50 inch telly and surround sound!!!!

Mr P likes them big - tellys that is and after a huge argument in Fenwicks last leave he got his way and this monster of a thing was delivered when he was off shore. Think he was more excited about coming home to the TV than me - mmm. However, when it arrived I did cry - ridiculous I know but it just looked too big. Soon changed my mind when I watched Elizabeth 1 on it (sucker for anything historical) so I came up with the idea of surround sound.

This was delivered Wednesday morning. The TV broke Wednesday night. Well not break exactly I think too many buttons were being pressed from different remotes and that was that, no telly, no signal no sound just a couple of idiots pressing, banging and thumping at various remotes.

Of course it takes someone under the age of 30 to be able to understand such technology - having sat looking at a blank screen for a day and a half child of Pixie's boyfriend walked in and I kid you not within seconds we were up and running.

We now have two lists on the back of a brown paper envelope - one with instructions to turn on tell and one with instruction to operate surround sound. Who needs A levels eh?

Silly Pixie x

Born Again Goth

I seem to be following in the footsteps of the traditional shampoo and set - although it is a blow dry and no rollers are involved I am getting into the habit of getting my hair "done" once a week - dear lord I sound like my Mother ~ with the exception....

My hairdressers is not any ordinary hairdressers, oh no you can get all manner of things there, candles, cards, rings etc etc and Mirrors - and not just ordinary Mirrors but to die for Gothic Mirrors. Honestly I kid you not Pixies decorated room (with stars) looked fab but now I have this big boy f**k mirror on m chimney breast - I just love it. Of course it has taken Mr P the best part of three days to line the tools up, get the "right" rawl plugs, have two tubes of liquid nails for standby and apparently we did at one stage need another pair of ladders (I went shopping after the last statement) but 2.5 days on and its up in all its glory. Apart from the fact its been put up too high and the mirror is neither use nor ornament for anyone wishing to put their lippa on - but hey does that really matter?

On the Gallery side things are going really well and although technically I am not supposed to sell I have kind of and also have had another two bookings for weddings next year.

The experiences are flooding in and I will have a lot of memories of this time. Harry Potters father (he wasn't really) but he was the spit (without the scar) and wore a floor length velvet purple coat with gold brocade that had the most amazing swish - he did smell a bit dank as though he lived in a cellar but that's a mere detail. He brought in his portfolio which consisted on women dresses as fairies in bondage and masks - delightful. I am sure Eldon Square would go for that one!

And the Toon one yesterday x

As if life ........

isn't complicated enough - no what do we have a "Trading Standards Officer" just to really get on my ****. Since Pixie Chics opened the door I have had two visits from two different Officers and have had to explain in great detail that I am not selling from the Gallery - now I think that is fairly clear but why do they then ask why I have no prices on the prints......give me strength.

On the other hand I seem to have become a stop off point for weary friends and shoppers. Friends can smell the wine a mile off I am sure (even though we have to drink it out of mugs from Wilkinsons) so I will miss my Saturdays there. Anyway have another 4 weeks to run.

Mr P is on his way home from the Mexican Gulf I think. Am not sure what this leave will bring, his father is critically ill and even though they had a falling out and haven't spoken for years he is obviously upset.

So this is a bit of a tired blog. Its my year end at my "proper" job, I have had the Decorators in and for a while my living room was in the hall but it is all finished now - can anyone suggest how to get rid of the smell of paint?

Although I am not the most technical of bloggers and am in awe of some of the links, web cams etc other bloggers have, at least my website is now up and running.

Check it out www.pixiechics.co.uk

I'm off for a Valium!!

Is it me???

Have been manning the Gallery today between 1 pm - 3 pm and believe thats when idiots and t***s come out to play. The prints are numbered - each number is beside the title - question - are these photos taken by bairns like - in a club like - mmmm no actually I took them, oh I was just wondering like, as you have the bairns ages beside the title - 1, 2, 3 - talented children.!!

Another question - are these pictures????

On the upside there are some nice people out there x

Pixie needs to chill xx

The Pix is Back

Well you cannot open a Gallery, go shopping, eat loads of kit kats and do a blog at the same time now can you?????

Am back at what is called "proper" work today although I am "being allowed" a 2 hour break to man the shop in the middle of the day. Was there all week last week and its my first experience of the general public and have come to the conclusion that they are not normal.

Fame at last - I was on Radio Newcastle Drive Time - live - I mean how dangerous was that putting me on live radio - what an experience. So really the diet was not required as BBC TV have yet to call!

Have had a fab response though - and from other photographers so its been exciting times, mixed with all the usual drama that comes in the life of Pixie - and to top it all its blizzard conditions here in the Toon - and Maxxo - what was the score on Saturday then Pet?