Post Bank Holiday Blues

Whilst the rain pours it's tempting dwell in the shadow of the clouds... today the weather was foul after a glorious bank holiday, but as I arrived at work I spied a double rainbow, the second was so feint it didn't show on the picture.... perked me up before the dark destructive job of destroying Claimant ideals of spending their compensation on a new kitchen or car....

Ten Years and All that...

Over the weekend 5-6 of August we had a weekend to celebrate the ten years we've been married... so much has happened in that time: some great memories and the arrival of out two beautiful girls. We spent the weekend in St Albans and had a day in the ol' smoke on Saturday, packing the miles in... St Pauls, Tate Modern [via the millenium bridge] and the South Bank to the London Eye and the London Aquarium...

Sunday was a day to relax in St Albans with James, Michelle, Josie and Sophie, they are planning a return to South Africa - boy they'll be missed. We returned on Sunday with the collapsed dining chairs that they'd offered us to replace the rather weak chairs purchased from a certain large retail concern with the initials FV, which appear to have a built in timer so that they disintegrate after 5 years use... the thing is there were only 2 of us using the chairs for the most part and now they are all falling apart, so it's hardly excessive use... the usual 2 hour journey took about 5 thanks to the rubber neckers on the M1.