Fame! Sort of.

Last year I set myself the task of making 100 urban sketches of Port Talbot, the town where I now live. You can see them in my sister blog 100 Faces of Port Talbot - the link is on the right of the page.

One of the sketches I made was of Francos restaurant and takeaway in Port Talbot. You can see the original here: -
Francos sketch 100 faces of Port Talbot
A couple of months ago the owners of Francos contacted me out of the blue to tell me how much they liked the sketch. To cut a long story short they have used this sketch on the cover and another new sketch inside their new menus. Proud? Not half! Here's the menu cover: -

One Sketch #93 Forth Bridge

More than just a symbol
of a Sisyphean task
A thing of majesty,
Might and beauty
Cantilevered arms embrace
Across the Firth
And people move
Across the face of the waters.

You may recall earlier this year that I said that I have a thing about bridges. Well, this is one of the greatest - not just in Britain, but of the whole world. Having said that, it is a thing of Scotland - and being of Scottish ancestry myself I have to admit a certain swell of pride every time I look at it.