Wilmington & Sansouci Puppet Museum & Gallery
We arrived at Wilmington SA & ventured into the puppet museum !! Brilliant !! best move Ive made for a while.The puppets were incredible and one of them (Brian)actually picked me and has come to live with us (I’m currently teaching him Didgeridoo) Annie bought some hand puppets & Marionettes >Me & my younger brother Brian spent some time as kids on Blackpools North Pier watching with deep fascination !! The shop owner is a great personality hailing from Southern England ( Brian) He suffered a stroke a few years ago and feeling very down ( he at that time had NO knowledge of Puppets etc.) A mate of his ( ironically named Geoff ) gave him a box of old puppets. Brian got himself off to the children’s ward in his wheelchair,did an impromptu show.The look on the kids face turned his life around and he converted an old bank into a Museum & now has over 1000 exhibits Even Archie Andrews & Basil Brush was there !!! IF any one visits Wilmington go see his shop,he will delight you with his talk & showmanship Memories for me came flooding back reminding me of the terrific times I had as a child Tell him Pommie Geoff from Blackpool sent you ( NO he wont throw you out !!) Pictures will follow & there are lots !!!
Me an me new pal Brian
He choose ME ! out of millions of customers We are gunna be GREAT pals !!
We have just been into a puppet/marionette shop and had the best time !! The memories of yesteryear when me n ower kid (Brian) used to go to the Marionette Show on Blackpools North Pier The owner was magic & showed great interest in his trade !! Pictures will follow & I ve got a new mate Brian He choose ME ! out of millions of customers We are gunna be GREAT pals !!
Wilpena POUND Great campsite reminiscent of my younger days
This place is great.very reminiscent of my younger days camping in the Pennines(Nicky Nook) of course bit more luxurious now we have a built in toilet !! Kangaroos were wandering around and have no fear of humans Same as Emus Mother walking around with 5 chicks (wouldn’t you know it? I’ve accidently deleted the photo s !!!!! The setting is very bush and popular Camp fires were aglow most of the evening as we sat outside our home sipping ice cold beer (Annie on diet coke !!) Birds came up to our door for a feed of bread<We left next dat to return to Quorn (it really is lovely here) parked up and met with a nice couple & we enjoyed a few beers together BUT more coincidently they are from my birth place of Timperley (Altrincham, Manchester!!) We also watched a 1951 Manchester Steam Train roll into the station ( My brother Brian travelled all over North England collecting train names!!) All in all another great day
Watch me play Didgeridoo
Geoffs Life After Work ! 