Had a dull morning doing dull jobs and looking for entertainment in charity shops. I managed

to get my haircut while the toddler sat and filled his mouth with jelly tots. He didn't

start chewing until the whole packet was in.

Message from home: pick up chip shop chips on the way home. So I left baby sleeping in the

back of the car, raced to the co-op and hoped that social services don't work Saturdays. I

quickly grabbed two bumper packs of frozen "chip shop" chips. Of course when I got home it

became clear that what they wanted were chips from the chip shop. If only they'd said!

That's what happens when you get up at 6 :30 am and run yourself rAGGED.

Went back to the chippy. After eating, there was much laughter from the kitchen: the girls

were amusing themselves encouraging toddler to fill his mouth with the contents of a boxed

drink and spit it all over his t-shirt. Oh how I laughed. (Quietly.In my head.)

Samuel Johnson wrote that a man who is tired of Knighton Park is tired of life. I think.

They seem to be doing it up, building some exciting scramble nets and high tech play

equipment. However the local youth seemed content just rolling about in the mud.

Conversation:
Me(To girl on roundabout wearing a 7 today badge): Happy Birthday.
[Ok so it wasn't especially inspired]
Silence
Slightly older girl: He said Happy Birthday. Ent yer gonna say thank you.
7 Year old: It's not my birthday. It was ages ago. I'm wearing it until me mam gives me

'undred pounds.
SOG: She's gonner give yer that on Tuesdeh.
[We're in the heart of Bonneh country here]
7YO: 'Old on. We're gonner go inter orbit.
Me: Come on toddler. Time to get off.

I hope the revamp includes encouraging the single blokes in vans in the car park to be a bit

more discreet. The conveniences are currently home to a very lively cottage industry, if you

know what I mean.

Cleaned the car out. It becomes apparent that it is not only lacking in brakes, it's also

lacking in a great deal of tread on the front tires. Garage on Tuesdeh.

Pictures to follow. More about books and dogs later. I don't want to get too much excitement in one go. And I'm

already booked in to watch Brokeback Mountaizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

And the new feckin fishbowl is leaking.