bicycle

Yumi sent me this tiny little bicycle stamp from Japan - so sweet! What a treat!

I've been having some bike troubles lately - some rotter stole my basket! - but today I got back behind the handlebars and cycled to work for the first time in an age. I had to keep stopping on the way to oil my chain but I got there in the end (semi-smooth riding).

 Here's to getting a new basket in the post soon!

london to brighton

Today I signed up to the London to Brighton Bike Ride.
I'm not sure it was the best idea, but I said I was going to do it so I really should give it a go.

I just hope it doesn't rain.

la bibliothèque

I got sent a new library card with my winning design on yesterday. The colours haven't come out that well but it looks quite nice now it's on a proper card.
There are also 7 other winning designs to choose from so pop down to the jubilee library and get yourself one today!

basket case

Sometimes people deposit things in my bicycle basket when I leave it parked in the street.

Most of the time the gifts are crisp packets or empty cans of special brew (what a treat!) but occasionally there is a more interesting item awaiting me...

I think a whole cucumber was the oddest of the bunch, but this picture I found on Monday comes a close second!

Yesterday I discovered it was a gift dropped in by my friend Vicky when she parked up next to me, so it is less of a mystery now. But still a rather nice find.

breakfast with tiffany

It's national bike week at the moment.
Today I got a free breakfast and a bike pump - good times!
Have a peek here for other bicycle events happening in Brighton this week.

quiz eubank holiday

My bank holiday weekend included:

• Drinks with an old housemate.
• A new housemate.
• An old man with a fez & a bow tie.
• An afternoon play.
• Adventure golf with the national crazy golf champion.
• Fire & lanterns in the park.
• A trip to the sunday market.
• A vintage car rally.
• Tea & victoria sponge at the Mock Turtle.
• Pub quiz!
• Cycling along the cuckoo trail.
• Three big dogs (and a quick furry hug).
• Lasagne, cheese straws, vegetable pasties, picnic omelette, a tuscan mule, fruit loaf, pineapple.
• & bed.

Only two weeks until another one.

this and that

A little bit of an update:

Today i got a new book in the post. I look forward to giving it a read.

On saturday I got locked out of home but used the day productively by going to Yumi's and creating some library card designs for our local library (there's a competition on at the moment). We don't have high hopes of winning but we had a good time drawing so all is well.

I tried to draw tiffany from memory:


As you can see I missed out some key elements (turns out my memory isn't that good).

Also last week I had some bad news...my cat Shadow passed away. It was quite expected as he was almost 20 but also very sad as he has been a lovely friend for most of my life. Poor little lamb.



Tomorrow me and Yumi are going to head to the library to see the outcome of the competition - wish us luck (we really do need it!).
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