Why voting is so important....(again!)

I know I promised I wouldn't go here again, but today I read this...

http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/10/27/1027jones.html

It's a story about a lady who is 109 years old - her father was born into slavery, she and her immediate family have known what it's like to be denied the vote and equality. She was middle-aged when Rosa Parks got on that bus and she cast her vote in the elections this week.

To make a seperate point, but an equally valid one.....

The people who voted for Ralph Nader when Bush was running for his second term were probably the ones responsible for landing us with him for another four years.

Mystery solved

I think it's safe to say that it is R Fuad in the picture. Everyone thinks so, including his own brothers and the person it's supposed to be.

Attention now turns to my friend's wedding. We're going on the first of two hen night next weekend. This one is for close friends and we're off to London, I'm now trying to find something to wear but it's a bit of a struggle given I'm a weird in-between size and nothing fits. The second is going to be in Sheffield, so am not sure what we'll be doing, we also have a dress fitting that day so I hope I fit into the frock!

Fuad or not Fuad, that is the question

It seems I've managed to spark the usual healthy family debate with regards to the picture. I am of the opinion it is Fuad, but I am willing to be proved wrong. I assumed it was taken around the time of the "white kenyan" phase. Maybe he can tell us if he was still in England when Leeds won the league, this could probably shed some light on it.

Guess who?

I was going through some old photograph albums and came across this, see if you can spot anyone familiar!

or what about these lovely ladies?

"Radiance"

So, today in my never ending quest to find a foundation that covers up my facial disfigurement I have bought a new brand (clinique) which I am told is one of the best and is also used by my best friend who was burned on her face as a child. It cost about £2 more than the one I normally get so I don't think it's going to break the bank, but I am yet to try it properly so we shall see. The reason I'm telling you all this is because we went to boots and I asked the advice of one of the women who work on the Clinique counter. She tried a few on my face to test the colour match and then applied the right one. I looked in the mirror and thought "well, it looks like foundation", turned to His Lordship to ask his opinion to which he replied, "it makes you look radiant". Well.....

The finished article

This is the photo of the finished article as promised...



I love the paper even if no one else does, and I'm still really proud of all the work we put in. I'm hoping we can start the next set of rooms, but I'm guessing His Lordship won't be up for it!

It was my birthday yesterday and we had a bit of a party last night which I'm now paying for in spades, I guess this is what getting old does to you!

It's finished!!!

WOOOOOOOOOOO! WOOOOOOOOOOOO! I feel an enormous sense of achievement. Last night, at midnight, after hours of arguing and swearing we completed the room. It's now beautifully papered and painted. It's also clean and waiting to have everything put back into it. I think we've done a great job with the papering despite neither of us having done it before and the fact that we picked one with a very busy pattern. There is one part of it that isn't quite right, but you won't be able to see that because it's where the bed will live. The only bit I'm not entirely happy with is the paint finish. It seems I've rather ruined it with my painting over the crackle. It's worked in one sense in that I've covered the crackle, but it's left an impression of being painted over which is obvious.

Anyway, things I have learned about DIY....

1. There is no easy way around a job.
2. Painting is harder than it looks.
3. Papering is easier than everyone says.
4. People who put wallpaper on top of wallpaper shouldn't be allowed to own houses.
5. Get someone else in to do the work.