Taking a step back into childhood
Preston Park Great Hall
Martin Luther King in Lego
What to do on a grey day in January? Why, visit a Lego exhibition, of course. A walk through time, in bricks, at Preston Park Museum.
When dinosaurs ruled the world
And pterodactyls too
Lascaux cave paintings
Terracotta Army
The first senate
And senators
Copernicus discovers Heliocentrism
Ready for battle
On land
And on sea
Soothing Mozart
Emily Pankhurst
The railway’s coming!
Let’s go to the movies!
Silent, of course
China on the rise
Amazing what you can do with a few bricks, isn’t it? The captions should help if you’re bemused. All part of Saturday’s rich entertainment, as is Debbie’s Six Word Saturday. Enjoy your day!
restlessjo 
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LEGO!!!! Fantastic … that would brighten up any day for me. I never played with Lego as a kid, but I think it’s such a magical idea. They aren’t doing that well anymore, for some reason – all kids are on the iPad those days.
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Our New Year’s Eve party in Norfolk was great because the kids played with balloons and had a good time. Then the technology… can’t beat it! X
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They was taking about Lego’s problems on the news just before Christmas, so sad. I thought you were away from when I read it … Preston isn’t in your end of the world.
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No. What problems? Finance? I’ve loved Lego ever since it first found me xx
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Yes, their sells has gone down … server drops.
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What a fun surprise these lego creations are! Love the politics of some of them – couldn’t see the captions but is that a suffragette chained to the fence😄
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Yes 🙂 🙂 If you hover over the photos (or if you view them in a gallery) you can see the captions.
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Wonderfully creative, Jo and it’s always great to see such imaginative and professional Lego builds! Puts my little house attempts from early motherhood to shame! 😀😃
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We had far less choice of Lego parts back in those days, Annika. It’s all very technical now, with moving parts. 🙂 🙂 I’ve always enjoyed it though.
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Oh what fun, the cathedral here of all places had an exhibition a couple of years ago and I didn’t make it. my favourite is the cinema. Hope you have a nice week sweetheart, busy one planned? G hugs x
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The Cathedral at Durham has a Lego replica in the complex. It was used as a ‘buy a brick’ fund raiser. 🙂 🙂 Could wish for warmer weather, Gilly, but it is January. Not long now!
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I’m betting that the Lego Senators are smarter than our modern politicians. 😉
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I don’t think many people would bet against you, Patrick. 🙂 🙂
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I love Lego and so did my children. We never played with dolls – construction was the thing! Great series!
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Both of mine grew up with it but it’s so much more elaborate these days. Can’t help but love it. 🙂 🙂
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Agree
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Tja, die Legowelt kann praktisch alles machen. Genial 😉
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Alles gut, Ernst! Danke 🙂 🙂
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Lego exhibits always bring out the kid in me. This one is absolutely delightful
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It’s in such a nice location, too, Lisa. Had it been a sunnier day we’d have had a riverside stroll. 🙂 🙂 I’m sure the weather gods will be smiling on you today?
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Sadly we seem to be experiencing A LOT of rain here but Thailand is still pretty nice in the rain ☔️
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How fabulous is that?! Dave has always loved LEGO and this so too did his son. We still have a huge tub of it which visiting kids love!
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Imagination is a wonderful thing, isn’t it, Sue? I’m imagining a backdrop of Thailand as I type this 🙂 🙂
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I think you would love it Jo. Just watch out for those lizards!
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My daughter would love this. She’s a lego collector.
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Both of mine were too, Suzy. 🙂 🙂 Got the bug!
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What a fun exhibit! I’ve seen large-scale Lego projects before and I never tire of examining them. I am always impressed with the fact the artist has to envision their work from the smallest initial piece and then keep to scale! You’re so right about the smiles!
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Smiles on Saturday carried over into Sunday. 🙂 🙂 Can’t be a bad thing, can it, Debbie? Wishing you a lovely day!
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Lego has come along way since my kids childhood.
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And mine Pauline xx
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I don’t remember them in my childhood, I had mechano sets. I.ve just checked it was launched in 1958. I was past the age of toys by then…
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Same here but not the Mechano. My cousins did though x
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So much work to create these scenes. It won’t take nearly as long to dismantle it all at the end. I love the way each one tells a story.
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There were about twice as many, Carol, but not easy to photograph some of them. D’you suppose they all have to go back in the appropriate box? I believe it’s a traveling exhibition. 🙂 🙂
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I wonder…do they pack each one separately or does it all just go in one big container.
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Separately, I would think. They might not even dismantle them. 🙂
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You might be right about that. Pity the person who accidentally drops the box. 🙂
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Legos have evolved to high art and high camp and high social commentary. What a range of intriguing creations–Lascaux and MLK and maps and views–
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I enjoyed the variety too 🙂 🙂
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What people can make with Legos is truly amazing, Jo. The arboretum near us had an exhibit a few years ago that was quite something, nothing like what we and the girls made with their Legos and Duplos. 🙂 We still keep these in a box in the garage, ostensibly for anyone with children who visit, but they haven’t been out of the box for some years. Just hard to get rid of.
janet
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It’s become very ‘scientific’ these days, Janet, and everything is themed. Star Wars, Batman, Dinosaurs… but they do make me smile. We used to have a carrying case full of Lego that went everywhere with us when James was small. Still got a few pieces. 🙂 🙂
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