Building on a Good Thing

Lego has re-imagined itself over the years, maintaining its position as one of most popular toys of choice for children, over many generations. Kids have always used the brightly coloured bricks to build the things from their imaginations. But now, Lego has moved with the times and created a large assortment of video games which today's youth love to play. Creating a film was the next logical step in continuing to dominate the toy market.

The Lego Movie, which hit British cinemas on February 14th 2014, has proved to be a successful counterpart to the Dutch, world-famous brand. Many reviewers have already compared it to the likes of Toy Story. To repeat such observations would be uninspired on my behalf.  However, it is hard not to.

Sinking Britain

These are scary times for those of us who cannot swim, or indeed float. Luckily for me though, I live in a third floor flat on the bank of the Thames. I'm safe in the knowledge that if my feet get wet, we're probably in the midst of water-based apocalypse. I would have to resort to thumbing for a lift from any passing arks.

Two years ago we were in the middle of a roasting spring, with the threat of draught hanging over our parched heads. In a bid to overcome the hosepipe ban, my Grandad constructed a series of aqueducts with drainpipes. Plastic pipes are suspended across the garden, feeding from the roof into his fish pond and water butts. It doesn't seem to have stopped raining since.