Happy Face

by Nick on 11th March 2010



Happy Face

Originally uploaded by Nick Heyward


Mr Petal Head laid on the bed in the sunshine. Today he is off to the dentist. For love heals all life…

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85 Comments
  1. Helen on 11th March 2010 at 10:58 am permalink

    The dentist… one of my tasks for my next day off. Hmmm.

    Top middle of picture, bottom right of the set of pink petals… looks like Donald Pleasance to me.

    I remember the white blood cell getting him in the Fantastic Journey.

    :)

  2. Helen on 11th March 2010 at 11:00 am permalink

    (Voyage, not Journey – apologies)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o8vsU0Dw-4

  3. gary on 11th March 2010 at 11:06 am permalink

    Mr Petal (Pumpkin) Head came to town :-)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYupSHWEJxA

  4. zbd on 11th March 2010 at 11:06 am permalink

    Ha! Helen love the thought of a set of petals looking like Donald Pleasance!
    Call me odd but I love goign to the dentist!

    and today Im looking thru the Sunshine Orange Window :D

  5. zbd on 11th March 2010 at 11:09 am permalink

    ..Im sending love out there for EVERYONE

    (btw Gary you were going to send me something or have you got sorted? :) I hope so :D )

  6. Helen on 11th March 2010 at 11:15 am permalink

    Side profile – facing East. Just in case you can’t see it !

    Morning all :)

  7. gary on 11th March 2010 at 11:15 am permalink

    Hi Deb, will send it through at the weekend, have got something for the time being but its like watching paint dry, zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

    have a geat day :-)

  8. gary on 11th March 2010 at 11:16 am permalink

    I’m working in a paint drying factory !!

  9. zbd on 11th March 2010 at 11:19 am permalink

    I feel for you … but you gotta be where I am Gary… Not a paint factory but a dragons den! I dont think they get me :D :D So Im just thinking about the money! Apparently they say here Money makes the world go round but I KNOW its LOVE ;)

  10. Pam on 11th March 2010 at 11:19 am permalink

    It must be the day for people born on the 20th May to go to the dentist as dear daughter Molly is having her 2nd filling, lucky girl! Couldn’t see Mr Pleasance btw. Shame. I’d quite like to be immortalised in flowers.

  11. zbd on 11th March 2010 at 11:33 am permalink

    …oh you have given me an idea Pam …. :D

  12. kate on 11th March 2010 at 11:36 am permalink

    Maybe Taureans get tooth problems. My dentist greets me with ‘You AGAIN?’
    (Tho’ i’d rather have root canal work than spend a day shopping.)

  13. kate on 11th March 2010 at 11:40 am permalink

    Nope, can’t see Mr. P. about as clearly as capt.catface – remember him?

  14. Pam on 11th March 2010 at 11:45 am permalink

    Having had root canal treatment Kate and being an unashamed shopping fan (I recycle, Freecycle, and send much to charity shops) I cannot say the same!

    Zbd are you going to recreate me in tulips? I love tulips.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qW9-s3ITbU

  15. zbd on 11th March 2010 at 11:52 am permalink

    haha! quite possibily! watch this space.. it could keep Mazza company :D

  16. Pam on 11th March 2010 at 11:56 am permalink

    That’s a Terryfying thought there young Zbd !

  17. zbd on 11th March 2010 at 11:58 am permalink

    you are B E A U T I F U L
    Pink Orange or Red Tulips? :D :D

  18. Andrew on 11th March 2010 at 12:04 pm permalink

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5RJYisIYlk&feature=related

    A lovely way to travel through the countryside………

    Lock and Load down the waterways of the world

  19. Nick on 11th March 2010 at 1:03 pm permalink

    Mr Petal Head is hungry, his tastebuds are tingling!

  20. Helen on 11th March 2010 at 1:07 pm permalink

    Mrs Bull has been lazy and bought a sandwich. Luxury tuna – whatever that means.

    ps – I now think the petals are more like Willo the Wisp.

  21. Anna-Marie on 11th March 2010 at 1:07 pm permalink

    Dentist for me too this week, I’m awaiting referral for a six hundred and fifty quid root canal… Think of the shoes I could get for that!

  22. zbd on 11th March 2010 at 1:11 pm permalink

    Miso Soup for me…..

    Mr Petal Head may we have a photo?! I used to love them! <3 :D
    From Miss Pumpkinhead

  23. Andrew on 11th March 2010 at 1:15 pm permalink

    Arrh yes HB

    An uncanny likeness – which way is he facing ??

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ033cNrmzc

  24. Helen on 11th March 2010 at 1:15 pm permalink

    Hurray for Deborah Pumpkinhead… la la la…la la la la la la la la :D

  25. Helen on 11th March 2010 at 1:24 pm permalink

    No – not Willo the Wisp… and not Harry Worth either. It was a big nosed fella with a plant pot on his head.

    My memory. I think I need a rest.

  26. Andrew on 11th March 2010 at 1:55 pm permalink

    Thanks Helen ..Love this bit

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiDmMBIyfsU

  27. Helen on 11th March 2010 at 2:02 pm permalink

    Fantastic film !!!

    “I’m Brian and so’s my wife :D

    Oh, Chorlton and the Wheelies. That’s the fella with the plant pot on his head.

  28. Andrew on 11th March 2010 at 2:16 pm permalink

    Hmmm , I was remembering the mangy old Hare in Pipkins.

  29. Tex on 11th March 2010 at 2:31 pm permalink

    Journey?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erWVQyU_tAA

    Andrew, thanks for the Life of Brian clip! Owner of the one theater in my hometown was a huge Python fan and we were a terribly appreciative audience. Holy Grail has always been one of my top favs.

  30. Andrew on 11th March 2010 at 2:43 pm permalink

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeMS8SuHPs0&feature=related

    Nice Thursday tune …………

  31. Nick on 11th March 2010 at 4:57 pm permalink

    Mr Petal Head is back home. That was fun, I’m glad he could come. Off to the shops now. Such a beautiful day!

  32. Helen on 11th March 2010 at 4:59 pm permalink

    I’m off to celebrate my lovely friend becoming my lovely boss !!

    It is a beautiful day !!! :D

  33. Nick on 11th March 2010 at 7:08 pm permalink

    Back from the shops. Mr Petal Head had fallen asleep while I was out. Dear Mr Petal Head…

    Who is Mr Petal Head? asked Steve Thanks from Sheen. Well Claire, he’s a made up person for fun from petals laid out on a bed spread. If you want him to become real and appear, just say the magic word ( ) and he will wake up and say, “hello ( ), where are we going today? I would love to come with you?”

    If you too have imaginary faces made from petals on your bedspread, do not worry, you are not insane. Murdering thousands of people in the name of a peaceful man who lived two thousand years ago is insane… Or strapping a rucksack filled with explosives to your back and getting on the tube to make a point in the name of another peaceful man who was born in the year 570 C.E.

    I wonder if people will ever murder others in your name? Well, let’s hope not, hey? And that’s where Mr Petal Head can help. Just send him all your petals and he will scatter them in The Kingdom of All Things, and that will stop that ever happening, and you will be sent a petal back guarantee too!

    See, petals can help…

    Address: “Petals Can Help appeal” 103 Daisy Close, East Tapestry, Heron. Or write to: http://nickheyward.com/2010/03/happy-face/#comments

  34. zbd on 11th March 2010 at 7:09 pm permalink

    pumpkinhead is off out again… if im not careful I will meet myself somewhere out there…
    Soho is calling for my sinsa
    Glad you had a lovely day Nick..

  35. Nick on 11th March 2010 at 7:20 pm permalink

    Glad you had a lovely day too Ms Smiley Faces.

  36. Helen on 11th March 2010 at 7:24 pm permalink

    That’s funny – my gran had an imaginary friend for me when I was little and would stay at her house in the summer holidays. Her name was Claire.
    I don’t know if I find that sweet or sad ?

    PS agree wholeheartedly with what you wrote in your 7.08m post.

  37. Nick on 11th March 2010 at 7:27 pm permalink

    Andrew, Thank you so much for sharing that wonderful Marmalade clip. Lovely song. Pretty much my favourite set of instruments there… And love the cow’s expression around 1.44. She’s either well into the harmonica or forgotten to get something at Tescos…
    Also, loved that Natives session the other day Helen, totally fabulous. Cheers guys…

  38. Helen on 11th March 2010 at 7:28 pm permalink

    Welcome. :)

  39. Nick on 11th March 2010 at 7:35 pm permalink

    I forgot to get seasoning at Tescos…

  40. Helen on 11th March 2010 at 7:38 pm permalink

    Is that another trip out or will you improvise ?

  41. Sue on 11th March 2010 at 7:42 pm permalink

    Any bargains we should know about in aisle 24?

  42. Nick on 11th March 2010 at 7:58 pm permalink

    I may have to pop into the forest… I found flowers for two pound…

  43. Helen on 11th March 2010 at 8:00 pm permalink

    I can just see you skipping… don’t forget your magic torch Jamie. It’ll be dark out there.

  44. Nick on 11th March 2010 at 8:07 pm permalink

    Love the dark!

  45. Helen on 11th March 2010 at 8:10 pm permalink

    I’m just waiting for my jackets to crisp up in the oven – then I’m off!

  46. Sue on 11th March 2010 at 8:18 pm permalink

    Blimey Helen it must be cold in Newcastle if your warming coats in the oven!!! x

  47. Helen on 11th March 2010 at 8:20 pm permalink

    Ha !! Doesn’t everybody do that Sue ?

    Anyway – they’re crisp and the beans are hot. Melted cheese and a dollop of HP. Splendid.

    Bye !

  48. kate on 11th March 2010 at 8:36 pm permalink

    I put not-quite-aired-enough clothes in the rayburn oven, works a treat – tho can get a little dusty

  49. zbd on 11th March 2010 at 9:20 pm permalink

    Helen please come to London for your birthday! :) please :)

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