pressies!

All birthday presents are good - the bizarre ones, the thoughtful ones, the eccentric and the surprisingly generous. I did quite well on all the above this year, thanks to my lovely bunch of friends and family.

Then there are the late ones, which have a special charm all of their very own, particularly when they are in the form of long triangular chocolate bars presented to you on a Friday afternoon.*

Much joyful sugar consumption followed.

Little pleasures, unexpected, always make for a happy me.






*that's mid-week for me.

Tremors

Ok, my flat just moved. Not for very long, only about 10 seconds, but it definitely moved.
Looking out the window nobody seems remotely fazed by this.

My first instinct, as I was sat on the sofa having coffee, was to wonder if I should get dressed immediately or not. There was no repetition of the tremor so I looked it up on google instead. Lo and behold I found this which I'd missed entirely.

Interesting start to the day.