Tuesday 30 November 2010

If I have a baby brother...

If I have a baby brother, that means there will be two daddies in the house.
Another slab of Poppy logic today... or perhaps she can see that far into the future, where house prices are so expensive, our kids stay with us....forever!

Monday 29 November 2010

If you leave money lying around...

If you leave money lying around, the tooth fairy comes along and takes it away
Poppy keeps spilling out her "old money" piggy bank, and leaving all the money lying out... I got fed up with it the other day, so I scooped it all up, and hid it. "where's my money?!" She bellows, when she goes to play with it again, hours later... "the tooth fairy took it"...."but it's old money!"...."She took it back in time to give to poor children in the past"..."aww, that's nice"... fewee!

Sunday 28 November 2010

I'm going...

I'm going stir crazy!
We're holed up this morning due to the crazy amount of fantastic snow in Inverurie. Anyway... I think we need to go for a walk, somewhere...anywhere! Someone's so bored, she's doing dastardly things with pens! "I'm the wicked witch"... aye, tell us about it.

Saturday 27 November 2010

no! you two didn't...

no! you two didn't win! I WON!
Poppy going off on one, seeing as she only got 5 marbles...

Friday 26 November 2010

The cousin of the caterpillar...

The cousin of the caterpillar, is the maggot
Another beautifully random quote from Poppy, when we were driving in to Aberdeen today... it's snowing, cars going slow, piles of the white stuff everywhere, and Poppy's thinking about caterpillars... amazing.

Thursday 25 November 2010

Ah, it's coming...

Ah, it's coming together nicely!
Sory for the delay in posting this by one day, I was trying to keep my Peacock Visual Arts show "under wraps" before it opened... so I'd decided to keep this post a day late. Anyway, I've had a fantastic time thanks to Peacock Visual Arts and volunteer Scott for being so helpful... Writing this after the opening, i can safely say the show was well received and I had a lot of great conversations, and overheard a lot of interesting opinions... cheers to everyone that come despite the snow. The show continues until the 22nd of december.



Peacock Visual Arts - ME~Idea by Philip Thompson

Wednesday 24 November 2010

I might be home late...

I might be home late, I'm guessing there are a few numpties on the road
Aye, a puff o sna... everybody drives like a tool... either too fast (hit that tree you tool) or far too slow (you know, it's only a wet road... seriously!)...

I spent 2 hours travelling 18 miles. I honestly thought I'd see a multiple pile up tonight... nope, just a roundabout at the bottom of a hill...

mind you, once on my home straight.. 9 mph, downhill, I skidded past my road (!)... curse you ABS and roads like bottles (aye, not main roads, you haters).

Tuesday 23 November 2010

I like the three Penguins...

I like the three Penguins, they are my winner!
Gabi and I were asked to judge the Christmas card competition for Anne Begg today, Poppy was very excited about it too!... We went through around 500 cards! So many great designs to choose from... ah, but only one can be the winner... this will of course be announced in December...

Monday 22 November 2010

is that zombie horse...

is that zombie horse a good one or a bad one?
Poppy and I have an apres tea time mosh to some "zombie music, dad" (carcass, "reek of putrefaction") ... she wants to know if Jeff Walker has two eyes?... so we take a peek at the album artwork (careful those of you with a weak disposition!) and oh, there are zombie horses on the back.

Sunday 21 November 2010

Beth, do you want to...

Beth, do you want to go outside?
We were at the Foveran Store's Christmas Crafts Fair today, it's a fantastic farm shop, with delicious local produce. We were sharing a space with Lindsay (Daisy Glaisy)& Beth (Lindsay's daughter)... Poppy and Beth got on like a house on fire, and Beth was a superb surrogate "big Sis" to the demanding (but always polite(!?)) Poppy. Good turn out, a lovely day out for everyone!



This is Lindsay's BlipPhoto from today

Saturday 20 November 2010

Wow, look at the fluffy...

Wow, look at the fluffy moon!
a nice hazy foggy winter night, with a ... fluffy moon!

Friday 19 November 2010

check the "what's hot"...

check the "what's hot" in the Frieze magazine...
does this mean I'm trendy? Hard to know if the frieze editorial is taking the piss... "pages from newspapers that have sections blocked out or painted on" is in the "hot" list of art trends... I wish I hadn't read that in the "what's hot" list ...

Thursday 18 November 2010

Mummy, can we have a brown...

Mummy, can we have a brown baby please?
Cool! we've got a multiracial kid, nice. I just hope she's not disappointed in May 2011.

Wednesday 17 November 2010

hooliga huewl hewligans...

hooliga huewl hewligan's haircut!
Poppy is loving my time machine amazon purchase today! on the doorstep, a massive slice of inspiration when I was 17... jamie hewlett and peter milligan's fantastic book about madness and reality... or is it?...

Tuesday 16 November 2010

Hey! that looks like...


Hey! that looks like E.T. !
no word of a lie, Popps saw a packaging box for some mugs, and "saw" ET... I'm guessing Duchamp would be beaming! Hairs on the back of the neck moment, was that one (#proudartdad)

Monday 15 November 2010

Now that's a lot of...

Now that's a lot of rope!
with my peacock visual arts exhibition coming up, I'm scurrying around picking up all my materials, and amazing! Tim rankin from transition extreme has kindly given me a load of old rope! No money needed! You are a toff tim!

Sunday 14 November 2010

You pretend to be a baby...

You pretend to be a baby coming out of my bottom
Seems that Poppy is getting right into where babies come from...sort of. Err...

Saturday 13 November 2010

How come your daddy...

How come you daddy doesn't have any nose hairs Poppy?!
Ho ho ho! How observant mr Rutherford! During a wee break (pies and pastries!) my good friend (who is helping us in the garden of Claypots, for a final splurge of getting it ready for sale) suddenly notices that all my dangly nose hairs have disappeared! I did indeed stick the trimmer up my beak this morning... I fear it's still up there... who knows.



hello again!

Friday 12 November 2010

I want to sleep with...

I want to sleep with my special plaster on!
We've been to the special discount night for junction art tonight, and Elaine's mum and martin are kindly entertaining Poppy, she's been given a special bog-roll finger wrap (a plaster, according to Popps). This, is her mew favourite thing.

Thursday 11 November 2010

My taste-buds...

My taste-buds are telling me....
Poppy seems to have some friends in her mouth that tell her stuff... stories, decisions and the like... I've seen them, rather large bobbly bits... sounds like ACC.

Wednesday 10 November 2010

that's that...

that's that then!
WOOOHOO! today, we finished the inside of Claypots! We actually did it! We can now proceed with putting it on the market! (we still need to do a little tidying outside, but that's by the by, all the hard work's been done! YAY!

Tuesday 9 November 2010

well, Poppy is a...

well, Poppy is a quiet girl, but she knows what she wants
We had a "parents night" at nursery tonight! what to hear?! Well, we find out she's quiet, works well on her own, gets on well with others, likes drawing... it's funny, because when we ask about school, she doesn't tell us ("her time")... but conversely, she obviously doesn't say much to the teachers about "outside school"... are we raising a spy? perhaps some water boarding might help, someone told me today, it's not torture... aye, right George.

Monday 8 November 2010

The bum snuffler...

The bum snuffler snuffles the bum of the head bonk monster!
I think, when I have a little more time on my hands, I have to do a drawing for this one!

Sunday 7 November 2010

You just called that carrot...

You just called that carrot a potato!
tonight, we're having tempura with some katsu curry sauce... (nom nom). We've got spring onions, broccoli, aubergine, chicken and (drum roll) - Sweeeeeet potato! There's a slight problem, Poppy say's she doesn't like sweet potato (she always has before!) So.. the plan is, "it's a carrot"... a massive, flat one... nee hee... it works.



an example of sweet potato tempura from http://crescent-foods.com/product_tempura.html - seeing as I failed to take photos of tonight's tea.

Saturday 6 November 2010

They are like a happy...

They are like a happy Arab Strap!
I had the pleasure of seeing FOUND at the tunnels in Aberdeen tonight. They've got a fantastic set up, guitar, bass, synth/beats/fx and vocals. It's hard to describe, which makes them so fresh and interesting, angular punky / funky guitars with a sound to die for, throbbing bass, with a twist of 60's pop and some superb, grime / dubstep / techno beats with oodles of delay fx, on top of all this is Ziggy's truly proud scottish rasping vocals... at one point, the simple 4/4 electro bass / snare + scottishness really did remind me of early Arab Strap, but these guys appear to have fun, and sing about up beat things... it's a short, but fulfilling set, the sound in the Tunnels could do with improvement, but the minimal set up they had managed to avoid the usual muddy wall of noise. I thought it was fantastic, and Gabi & Chloe thought FOUND were fantastic too (First time they'd seen them).

I also liked Indian Red Lopez, first time I'd seen them (but I've heard and seen them online before), I thought their tunes were excellent, it's great to see polished, progressive local talent like this, I hope they get a decent break (yes, you A&R men too lazy of snobby to travel outside of London).

Get out and see these two bands, I urge thee.

Friday 5 November 2010

I've got all the software...

I've got all the software, I think... I just need to learn how to use it!
The Lovely Fiona Soe Paing came round today, as I said I could help her burn a DVD for her performance in Glasgow on Tuesday... I'm sure I've done it before...it's been a while... SO! I open my CS4 suite, and it strikes me that I've owned this software for nearly 2 years now, and I've hardly used any of it... and when I do open the programmes I think I need to use, it's like an alien world! nothing like the previous versions I once used.

anyway, after a quick search on the good old internet, I find that the program to use, is Encore... and it's in the CS4 suite I bought! Huzah! it only takes 30 mins to burn a 15 min QT to DVD... sorry Fiona!

Thursday 4 November 2010

It's the most boring...

It's the most boring TV I've ever seen
Ah, Poppy, if only you knew, it's the most exciting TV you'll EVER see... especially if it's your TV show. BubbaTwo, coming to a hospital May 18th*



*if all goes to plan...

Wednesday 3 November 2010

Cycling pumps the blood to my brain...

Cycling pumps the blood to my brain Mummy, does that mean it's usually all in my bum cheeks?
always thinking about what's going on inside her body, is our Poppy. I'd walked with poppy to school on Monday, and she rode her bike, I'd explained that exercise in the morning is good for you, as it pumps blood to your brain. She's obviously been wondering about the blood when you don't exercise!

Tuesday 2 November 2010

now, you are the sand...

now, you are the sand, I ... I be the Storm, no, you be the dewback, and I be the sand
Sand... man, that is! I'm on my knees again today, do this, do that, Melissa, watch this, do this... I just go "mwooooahhhh" and get on with it.

Monday 1 November 2010

That was a Moon...

That was a Moon Burp, thank you
We're reading "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator" now we've finished the Chocolate factory... we're only on chapter 4 so far... Poppy leaps up from bed tonight, thinking she can float around like Mr Wonka in space, with a wee puff here, and a wee puff there from his mouth to propel him about... someone then thinks a wee "moon burp" would help, indeed... it did come from a small moon, not a space station. Drrrt! pardon you Mr Wonka!