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Friday, 2 May 2008
Parasites on Highland Cattle
There was a bit of a frost this morning on the dyke, I was not expecting it, in fact the old railway bridge was like a skating rink. That crow was still pecking away, how many parasites can highland cattle have? If I was to eat shortbread at the rate that crow gorges itself I would be the size of a house. Funnily enough though obesity does not seem that prevalent in crows.
What a beautiful sunny day today, the last couple of mornings have been very wet. The river was over the weir yesterday and there was a stunning double rainbow dramatically framing the castle. A little later one of Constellation Beads suppliers phoned us from Hong Kong for a chat. She told us it was so warm and humid there, if we could just transplant that humidity to the UK we would have the perfect climate. It made me nostalgic for the Star Ferry.
Got a composer from Cyprus coming up tonight so that we can work on his composition for Cello and Electronics which we are recording next week in Huddersfield. It is quite complex and will need a lot of work and time is short.
Talking of brilliance though, my 6 year old was doing words using ish the other day. Usual words like fish, wish, dish etc were coming out, then last of all he put his hand up and said accomplish! The teacher nearly fell over, when he asked my son for a context, he gave mission accomplished. The future of the world will be safe in his hands.
What a beautiful sunny day today, the last couple of mornings have been very wet. The river was over the weir yesterday and there was a stunning double rainbow dramatically framing the castle. A little later one of Constellation Beads suppliers phoned us from Hong Kong for a chat. She told us it was so warm and humid there, if we could just transplant that humidity to the UK we would have the perfect climate. It made me nostalgic for the Star Ferry.
Got a composer from Cyprus coming up tonight so that we can work on his composition for Cello and Electronics which we are recording next week in Huddersfield. It is quite complex and will need a lot of work and time is short.
Talking of brilliance though, my 6 year old was doing words using ish the other day. Usual words like fish, wish, dish etc were coming out, then last of all he put his hand up and said accomplish! The teacher nearly fell over, when he asked my son for a context, he gave mission accomplished. The future of the world will be safe in his hands.
Wednesday, 30 April 2008
A damp Spring morning on the way to Easby........
The worms were on the move this morning! At that time of the day, after so much rain the road to Easby was like a moving bowl of spaghetti carbonara.
Amazing what you see though, yesterday I was watching a crow picking the parasites off the back of a big butch highland bull-looked like he was enjoying it though, would not have fancied it myself.
I was surprised the Swale was not higher, there were a lot of puddles around and flooding in the fields but the river looked pretty benign, bit like a dozing croc.
Combining beads and my freelance music work can be quite challenging. Last week I thought I was all sussed out with juggling my schedule, I was halfway across Saddleworth Moor on the M62 feeling relaxed and ready for two days recording in Liverpool, when I suddenly realised I had forgotten my bow! I had had a Charanga del Norte rehearsal at the weekend and used my other cello, forgot to put my usual bow back in the usual case and bingo, stomach falls through the floor. Frantic phone calls ensue and my friends at the Phil bail me out by bringing one in. What stars! Dodgy moments.
Great Charanga del Norte gig in Scunthorpe on Saturday, the band was hot (see link below), stuck for something to do on the Bank Holiday Monday? Why not come and see us at the festival in Parliament Street in York 6.ish.
http://www.myspace.com/charangadelnorte
Got some new chain and beads going on line in the next few days, these sales we are having are making us put extra long hours in, whoever said try not to burn the candle at both ends, obviously did not work for Constellation Beads!!
Amazing what you see though, yesterday I was watching a crow picking the parasites off the back of a big butch highland bull-looked like he was enjoying it though, would not have fancied it myself.
I was surprised the Swale was not higher, there were a lot of puddles around and flooding in the fields but the river looked pretty benign, bit like a dozing croc.
Combining beads and my freelance music work can be quite challenging. Last week I thought I was all sussed out with juggling my schedule, I was halfway across Saddleworth Moor on the M62 feeling relaxed and ready for two days recording in Liverpool, when I suddenly realised I had forgotten my bow! I had had a Charanga del Norte rehearsal at the weekend and used my other cello, forgot to put my usual bow back in the usual case and bingo, stomach falls through the floor. Frantic phone calls ensue and my friends at the Phil bail me out by bringing one in. What stars! Dodgy moments.
Great Charanga del Norte gig in Scunthorpe on Saturday, the band was hot (see link below), stuck for something to do on the Bank Holiday Monday? Why not come and see us at the festival in Parliament Street in York 6.ish.
http://www.myspace.com/charangadelnorte
Got some new chain and beads going on line in the next few days, these sales we are having are making us put extra long hours in, whoever said try not to burn the candle at both ends, obviously did not work for Constellation Beads!!
Thursday, 11 October 2007
Fantastic New Gemstones are in.......
We have a whole collection of new gemstones in stock here http://www.constellationbeads.co.uk/sub-category.asp?subcatid=43
Wednesday, 18 July 2007
The Bead Magazine Feature Stella's Design
Another of Stella's designs is featured in this months 'Bead'- the UK's top beading magazine.
It's a fantastic design the inspiration for which she draws from walks along beaches on the east coast of the UK. You can buy it in kit form here http://www.constellationbeads.co.uk/project.asp?projectid=8
The kit comes with the wire etc included and you can search out interesting stones or fossils when you are out for a walk.
Wednesday, 11 July 2007
Check out our Flotsam and Jetsam Handbag Charm
You can see this in the current edition of Quick and Crafty and buy it here .
This project is inspired by beach combing and a love of collecting stones on any beach I visit.A mix of metal charms,Lapis Lazuli,real shells and tiny gem chips make this a unique handbag charm.Put them together in your own unique version.
Tuesday, 12 June 2007
Faux Suede in 13 Colours is in.......!
We've got some great Faux Suede available here http://www.constellationbeads.co.uk/sub-category.asp?subcatid=68
There are some great colours like the turquoise
and the Rose Red 
There are some great colours like the turquoise
and the Rose Red 
Tuesday, 15 May 2007
New Products- 9999!
9999 is how we will code new products coming in. If you put 9999 into the Search it will pull out all the great new beads from the various categories.Currently this coding is only available in the RETAIL bead shop. At the moment we are showcasing this beautiful Flower Blossom Jade.
We have a new shipment coming in next week so if you miss out on this round you haven't got long to wait. You can find the Jade here http://www.constellationbeads.co.uk/sub-category.asp?subcatid=43
