Jake was an utter beast when I arrived home yesterday, explained by the fact that he only had one hour for his nap in the afternoon. I called him to come and have a cuddle and to say hello, which he ignored completely :-(. I decided to put him to bed so that he could …
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Easter Weekend
True to form the weather this long weekend has been ghastly, albeit apart from some nice sunshine on Monday. We took advantage of this and headed over to the fair at Blackheath. Jake spied the Thomas slide but the man told us it was a little too steep for him. Luckily next door was another …
The cost of cycling is scary Part 4
Another update to my cycling costs is due. My last total was £223 in October 2008. I cycled most of the winter except when we had that cold snowy, frosty spell which would be around 2 weeks. So if I start from November 2008 I would have saved £80. Unfortunately from January the train fares …
Midnight water
Jake woke at 7.20ish after a restless night. He woke in the middle of the night asking for water. I got him some in his orange sippy cup. He took a drink them as looking at me. I asked if he was okay and he said “Kiss”. What an absolute angel. I’m hoping his good …
Beautiful Day
Well, it wasn’t so good when I left the house. A mild drizzle was emanating from the sky. Now that I am in Bedfont, it is sunny with a light wind and a lovely blue sky. As I was walking to the office I saw a lady in full cycle commuter garb having just locked …
Spring cycling
I have just arrived home and my eyes are itching madly. Yes, it must be Spring! I have ditched the winter gloves and lovely Tangent jacket and replaced them with my short-fingered gloves and a spanking new Endura Laser gilet, which I purchased on Saturday for £30. Combined with my Merino wool top the gilet …
Monsters vs. Aliens
While Amy was away in the states I took Jake to see the titular film at the Greenwich Picturehouse for a 1pm screening. It was a bit of a mare actually getting to Greenwich as the traffic was appalling due the one-way restriction on the A2. In the end I dumped the car(not literally you …
Something is afoot at the Circle K
Jake has been exploring his environment more and making his own decisions. For example this afternoon after he had gone down for his nap, I heard noises. I thought nothing of it, then later when he woke I went into his room and saw that a teddy and a book had materialised in his bed. …
More DIY in the Loft
Adam and Jo came to help with the DIY this weekend. I am quite pleased with the progress we made. The spare bedroom is now complete, except for the door which has been taken off for painting. It looks very good and has calming colour scheme of turquoize and brown. Three walls are a neutral …
Jake is three
Jake is now three!! Yay. We had a family do at The Bluebell Railway. We were a little tight for time because the traffic out of London was atrocious because of the roadworks on the A2. Also we had to contend with a random accident about 5 miles from the railway which resulted in a …