Not long now to Life on Mars!! It is back tomorrow night and I am well excited,  For those not familiar with the programme it is about a cop in 2006 who gets knocked over and ends up back in 1972!! It is filled with comedy as his BOSS gene is a bit of a twat! and does things his way, it is a great series and well worth a watch Also it is filmed in my home town of Stockport, Miss that damn place I do! They filmed most of the series in Stopford House, (see below) it is a dark dismal building that looks like and old ncp car park, just to the left of this building is heron house, known in Stockport as heroin house, this is was the old dss buildings now it is the job centre, used to great in there NOT, full of nob heads and screeching kids. hated being a single parent and having to go there, made me feel really degraded! 
Anyway, Stopford House is part of the town hall although not connected it is just up the road (we got married there, see below)  It is a magnificent building, called the wedding cake because of its beautiful layers on the top ;) we got married just to the left of the photo in the registry office, (see below) nearly 4 years ago, wow its gone quick!!  Stopford house is one of the back buildings used now by the environmental health and the directorate, the bbc sealed a few of the rooms which where not in use, the dark dingy ones, The rest of the location was bits and bobs of Manchester. parts of Gorton etc. (right dump of a place) Some Tameside students converted a mark 1 escort into a 1970's police car in three weeks, cool!!! I adore this series, not just because of its location, although we tend to watch most TV programmes filmed in Manchester, but also the music is great and also the flashback to the 1970's, plus I get to drool over John Simm for 1 hour every week!! so something for everyone I think LOL
Wanted to share Stuarts 2 latest paintings, commissions taken :)  
Well its Monday and I sold 10 items last night so have got a lot of parcelling and postage to sort, plus Stuart is home in 10 minutes so need to get lunch ready see ya all xx
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