Torn between travel plans for later in the year. We want to go to Japan. That would be for one week in the autumn. We also want to go to Florida and stay in a swish hotel for two weeks in December. We can’t do both as we have no money tree in our garden. We must choose.
We do have a holiday home in Englands premier seaside resort though, so we will be having two weeks on the shores of the Irish Sea in late April (look at these stunning photos by Frantisek Staud).

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Documentary artists draw live action as it takes place just as war artists or documentary film crews do. Julia Midgely has practised as a documentary artist for many years and was the artist-in-residence at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in 2002. Here's some of the lovely stuff she did during that year.

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I’ve bought a new bicycle and had a haircut. Actually, it’s not new and I won it in an auction on e-bay. It’s a single speed beach cruiser with a backpedal brake. Looks like this. I changed the inner tubes as it came with ‘woods’ type valves and I prefer schraeder. My haircut was done by George at the Roseberry Avenue barbers. A three and a one for £7. V sharp. George is a great barber. He’s 60 and Greek and came to London in the 50’s. He sings along to Magic FM while he cuts. He was once featured in a newsprint ad for Gameboy when they first came out in 1989. They shot the ad at the Roseberry Avenue barbers and George is seen cutting an actors hair while he plays with a gameboy (the actor not George). The photo is framed and displayed on the wall behind Georges cutting chair.

If you haven’t got your Valentines cards yet then here’s a couple of nice e-cards to send.