Source: The first time I heard this song I fell a little bit apart. Then I listened to the rest of the album and fell apart a little bit more. I’d probably had a few but the point(s) stand. Anyway, today I (finally) settled on a name and some branding for my new venture. It’s […]
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Welcome to Funland

“We have a fantastic opportunity right now to use the inevitable move towards remote-first and flexible working to rebuild and regenerate some of our towns.Places like Southport, for one example, where there are already great transport links, beautiful parks, lakes and community spaces and amazing architecture could be rediscovered and reinvented to work for modern […]
Shades-Remade Redux

In 2022, after I’d passed my Domestic Electrical Installer City & Guilds but before I realised just how knackered I was post-lockdown, I started the ball rolling on a new venture called Shades-Remade. The idea being that I would find vintage, generally glass but not always, light shades that I thought were interesting and give […]
Fuck me, it’s 2025

They say everything that was once passé eventually becomes fashionable again. Also, I need a place for stuff to go that isn’t just LinkedIn or one of those other increasingly dodgy social media platforms. And so, in a fit of retro nostalgia, I am bringing back the blog. More specifically, MY blog. I pretty much […]