More black Lego bricks.

Pretty well completed the pitched roof.

The next step is to fill in the gap between the pitched sections of the roof; and also to fit some garret windows.

Verdict: I'm very pleased with the decision to "go Lego". The strong blackness of the bricks coordinates with the black of the Eiffel Tower and the other backdrop buildings.

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Currently listening to:

The May podcast from Optimo on Rinse FM.

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Last night's dinner:

Almost finished the fish and chips before I remembered to take photograph.

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Currently reading:

I can thoroughly recommend this book.

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Miscellany:

I'm sorry that I can't take photographs of the Samba group in action but it would be logistically difficult to do so and I would have to ask the permission of the other members and I'm not sure I want them knowing about this blog.

Anyway, we had our most successful performance to date at a community event in Barmulloch, north Glasgow - very sunny.

I guarded the drums while the others dashed off to the toilets.

 Three photos of the event.

Turning the corner - Lego wise.

Continued with the surprisingly difficult task of replacing the multi-coloured bricks in the pitched roof with all black ones. As soon as I remove a coloured brick, I cannot remember what its position in the roof was. Unbelievable absence of short term memory.

Existing multi-coloured roof.

Close up of the corner.

And with black replacements.

There are a few gaps to be disguised still.

The gaps aren't noticeable from a distance,

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Currently listening to:

Patti Smith

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Last night's dinner:

Orange, mozzarella and Parma ham salad

Italian sausage risotto.

Obviously, the above dishes were not home made!

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Currently reading:

I find this to be an excellent book.

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Miscellany:

My wife drew my attention to this potted plant on one of our window sills.

More Lego work.

Replacing the coloured bricks with black ones is more difficult than I'd anticipated. As soon as I remove 2 or 3 coloured bricks, I can't remember where they were positioned in order to replace them with the black bricks.

Anyway, I tackled one side of the roof.

Started on the left hand section.

Quite pleased with the effect. usually, I despise (strong word) those arrays of studs on top of completed Lego buildings, but on this occasion, serendipitously, the studs add a beneficial texture to the roof.

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Currently listening to:

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Last night's dinner:


Forgot to photograph it, but it was the same as this meal from last week:

Supermarket chicken curry

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Currently reading:

A comic book introduction to Sartre.

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Miscellany:

No percussion lesson this week because my tutor's band, "Golden Teacher", are playing at a festival in Lyon, France.

Lego has arrived.

3 different packs of black Lego bricks arrived today from 3 different suppliers - by Royal Mail. Quite a service, I must say.

I'll have to get cracking replacing the multi-coloured brick sections of the new pitched roof.

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Currently listening to:

Sumptuous.

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Last night's dinner:

Fray Bentos steak and kidney pudding plus potatoes

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Currently Reading:

Went to Glasgow University Library to read some commentaries on this book:

The Philosophy section is on the 10th Floor and the views are great.

The University itself.

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Miscellany:

Before the Library visit, I spent an hour practising my Samba drum in a room with a mirror - very helpful for adjusting technique.

Lego Depictions of Parisian Buildings

No time for railway today - see Miscellany below.

So, instead, here are some photos from the web of Lego creations of Parisian buildings.

Notre Dame

L'Opera

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Currently listening to:

Dissolving Dance Floor

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Last night's dinner:

Lumps of tuna and cod plus mussels in tomato sauce plus courgettes and 4 potatoes

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Currently Reading:

Got these three books out of the library this afternoon.

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Miscellany:

On the way home, cycled over the latest contribution to cycle tracks around Glasgow, a bridge over the Clydeside Expressway.

No sooner over the bridge than I heard an enormous crack! A puncture!

Near the scene of the puncture.

Tried pumping up the tyre but to no avail.

Had to walk back to Partick where a Cycle Repair shop fitted a new inner tube while I waited. 

Excellent service for £10.

The shop in question.