365 - 186 Spelling anyone?

I spotted this sign while driving past in a taxi this afternoon. In case you can't read it, it says "Reident permit holders only"...

Horses!

I love London, where else would one be in a traffic jam during morning rush hour not because of traffic but a herd of horses galloping along the road...

365 - 185 Clouds

The recorder concert

Yesterday was the music performance at Big Monkey's school. She has been learning the recorder for several years now. Now the recorder wouldn't have been my first choice of instruments to learn but she really enjoys it. She practices without being nagged and she often plays it as part of a game. She has progressed a lot and her music sounds pretty good for a recorder. But of course in the beginning it sounded very squeaky. I don't have to spell out how that concert went with all the beginners playing happily some weird melody that has been created to learn the notes in a way that make sense for the recorder.
After the recorder came the piano performance, which was interesting I'd say. Sometimes I even recognized the song. And after that I left so I missed out on the guitar show. Which apparently was the best or so Big Monkey told me.

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I think I'm a day behind with my photos...


Unfortunately this is also the case for the weather, today is a lot cooler than that today.

365 - 183 Public Transport

Monday was our six monthly visit to the Eastman Dental Hospital. I was again surprised how efficient and well equipped this hospital is. There were the usual toys and magazines and then there was the Nintendo WII. And it worked! That was what amazed me the most. There are often very nice toys in waiting rooms but there are always parts missing or the batteries are empty but this not only had all the necessary controllers, it worked perfectly. Not that Big Monkey had much chance to play on as we only had to wait for a few minutes. After we came back from the X-rays the dentist was actually waiting for us!


All this took a while so it was rush hour which made us reluctant to go by tube so we found our way with the bus which was actually quite pleasant. We got a place at the top, part of the journey we even managed to scramble for the first row. Simply "The best" place in a bus!


We were well equipped and prepared for the long journey.

365 - 182 School Sport Picnic

Today was Big Monkey's School Sports Picnic in Kenwood House. There are races, sack races and egg & spoon races. But mainly it's a big get- together with the chance for the kids to run around madly and the parents have a nice chat and something to eat.