Day 115: Spooky Trees Originally uploaded by phillsacre Adjusted the contrast on this one. It looks a bit lighter than it actually was but quite like the effect. This was taken round the back of Colchester Castle.

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Frosted Fence Originally uploaded by phillsacre The top of a fence with frost on it. (Does exactly what it says on the tin. Or title, whatever). I should apologise, by the way, that this isn’t a “Slade” photo. I’m afraid I just haven’t had time to do one today – I was out all evening

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Quick post to moan about the trouble we are having with our car at the moment. For no other reason than to get it off my chest… I’ve already talked a little about this, so I’ll just continue from where we left off. On Monday I worked from home (again) and got the mechanic to

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Day 113: Waiting for the snow to start to fall Originally uploaded by phillsacre Sam the snowman is waiting for the snow to start falling. Judging from the weather report, he might not have long to wait!

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Day 112: Run for your life… Originally uploaded by phillsacre The Slade lyric today is “What will your daddy do When he sees your Mama kissin’ Santa Claus?” I decided to go with a slightly darker theme – as you can see, Sam the Snowman isn’t as pure and innocent as that happy smile betrays…

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Time for a quick weekend update. Bit of a mixed weekend, this one, actually. On Friday night we went out to 21 for the Christmas Party (our last meeting this year). It was really good fun, I think all the kids enjoyed it 🙂 Although I think we might have to think logistically about what

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Day 111: Rock n Rolling with the best Originally uploaded by phillsacre Sam the Snowman is about to pop some tunes on and dance around, iPod rave style. Unfortunately he’s a bit shy so didn’t want me to record a video of it, but he was having great fun…

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Day 110: Beautiful Sky Originally uploaded by phillsacre Love this sky. Shame there’s a tiny bit of lens flare, not sure if that’s exactly what you call it! Anyway this was taken while out on a walk in Fordham this afternoon.

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Day 108: The Old Songs are the Best Originally uploaded by phillsacre Today’s line “Does your granny always tell you that the old songs are the best?” Sam the Snowman is fetching down some old songs which granny might like!

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Day 107: Are you sure you’ve got the room to spare inside? Originally uploaded by phillsacre Sam the Snowman is sure about the room, but he’s not sure about the bed space. He’s popped up into the cupboard to check on the status of the airbeds and sleeping bags, just in case…

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