I'm a dad: Welcome Bean Jnr

Congratulations all round in the Bean household.

A new little Bean emerged at the weekend.

I'm sure Bean Jnr (BJ) will grow and grow over the next few days.

(Hopefully there will be no more instances of near-misses with the latest arrival from the Hartwell Blind Company which tried to swipe BJ this morning. Jealousy is such a nasty thing)

That's him just poking his head out at bottom right...

All the answers

It's Moreton Hall - the A14 is just in the background.

Fascinating.

More than 200 new homes are planned for that area of Bury - taking the total up there to well over the 1,000 mark - and a new road is going to be built first.

Here's the map from the Free Press and you can read their story at http://www.buryfreepress.co.uk/

I'm a great one for leaving things as they are. Why change? I can, however, see the reason why towns need to attract people and investment and that's certainly happened in spades up on MH.

(Oops, sorry - pictures and map courtesy of the Bury Free Press)

The way we were

Very interesting article in the Bury Bummer today.

Any idea where this is?

21st Century Mummy should know (BIG clue).

Green fingers

It's great to have a garden.

I have bought a new pot of parsley to transplant.

Parsley

And a new pot of Dill (two for a fiver at Bury Homebase).

Dill

My youngest has set a broad bean seed, which I am trying to nurture.

Broad bean (hidden from view)

I have not had such great luck with a Christmas rose, donated by my mum.

Poorly plant

All suggestions gratefully received before she next descends...

Coffee art

Sammy Lin - artist

Back to my original posts - which were all about coffee.

Sammy Lin is from New York and is a latte artist par excellence.

Judge for yourselves.

I wonder what they cost - and whether they could produce one in Nero?

Mind you, I wouldn't want to drink one...they're too nice to look at.

Read all about Sammy and Coffee Art here:

http://www.vancouvercoffee.ca/archives/2006/11/sammy-lin-coffee-art.html

Old age

Smarty pants

There was drama and there were tears (mine) - and it all came down to just one point.

Unfortunately, I was on the wrong end of it and smarty pants, above, creamed me at Bury Bowl on Sunday.

Look, I'm getting on a bit but this is the point, I guess, when the youngsters start to pity me.

They already make fun of my lack of real bulky hair and the styling of what little I have.

They are already starting to make fun of my sporting ability - or rather the lack of it.

Now, ten-pin bowling...what next?

Anyone got a number for sheltered accommodation?

Useful links from this story:

http://www.stannahstairlifts.co.uk/

Wildlife wonders

Borat

Azamat

I love birds. I love watching them- they are both graceful and yet alarmed.


That's probably because of the actions of the youngsters in my home, though.


They have named two of the robins which visit Borat and Azamat. Borat won't fly away when they scare him, Azamat will.

My youngest decided to get in on the blogging lark, taking some pictures of their comedy-named wildlife.

Annoying technical wizard

And he put me to shame.

At least it got him away from Brian Lara Cricket 2007, Fifa Street 2008 and Fifa 2008 for a few minutes...

WMD (Weapons Meaningless to Dad)

Not bad, son.

Why is that kids can pick up a piece of equipment and they just know how it works?

I have struggled, battled long and hard to work out my new camera.

They come along. Ping-ping-ping, eureka.

Grrrrr....

Hungry starling

Wet morning in Bury

Why all the fuss?