Kindle wakes...

After a week of trying to get the e-reader to talk to the router I finally brokered an agreement between them in the early hours of this morning and (touch wood!) they're still on speaking terms... Watch this space!

Spring Flings!

My camera, pointing straight up to the sky in the middle of Kensington Gardens last Tuesday, managed to capture this blossom-laiden tree and the blue above it.
It's been a wonderful, settled spring and it felt like summer here today, down by the river in Durham where the trees were all in leaf and the birdsong was orchestral!

I'm already into the second week of my Easter holidays - although thanks to the extra long Royal Wedding bank holiday weekend, I'll only be back at work for three days next week.  Last week was dominated by the London trip - marvellous exhibitions at the V&A and the Imperial War Museum and theatre in the form of 'Love Never Dies' - again!  Batteries recharged and soul restored, this week sees Birmingham Royal Ballet in Durham and York and the chance to interview one of my long-term dancing heroes!  And there's chocolate after that...

And did I manage my 'no book' resolution during Lent???
Well, it's not been easy.  There's been plenty of temptation thrown my way.  But with three noteable exceptions (listed below!), I've done quite well - well enough to have ordered a Kindle!  I still, however, have a very long wish-list...  Happy Easter!

My Lenten lapses

1. A book from the fabulous 'Pleasures of Past Times'  run by David Drummond in Cecil Court, off Charing Cross Road: the shop specialises in 2nd hand theatre books but isn't open at weekends.  Since we were there mid week and it was open it would have been criminal not to go in and once in...well, I'm only human!
2. The catalogue from the V&A Aesthetic exhibition.  As it is a catalogue, maybe it doesn't really count as a book?  Also, the paperback is only available from the exhibition shop and is almost half the price of the hardback so again it would have been foolish to wait till next week.  If it makes it any better, I've left the cellophane wrapper on for now!
3. No excuses for this one - in my internet browsing I came across a book called 'Victorian CSI' - a reprint of an 1890s book on Forensic Medicine.  I needed it.  Immediately.  It arrived yesterday. I'm half way through already and it's wonderful...