Quick fox

I opened the blind this morning to the sight of a cute fox sitting graciously in the middle of the garden lawn. Take my word, I have no picture to prove it. By the time grabbed the camera and got it ready the proud owner of an enviable tail had almost completely disappeared at the back of the garden and I only caught a glimpse of the said tail...

Jazz Rooms

Today I met a Finnish girl who is a saxophone player and works at the famous Jazz Rooms in Barnes. Maybe one day I will go there, but not soon, I'm afraid.

It was great to swim in the sea this morning!

Online English!

Well... I may start a new blog... After a long time of getting my right knee sorted and beginning to enjoy my mobility again, looks like I am now facing a similar ordeal with the left one...
'Just as well I'm not a centipede,' I said to my friend. To that he sensibly replied that it might actually be better. With so many legs, I would probably be able to walk and do things if one or two of them were out of order.
Now, what do I do? Looks like my current jobs may not be suitable until the knee gets better. I could teach English and Polish to individual students via Skype or in my place in London. Great, as I love doing so!

Here is the advert in Polish I've just 'produced':
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SERDECZNIE ZAPRASZAM NA SKYPOWE SPOTKANIA Z ANGIELSKIM ! 

Ucze od lat, bez sztampy i z humorem, mam indywidualne podejscie oraz kocham to co robie; 
a najbardziej lekcje indywidualne, kiedy moge poswiecic uczniowi cala moja uwage i wspolnie wypracowac najlepsza metode, wskazac sposoby, ktore pozwola mu samemu kontynuowac przygode z angielskim. 
Zainteresowanych prosze o prywatna wiadomosc. 

Coz... Zycie pisze swoje scenariusze...

Znowu nie jestem w pelni mobilna i jeszcze nie wiem jak dlugo potrwa reperacja mojego drugiego stawu kolanowego. Pewnie w koncu bede miala czas zrobic wlasna strone internetowa...
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Way home on a tube strike day

These are some pictures I took on the way from Wandsworth Bridge Road on the second day of the first tube strike of the summer 2015.

The dog was waiting at the little Sainsbury's supermarket as I was waiting for the bus. Of course, his wait was much shorter. The supermarket is rarely busy and the trafffic that day was horrendous, as you can imagine when the whole Underground went into a complete halt.

 

Chelsea Arts Club from the outside

 

Know when to stop

Cloudless sky, some breeze, warm, but not too hot... Ideal day! And? And I have an infection, my voice is gone... After six days' work my body said 'Enough!'.

Hence I am not dining at the Chelsea Arts Club tonight! Another time, maybe...

 

Disaster! I didn't get to work because of The London Bicycle Race. The roads were blocked and it was impossible to get through. Having tried many roads we finally realised that we were stuck on the little 'Island' and there was no way out till teatime! To add to the misery, my phone refused cooperation, it just wouldn't get charged until we got home...