Thought for the day :"I saw a snowman down at the gym. I think it was an abdominal snowman."
Popped out to get some chopped wheat to clear the ducks out - but missed the shop by 8 minutes - didn't know that they were shutting at 1pm for Christmas period .
Took the road down to Newcastle Emlyn to pick up my prescription,
Then popped in on Wendy and Mark in Penrhywpal for a cup of tea.
By the time I got back it was time enough to walk the dogs and have a cup of tea...
By gosh I live an exciting life...
Soon be New Year
Ivor the Engine was first released on television on 28 December 1959.
Ivor the Engine is a children's television series that tells of the story of a little green locomotive living in the "top left-hand corner of Wales". His friends include Jones the Steam, Evans the Song and Dai Station. The series was later revived in 1975 when new episodes in colour were produced for the BBC.
The series was written and narrated by Oliver Postgate, with his friend Peter Firmin providing the artwork, which originally consisted of cardboard cut-outs painted with watercolours. It was produced in a disused cow shed at Firmin's home near Canterbury. The sound effects were endearingly low-tech, for example, the sound of Ivor's puffing was made vocally by Postgate himself.
Postgate drew inspiration for the series from a World War II encounter with Welshman Denzyl Ellis, a former railway fireman, who described how steam engines came to life when steaming them up in the morning. Postgate decided to locate the story in the mountainous area of North Wales, as he considered it a more inspirational place than the flat terrain of the English Midlands.
Cheers !
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