Right Now ...

Right now ...
I'm wondering if the pooch will have to have medication for his newly diagnosed arthritis for the rest of his life.
I'm thinking that I really should get the Florida theme park tickets booked.
I'm almost done with Dan Brown's Inferno ... I've been reading far too late in to the night.

I must remember that The Boy Child has home clothes day at school on Friday.
I'm aiming for three swim sessions at the gym this week.  Two down.
I'm wondering how plans can change so suddenly.
I'm considering moving The Boy Child from a single bed to a double bed in the hope that he may sleep better.
I'm having to buy new school uniform.  I'd been hoping to make do until September.
I'm listening to Rod Stewart's new album, Time.  It's very good.
I'm watching The Fall and Scott and Bailey on the television.  Two very different dramas, but both eminently watchable.
I'm wondering why I'm getting on and off pain in the balls of my feet.
I'm hoping for better weather.  It doesn't look promising.

What are you thinking about, feeling, hoping for, struggling with, watching, listening to, celebrating right now? 

 
  

Hello Monday

Hello to taking the pooch to visit a dog sitter.  We are looking at options for him during our summer holiday to Florida.

~ Oxford Circus Tube Station ~

Hello to The Great Gatsby and lunch with my American friend.  We are both celebrating our birthdays before the end of the month and this is our present to ourselves.
Hello to looking for a new double oven.  Our current one is around 15 years and the thermostat and fan are on the way out.  Things are beginning to be either under-cooked or burnt!
Hello to a 10-minute pampering session ~ eyebrow waxing appointment on Friday.
Hello to half-term beginning at 3.45 pm on Friday.
Hello to going out to the country to spend the day with my oldest friend and her family. She also has a birthday coming up.
Hello to a Bank Holiday weekend and travelling to my mum's straight after The Boy Child's swimming lesson on Sunday.

How does your week look?

This Moment

If you are following this blog's journey with Autism, you will know that no words are necessary.
And yes, London really does rock!

eReaders

How do you read a novel?
I read an actual book.
However, all the bookcases in our house are full to the brim.  We do not have room for one more single book.
Earlier this week, I wanted to purchase Dan Brown's Inferno. 
What to do?

I purchased it via iTunes as an iBook.
And I'm pretty impressed at the technology that has enabled me to catch up with Professor Robert Langdon's latest adventure.
I can't imagine that reading via an eReader will ever surpass reading an actual book, for me at any rate, but I have peeked in to the dark side and survived.

How do you read these days?

A Quirky Buy

I saw this in the window of our local Oxfam bookshop and I knew that I had to add it to my small collection of London guide books.  For the very reasonable price of £3.99, London on a £1 a Day was mine.
It was published in 1965, back in the days of pre-decimal currency.  Pounds, shillings and pence.
And I have to say it's a hoot!
I've concluded that Betty James was an out an out snob and some of her opinions seem quite shocking in today's climate of political correctness.
But no matter, I bought it for the novelty value alone.
How about you?  Do you venture in to your local second-hand bookshop?  What sort of titles might catch your eye?  

Hello Monday

Hello to a BIG week.
Hello to making an offer on a house.
Hello to accepting an offer on our house.
And breathe.

~ totally random photo ~

Hello to taking my watch in for repair/service.  It may prove costly.
Hello to class photos being taken at school.
Hello to the pooch going back to the vet.
Hello to The Boy Child attending his first Build-a-Bear party.

How is your week looking?

Scrapbook Saturday

Just the one page from me this week.  I had hoped to complete more, but one is better than none, isn't it?
No prizes for realising that the page is all about the progress The Boy Child has made at school recently.  It's a moment worth recording.  The three stars came from The Boy Child's blazer; I stuck them on to card and used foam pads to have them pop from the page.  The round sticker came from The Boy Child's Speech and Language therapist; again stuck to card and then adhered with a foam pad.  

Ghost Train

London has a population greater than that of the whole of Scotland.
And a whole load of other countries, I am sure.
That said, on rare occasion, it is actually possible to board a Tube train and not have to share the carriage with anyone else at all.
It feels very peculiar.
District Line, east bound, 9 May 2013, 14:03 hours

Look Up, Look Down

Helena hosts a weekly theme which concentrates on photographing on the ups and downs of your surroundings.  I know that quite a few of you regularly join in.
This was my view early last week:

UP

DOWN

I'm not sure that I will become a weekly participant, but it's fun to stop and actually consider what is happening above and below you.

Hello Monday

Hello Bank Holiday and no school.
Hello to an adventure in town.
Hello to donating a pint of blood on Tuesday.  My 24th.

Hello to taking the pooch to the vet.  He appears to be lame.  The pooch, not the vet.
Hello to making an appointment for a haircut.
Hello to unearthing my summer clothes.
Hello to enjoying a less hectic week than of late.

How does your week look?

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