Dead Men’s Spex and The Raven Trust

Dead Men’s Spex and The Raven Trust

A colourful collection of 1980s Anglo American frames sourced from the Raven Trust As I was saying last week, one of the good things about Dead Men’s Spex is the interesting people we meet. A few weeks ago, Darren and I went to Essex to visit Sue and John Kevan who...
Taking Stock at Dead Men’s Spex

Taking Stock at Dead Men’s Spex

Hello, spring is in the air and the birds are getting frisky here in rural Norfolk, the pigeons have already started eyeing up their nest sites and the primroses are sprinkled liberally along the verges. This time of new beginnings has prompted me restart the blog so...
Summertime at Dead Men’s Spex

Summertime at Dead Men’s Spex

We’re happy here at Dead Men’s Spex as the sun is shining on us in Norfolk- at last! After a very cold May,  we are having some lovely weather. Last week we made it out towards the coast, we avoided the beaches because it was half term and by all accounts...
Happy Easter from Dead Men’s Spex

Happy Easter from Dead Men’s Spex

Happy Easter to you all, the weather here has fluctuated wildly this week; on Monday and Tuesday we were basking in semi tropical weather, 23 degrees centigrade. We made the most of it and took an afternoon off, luckily for us it coincided with the unlocking of...
When will we see you again?

When will we see you again?

Another Monday morning and life here at Dead Men’s Spex continues, I am happy to see that spring is well and truly on its way, the spring equinox, which marks the beginning of spring is this upcoming Saturday 20th March. Hooray, I am hoping there is light at the...
On the case with Dead Men’s Spex

On the case with Dead Men’s Spex

Hello, We are unwrapping ourselves today from our six layers of thermals here in Norfolk. Last week we had lots and lots of snow.     Luckily communications still carried on and our delivery drivers and postie still made it through the icy lanes to Dead...
Dreaming of Spring at Dead Men’s Spex

Dreaming of Spring at Dead Men’s Spex

February is finally here. Thank goodness for that, I don’t know how it was for you, but this year January seemed to drag on forever! I am happy to say that there are some signs that Spring is around the corner; there’s one brave snowdrop in our garden and...
Winter at Dead Men’s Spex

Winter at Dead Men’s Spex

Here at Dead Men’s Towers we had some excitement earlier this week – we had snow! It was very short-lived and sloppy but all was white and pretty for a while and I managed to snap a photo of it out of Dead Man Junior’s window. We are now having wild...
Sharing a bath with Henry the horse.

Sharing a bath with Henry the horse.

Its a particularly miserable day here in Norfolk, but life goes on here at Dead Men’s Spex. I did scurry in the sleet into our showroom in the garden (we call it ‘the shoffice’) to find a frame we required and whilst there I had a peruse of Dead...