EDitorial ± 17-Sep-2007
Dolmio, August 2007
Fortnight to go before long-planned family France hols. Everything falling
nicely into place. Gites, ferry, insurance, etc. A thought: obviously all our
passports are up to date? Yep, yep, yep, yep, no: oops, not The Boy's. Quick
phone call to the helpline. Still time but need to take photos (not yet taken)
and fees and forms (not yet filled in) to local office ... in London.
Much fun ensued, carting Boy in early morning trip to Stowmarket
Asda photo booth, seeking "professional" signature from teacher friend, taking
train to unlovely Victoria. Worked out alright, of course, like
last month's
Dolmio (Doings Of Last Month Innoparticular Order).
That is to say, an attempt to capture past(a) events before they
slip... my... mind.
August 2007 was spent:
- browning nicely at Walberswick on crabbing champs day
- reorganising Middler's room: gotta love that orange
- finally buying then endlessly playing Arcade Fire's Neon Bible
- also finally reading the marvellous Curious Incident Of The Dog
- partaking of a passport palaver
- learning about the joys of Indian IT life with Office Tiger
- lapping up Keillor, Streep, Jones, Harrelson et al in A Prairie Home Companion
- squash and more squash
- France!
- Cabourg, Ouistreham and Villers-sur-Mer mini golf
- Quiberville, Etretat, Yport, Deauville and Cabourg beaches
- Super U and Hyper U
- BN and Pick-Up biccies
- cafe creme, cafe allonge, plain cafe
- admiring the karmic qualities of My Name Is Earl
- ripping through the ultimate Deathly Hallows of Potter