Welcome to this week’s #PoCoLo - a friendly linky which I co-host with Suzanne, where you can link any blog post published in the last week. We know you’ll find some great posts to read, and maybe some new-to-you blogs too, so do pop over and visit some of the posts linked and share some of that love. If you were here last week it was great to have you along, if you’re new here this week we’re pleased you’ve joined us.
Happy February - we made it! Part of me thinks it’s crazy that we’re already into the second month of the year, though I know for many people January is one of those long, long months. We’ve had a fair bit going on so while it’s not been the best month, it hasn’t felt as long as perhaps it has done previously.
The gas works that turned out to be more complicated and therefore take longer than expected have now completed and the various crews have turned their attention further down the street, so life in our part of the street is returning to normal which can only be a good thing.
I spent an afternoon this week putting some old board games onto eBay - and there were some gems there. Anyone remember Headache with its pop-o-matic, or ‘Don’t let the leaves drop’ - a game which one the Magpie/Thames TV games competition back in 1972? These are just two of the ones I’ve listed this week, which have clearly been around for a while - I’m hoping that they’ll find new homes soon. I’ve also got an ‘Operation’ game - the one that buzzed, not sure if that still works, but I did discover that I’m missing two of the pieces - the pencil for writer’s cramp, and the spare ribs - which is a shame.
In one of the boxes I did find some old doodles of mine, which I suspect were made with the help of a shaped stencil. They’re quite striking though aren’t they? Though they are both in the recycling now!
