Redecorating the kitchen

The sun actually got out for a while this morning, while Pauline and I were in the middle of a long walk with the dog around Blenheim lake. But by the time we had got back home and had a cup of coffee, the black clouds were gathering again. So I had given myself a choice of either doing some sorting, seed collecting, cuttings gathering etc in the garden OR make making a start at stripping the old untidy wallpaper from our dining room ready for a fresh coat of (yellow?!) paint. Needless to say, I am doing the latter, while trying to catch up with old TV series on Watch Series (Mad men mostly ) - though broadband seems to be a bit patchy and is not streaming very steadily.

Start of vacation 2012

Back from two weeks of warmth in Cuba to almost constant rain in an early English summer. I am now into my summer vacation, finishing my weekend work in the Bodlain Law Library with the end of Trinity term, and awaiting the start of 2012-2013 academic year at the beginning of October. Lots to do over the summer: continue some interesting reading for Librivox, keep on top of the gardening - including collecting seeds and taking cuttings so I can hold to my promise-to-self of exchanging plants with friends and familyrather than buying them afresh each year; continue learning Spanish on Duolingo, as well as some decorating to brighten up the house.