Friday, 14 December 2012

Photo Diary Time: Rhinos and Mini Gardens

I'm in a weird mood tonight - you ever get that? Something hormonal no doubt, makes me feel that for inexplicable reasons, I probably shouldn't operate heavy machinery, drive or make big, life altering decisions. In fact, any decisions.

Good time for a Photo post methinks!

So here it is, the pic-laden post that I promised and one I feel I owe to my blog as I haven't uploaded any photos from my camera or phone in ... ooo, months now.

Want to see *blink blink* with your EYES what we've been up to lately? ...

We moved House yay!
Liking my small but perfectly formed kitchen.
Garden (are we bored of new house yet?)
You know what it's like when you walk around with a camera, everyone wants a pic taken.
My awesome Hubby created a new product for our Playground business, the Tyre Rhino Climber.
We visited Second Hand shops a-furniture hunting, and came home with things like this.




Our Playground company, Yippy, worked on the biggest Jungle Gym to date. 

Heights not for the faint hearted (NB: Handrail was still to be added at his stage)
Height didn't phase the family pets at ALL.
And in the lovely gardens, the boys and I made mini-gardens
Er .. to pass the time ..
Like normal, sane folk ... do? It's just me that makes mini gardens, huh?!!
Owners make staging for Fear Factor, hence you find things like this in their garden. No snakes.
Back home, we built Horse Swing stock ..
 .. and headed out on our Sales Trips for the month, to many a colourful Creche and Preschool
Can you guess the name of this one?
You see what happens if you put the bin in the wrong place? Preschool for busty blondes?!
I'll leave you with some festive stars, hanging in the carpark trees of a school we called on.
Hope that was at least slightly more enjoyable than your Nana's slides of her holidays in Wales.

I have a much wordier post planned (for planned read - written) over the weekend.

For now, much love and festive cheer! xx









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I am so going to pinch your photoblogpost idea. Loved it WF. LOVED IT! xxx
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1 reply · active 643 weeks ago
I'm pretty sure it wasn't my idea, but I hereby give you permission to pinch away my friend. Glad you enjoyed! xxx
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Love the photos! How long does it take to build a playground that big?
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1 reply · active 642 weeks ago
Hey Steph! Glad you like the pics, I am actually a real photography obsessive - but you really wouldn't know from my blog at times. Hundreds on my PC that hardly ever see the light of day. Hubby and his two guys spent two weeks on that Jungle Gym, they also had one of our Elephant Climbers and an adult sized log Seesaw!! There's other companies that are quicker, have more employees and use set pieces, constructed off site but Hubby (can you tell I'm proud?) makes it all by hand using reclaimed timber so it's not quick, flat pack kind of stuff. And once it's up of course, it'll last for decades.
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love the playground photos. really great stuff you and your hubby work on. do you have any playgrounds here in the states that you've done. they are really interesting and not at all like stuff we see around here.
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1 reply · active 642 weeks ago
Thanks so much Monica, Hubby's loving the compliments on his work (and we're loving his work here). We've never been to the States, we are planning a trip to the UK in August funded by work in UK schools. We love the idea of coming over there too, who knows. Before we started the business, we could find nobody else building Eco Playgrounds either. The materials are perfect for it and the kids get to properly see and touch a working recycled product, we hope it changes the way they think about waste and rubbish whilst they're swinging/climbing/sliding/hanging upside down etc :)
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WHY does that lady have boobs? Are they supposed to be her shoulders? Because either way, boobs at preschool are so not cool...and neither are shoulder pads. WHAT ARE THEY TEACHING OUR CHILDREN?
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1 reply · active 639 weeks ago
Nicki, I can confirm (as I moved the bin to have a look) that they are, indeed, SHOULDER PADS. Shoulder pads I add, that La-la Carrington herself would hasten to don. I'm guessing the Pre school booked someone to paint them a mural, she seemed like such a sweet lady and it was all going so well until .. "OMG it's suposed to be picture of happy little children, you gave that one shoulder pads and lipstick?! Quick, put the bin in front of it. OH NO! Now it looks like she has BOOBS!!!" I'll let you know if they paint it out.
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