Today was one of those days when I had 100s of pictures to choose from. It could have been any of the following:

• A picture of the rain – it was a very wet and windy morning – not the best morning for a Parkrun.
• A selfie after Parkrun looking very soggy.
• A beautiful bacon and egg sandwich for breakfast.
• A picture of ‘cool’ grandpa playing with his grandson at the park.
• A very cool groovy cabinet found and bought from a charity shop.
• A picture of dinner: Chinese takeaway.

But no, it was a present to myself that arrived by post today that won.  

Yes that’s right. It is a signed copy of ‘A Lover Sings’ by Billy Bragg. Containing over seventy of his best-known lyrics, selected, annotated and with an introduction by Bragg.

“In the end it took me a dictionary,

To find out the meaning of unrequited.

While she was giving herself for free

At a party to which I was never invited.”

The Saturday Boy 

Enough said. 

Normally Thursday is a ‘going out’ night. Normally. But tonight is 5th November: Bonfire night. 

Billy, my big brave dog, doesn’t like fireworks or bangs. He physically shakes, squirms around the house and is generally very annoying. 

Therefore rather than going out and relaxing I was left to babysit the dog… 

November 2015. Busy month of gigs ahead:

• Lucy Rose
• Frank Turner
• Beans on Toast
• Of Monsters and Men

Lovely jubbly. 

Teachmeet at Hampton College. Although I’ll be first to admit that we look slightly too excited about the whole thing. 

Start of Term 2. Long day of teaching, data and e-mails. So many e-mails. It was late before I left for home.

Pathetic fallacy anyone?