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Jane posted her photos from her recent visit to London. Here's a shot that she took of the cool sketches that Jasmine left in our guest book at the flat. This entry has set a high bar for any future guests...

My friend Lenny creates amazing rake art on the beaches of Guernsey, then photographs them with a camera attached to a kite. It's a hobby. He's very good at it. Shannon mentioned it the other day in her blog, when he got some much deserved credit on BldgBlog. Now he's hit the big time with a mention on Boing Boing. Nice job!

My friend Sarah had a (mini) shopping spree at the new American Apparel store. The virtual one.

My friends Heidi and John have just put their short film "How to Make Cofee" in the can and ready for review. It's an impressive piece of on-the-fly documentary film making, made under extreme conditions. At 5am. Before running a marathon. In a rented appartment that didn't have the promised kitchenette equipment. Great example of the use of initiative.

In some ways it feels like a response to my earlier film, "Making an Honest Cup of Tea", although they're really showing off by doing the whole cofee thing in one take. Fancy Shmancy.

In this small excerpt from an upcoming series, Richard Banks demonstrates the optimal method for successfully making a satisfying cup of tea. Note, that although four mugs are shown being brewed at once, this should not be attempted on the first try. Start small. Use a little cup or something. And work up to it.

The results of a very creative session at our 4th, or maybe 5th, annual pumpkin carving party.

Here's a few seconds of Heidi and Shannon back-to-back at the Roman Baths in Bath.

We were suprised to see our friends contemporary garden design company, Wynniatt-Husey Clarke, featured in the main shot for this poster for the Urban Gardens 2005 show in London. Random. They are very talented, though.

For those who know my friend John Herb, he now has his own blog...

Wynniatt-Husey Clarke Garden Design. Here's the website for a couple of friends who have a company designing extremely cool, contemporary gardens.

In April we had a visit from Judy and Lee. Lee ran in the London marathon, and we went along to provide support.

It's been a while, and I'm finally catching up with a backlog of photos. Here are some shots from Yaz and Sarah's wedding in September, which was good fun. Shannon was in Heidi's wedding in Seattle at the same time, hence the lack of shots of her.