Fun Stuff

This is all the silly stuff we like to play with!

[29 Dec 2011]

This is a really noisy combine harvester, filmed for the benefit of Michael (aged 2 at the time):

[03 Apr 2010]

Apparently Tombola games are an Italian invention (some history). I never encountered them until I came to Britain, and it could even be ...

[11 Aug 2011]

Did you know that you can blow air into a wetsuit and make yourself look really big? Try it next time you're wearing one - just watch the video ...

[18 Mar 2011]

Here's my compilation of the best humorous tweets I've come across on the web, in descending date order: ) on

[30 Jan 2011]

All these tractors (and other farm-related equipment!) are located around North Walsham. Pictures taken whilst on a walk with tractor fan Michael ...

[11 Dec 2010]

These tractors are parked up on the cliff-top at Overstrand, still in regular use for the fishing boats (lobsters, mostly?) that operate from ...

[12 Sep 2010]

We bought these shoes on eBay, as a cheap pair of kids' trainers. They were branded Ben Sherman, but on first use they made the most enormous ...

[01 Sep 2010]

About CatBinLady: Name Cat Bin Lady Location Sent to Coventry Web http://www.rspca.org.uk/ Bio I have momentary abberations. We all do ...

[20 Jun 2010]

This die-cast metal tractor is great, and has a functioning steering wheel (and articulating front axle) too. It is labelled 'Agrotion Deutz ...

[16 Apr 2010]

One smart fellow, he felt smart. Two smart fellows, they both felt smart. Three smart fellows, they all felt smart.

[07 Jan 2010]

Here's an amazing NASA satellite view of a snow-covered UK: NASA's 1.5MB JPEG Image I've mirrored the image here, because of connection ...

[31 Dec 2009]

Our trampoline safety pads (which cover the springs) are badly degraded, so we've looked around for alternatives. Here are our findings: ...

[26 Nov 2006]

This system is a budget version of Scalectrix, and is actually quite hard to keep the cars on the track. We started off with a basic set (figure ...