Jake’s latest developments 🙂 Flapping arms when you say ‘arms’ Shaking his hands when you say ‘where are your hands?’ Spinning on the spot(this has replaced the breakdancing) Throwing things Having minor tantrums Going to sit in his ‘den’ in between the sofa and the DVD cabinet He knows : eyes, mouth, ears, tummy, arms, …
Monthly Archives: June 2007
Compost
It seems I am officially an old git. Yesterday my composter arrived. It is big, black and looks a bit like a dalek in a bin liner. I have placed him at the bottom of the garden. I spent hald an hour yesterday loading him up with steaming heaps of rotten grass that had been …
Cats and Dogs
On the way back home today(on the very day that Gordon Brown becomes the new Prime Minister) there was a massive cloudburst. I was just cycling past Peckham Rye station when the clouds started to look very ominous. A few fat drops fell then the whole lot dumped it’s load. Within seconds I was drenched. …
Cycle Commute Day 4
I feel I am living on borrowed time as I still haven’t got myself a pump, spare tube or repair kit. I need to sort those items out as I don’t relish an 8 mile walk home. Yesterdays trip was a little pointless. Local youth in the area had vandalised the track at Barnes so …
Commute to Clapham Day 2
I’ve been riding my bicycle now for two days to and from Clapham Junction. On both days I was able to find a space in the racks. I wrote to Wandsworth Council to get the vandalised frames removed. I was surprised to receive a reply. The frames have been tagged and will be removed if …
Commute to Clapham Junction
Over the weekend I tried out my route to Clapham Junction. On paper the route should take roughly 30 minutes but in reality it was more like 45-50 minutes. What annoyed me was the amount of traffic lights that always seemed to turn red when I approached :-(. What also annoyed me were the number …
He Walks
I thought I’d make an entry to mark the occasion. Jake is officially a toddler. He now walks with confidence and more importantly can now get up from a sitting position into a standing position. He has also cut his 11th tooth and the 12th is on its way. Yesterday the poor lambs gums were …
Oh sunny day
The weather of late has been pretty dire, especially the last Bank Holiday Weekend, but I suppose that is par for the course. This morning is lovely however. There are a few clouds and a nice breeze is rolling in from the south. I have just come back from the train station. I left a …