Deadlines.

Its Sunday evening and I am currently relaxing, but I am also very busy and will be for the foreseeable future I am working towards one of my busiest years and have agreed to some pretty tight deadlines. The first was last last Tuesday then Friday and the next is on Monday night after that it is at the end of the month and I still have to produce another article check pdf files, as well as prep for two demos in the middle of the month so time for posts is going to be very short for quite a while. I will try to post when I get time but it may not be regular.

Two Halves

There has of late been a number of discussions occuring within the Woodturning Forums that are beginning to distract me a bit to much. I have spent the entire Sunday afternoon writing and as I no longer am willing to let this distraction continue; at this point I feel I have said enough and am off to my workshop to see what can be learnt from turning some real wood on my real lathe in my real workshop I have a busy year ahead and really cannot be distracted by irrelevant virtual woodturning related discussions.

As a work collegue always said " Dont talk about it DO IT!"

Have fun and turn and decorate some wood.

Footnote to oneself.
DO NOT CONTINUE TO VIEW INTERNET WOODTURNING FORUMS.

A Long Way For Lunch.

Monday was My 50th birthday. I wanted to do something special my wish was simple to eat some good fish in a restaurant overlooking a harbour somewhere along the coast with jane my wife.
Well my wish came true and I couldn't have asked for more I got the opportunity to travel to Cornwall arriving there Monday morning.
We began our journey Sunday morning we we had an easy journey and arrived at our accommodation with plenty of time before dark which is always a bonus when traveling a long way rested then went to find a meal before retiring to bed.

Next day I awoke to my birthday and Jane promised to treat me like A KING so I began to drive towards our destination. When we arrived in Padstow it was starting to rain but that's what the forecast was, so we were prepared and set off for a wander around the town its a very pretty harbour with all the usual tourist shops along the quay, but this town was made famous by a TV Chef Rick Stein he now runs several businesses there one of which is A Fish Restaurant over looking the harbour!!! Well this was why we had travelled to Padstow for lunch considering it is still February there were plenty of tourists about it was half term after all.

We had made no reservations at the Restaurant so felt sure we wouldn't be able to get in but luckily Rick has a Fish and Chip Shop this also has a Restaurant overlooking the Harbour so I was very happy indeed.

I Ordered Grilled Scallop and Sea Bream now how many chippies offer choices like that and I have to say it was very, very nice indeed Jane was quite conservative and had Scampi which she said was also very good.

As we left the chip shop the heavens opened and cut our visit a little short.

We headed for Bath to spend some time with Victoria our youngest daughter she is there studying music and we had another enjoyable meal said our farewells and headed for home and arrived back somewhere after 1 am, and I was no longer KING it had been a long day and I have been tired since but I have just about recovered today.

810 miles for Fish and Chips but it was well worth the road trip.

More News.

This time of year I often find myself taking bookings for demos later in the year and this year has been no different, This year is certainly going to be busy.
I have been invited to demonstrate at two trade shows one at Springfield's and the second at Harrogate, a local group (Norwich Wood turning Club) has also invited me along these should all be great fun I am also off to Dublin to judge the (RDS) Royal Dublin Society's annual craft competition (wood turning section) I have enjoyed this a great deal in the past and look forward to doing it again,the interaction with all those involved is both interesting and stimulating as all the judges get to network and view all the other sections which is so much fun I cant begin to explain the buzz I get.

Another Year !!!

Well its 2011. Another year gone.

This is going to be a big year for me next month I am fifty this is a year that means a great deal to me, its also the year I will be demontrating woodturning at the AWGB International seminar in Loughbourough and a few weeks later I will be doing it all over again at SWAT in Waco Texas so this year is going to be very busy, I am desperatly trying to develope some new work and ideas whilst currently trying to get ahead with the Articles we (Jane and myself) write for the work Woodturning magazine.

I havent had any new images for you lately but that may well change in a while keep checking in and see what I am up to who knows there may be a new regiem to report about if I have the energy I will definatly take some pictures.

We have had some pretty rough weather before New Year so here is an image for you to remind you of what we endured at the end of last year.

October 2010 Latest Works

I have been desperatly busy trying to get these pieces finished before I go to France tomorrow,

So here they are after many interuptions the image is not award winning but will show you the new pieces which are currently unnamed.


This group has specific inspiration sources,can you see them?

Comments needed what do you think.
Please comment dont just view.

Brief Update

Time is short so I will give you some bullet points. Sorry no images right now maybe in a week or two
My trip to Ireland went very well at the beginning of the summer.
I then had a some time out to catch up on some of the chores around the house/garden this went on for a little longer than intended following an event beyond my control.
I have several Club Demos booked here in the UK.
2011.
I have received two invitations for international symposiums next year both have been accepted so August is going to be very busy indeed, the work starts now creating new work the first piece is almost finished and the second is beginning to come together its always refreshing to start on new pieces as there is no telling where they may take me.

This weekend is very busy starting tomorow with an evening Demo in Suffolk.
I'm not sure how I am going to fit in everything I need before a trip to France next week.