not skiercross. It's the paralympics & this is the slalom for visually handicapped. The skier in front is the guide, telling the competitor when to turn.

Sunday 14 March 2010

Friday 12 March 2010

For the fan who has everything

... I've seen it all now :-)

Thursday 11 March 2010

Nightly routine

Quality time with my son & heir.

Wednesday 10 March 2010

I'm glad I'm down here with my big big bottle.


The caption refers to the punchline of a local 1970s TV ad for C&C brown lemonade (for those of you who are too far away, or too young to remember).

The sculpture is an old fashioned bottle stopper, commemorating the glass & bottling businesses that used to be in the area.

Oh yes, brown lemonade... a peculiarly Northern Irish brew. It's exactly like ordinary "white" lemonade (or Sprite/7Up), but coloured brown.


Tuesday 9 March 2010

Monday 8 March 2010

Eee 'ello

Name that tune :-)

Sunday 7 March 2010

Derick Bingham


Bible teacher, pastor, writer & friend.
Died yesterday after a year long illness.

Read more about his life & influence here:

Saturday 6 March 2010

Friday 5 March 2010

Cheap advertising

I came across this chalk message in the centre of Belfast advertising a surprise screening in a local cinema.
I've worked it out, can you?

www.queensfilmtheatre.com/btsurprise

Thursday 4 March 2010

"Quite unremarkable", yet priceless.

This table & chairs were commissioned in 1912 for the private quarters of Captain Smith aboard his new charge. Unfortunately they were a couple of days late & missed the voyage.
They were taken to the tv programme "Antiques Roadshow" in 2009 where the expert valuer found the workmanship to be "quite unremarkable". However, due to its amazing history, a value couldn't be placed on the furniture.
Captain Smith's new charge was the RMS Titanic.

Wednesday 3 March 2010

Tuesday 2 March 2010

Dad's "new" car . . .

. . . until his own is fixed.

Monday 1 March 2010

Black Mountain / White Mountain

Black Mountain is one of the hills overlooking Belfast, only today it's covered in snow.