LSSIG #366photos2020
Today I was in Leeds for the ALT Learning Spaces Special Interest Group. Some interesting presentations and a great workshop activity. Some really useful conversations as well.
Sparkle #366photos2020
I don’t travel too much for work. I have to stay overnight maybe once a
Month of that. When I do I prefer to stay in character hotels rather than bland chains. This was the first time I had booked the Haley’s Hotel. Rather nice on the outside and quite nice on the inside.
The Ministry of Magic
The first time I went to the Warner Brothers Harry Potter Studio Tour was in 2015, just after they had added the Hogwarts Express and Kings Cross set to the tour. At the end of November 2019 we made a return visit, mainly to see how different it was dressed for Christmas and with snow.
The Ministry of Magic always looked huge on the big screen, all done via the clever use of CGI. However they did build some physical sets to complement the virtual ones.
Drawer #366photos2020
No matter how many times I tidy this drawer, it never looks tidy, It has a range of kitchen utensils and cooking equipment in there. Tongs, wok tools, roast holders, cheese graters, wooden spoons. I do keep my knives separate so they stay sharp.
Presents of Christmas Past #366photos2020
A present to one of my children from an earlier Christmas. Still played with now and then, but other newer toys are now at the forefront of their interest.
The Burrow
The first time I went to the Warner Brothers Harry Potter Studio Tour was in 2015, just after they had added the Hogwarts Express and Kings Cross set to the tour. At the end of November 2019 we made a return visit, mainly to see how different it was dressed for Christmas and with snow.
As you can see not too much Christmas stuff in the Weasley’s home The Burrow. I think that may have been a real opportunity.
The Weasleys’ home, known as the Burrow, is located outside the village of Ottery St Catchpole,. The Burrow was used as the Order of the Phoenix’s headquarters, due to the compromised Fidelius Charm placed on 12 Grimmauld Place, in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows until it lost its given protection. The Weasley house has seven floors. It is also quite dilapidated, managing to remain standing only by magic. Despite the house’s rundown appearance, Harry remarks on his first visit that it was the best house he had ever been in and it becomes his second favourite place in the world (after Hogwarts). The well-hidden orchard nearby doubles as a Quidditch pitch for the Weasley boys and Ginny Weasley. A multitude of garden gnomes infests the garden of the Burrow. There is also a small hangar located there that Arthur Weasley uses as a workshop to tinker with muggle items that he brings home (much to Mrs. Weasley’s chagrin).
Onions #366photos2020
Carol Singer #366photos2020
This is one of a set of resin carol singer tree decorations. We bought these tree decorations over ten years ago from a now defunct Christmas shop in Weston-super-Mare and we have never seen them ever again in any other retail outlet. No idea who manufactured them or if they are still available.
Santa Kiwi #366photos2020
As it is not yet twelfth night, our decorations are still up. This tree decoration of a festive Kiwi was a souvenir from a trip to New Zealand ten years ago. I bought a few and they still adorn our tree every year.
I have done a photo a day before in 2012, 2014and 2016. I did try in 2018 but i has a few technical issues so stopped after a few weeks. This year I am trying again. The photos will be posted to Instagram and then I will blog the photo too. Hopefully with more detail.