Saturday 22 March 2008 7 Giant Microbes ®

Friday 21 March 2008 7 facts gleaned from the Ladybird book of canals

  1. The first canal in England was the Bridgewater Canal between Manchester and Liverpool
  2. It cost 5 shillings to transport 1 ton of goods between Manchester and Liverpool when the canal first opened
  3. The longest flight of locks in the UK is Tardebigge on the Worcester and Birmingham canal and has 30 locks
  4. The longest canal tunnel in England is the Standedge on the Huddersfield narrow canal and is 3 miles long
  5. To preserve the oak on early narrow boats Chalico was used to treat the wood, which is made from horse manure, cow hair and tar
  6. The first Ordnance Survey map was in 1801
  7. The space occupied by the main bed on a narrow boat is called a 'bunkhole'

Thursday 20 March 2008 7 empty boxes that we've been donated to help pack up the flat

  1. Gaffa Tape - Silver x 25
  2. Napkins 16 packs of 125
  3. 120 Lamps
  4. 9" Sin Sheepskin Roller Tray & Spare x 12
  5. Therm Black Frypan
  6. Dry Medium Egg Noodle 12 x 250g
  7. Penne Rigate 10 x Kg.1

Wednesday 19 March 2008 7 lines from 7 old poems/lyrics I wrote years ago

A submission today from Bekie, thanks honey :)

  1. Screams as insects fill the air
  2. As my nails get smaller a voice echoes out
  3. Why are you left with only one sock
  4. Compared to eternity in which we are caught
  5. Rainbows in water, music filling the sky
  6. You fill my head with words so new
  7. To modernise the bathroom on our own if we can

Tuesday 18 March 2008 7 things said to me/by me recently

  1. It's always a good idea to keep a facial backup
  2. A bit like a fridge, only different
  3. It's a stream of weirdness
  4. I was doing this when they were knee high to a toad
  5. I gave Harry Potter a giraffe
  6. You should ring-fence yearly bills to a savings account per month
  7. I've volunteered to be a shepherd on Monday and Friday

Monday 17 March 2008 7 animals with pouches

Submission day, today's list comes from new submitter Hellbound, cheers mate :)

  1. Wombat
  2. Wallaby
  3. Tasmanian devil
  4. Anteater
  5. Koala
  6. Sea horse
  7. Bandicoot

Sunday 16 March 2008 7 7" singles we've found during the grand sort out

  1. Happy Birthday - Altered Images
  2. After the Love has Gone - Earth Wind and Fire
  3. Ieya - Toyah
  4. Borrowed Time - Carte Blanche
  5. Stool Pigeon - Kid Creole and the Coconuts
  6. Frankie - Sister Sledge
  7. Jack Your Body - Steve Silk Hurley