Lazy day

On a Bank Holiday when 'someone' decides to watch 'Das Boot' in its entirety in German (with English subtitles), what is one to do?
Hook up to the MP3 player, dig out some light reading and relax.................oh and surf the blogroll of course!

The answers

Thanks to those of you who had a go at guessing what the mystery photos were. The blue and white one was the material of Keith's shirt and the other one is the living room carpet.

Keith is disappointed that no-one attempted to guess what he would like to have posted. Suffice it to say, you wouldn't have liked it. He has been watching too many documentaries, one of which was about dust mites and other such similar creatures. There was some wistful talk about possible 'pets' in the carpet.......

Guess the object

Your task for today is to identify these two photos which Keith took with his new toy, a Digital Blue QX5 computer microscope . No prizes, I'm afraid, but please leave your suggestions in the comments box.
Keith was rather annoyed that I wouldn't consider posting the photo that he really wanted to take. If you can guess what that is, then you have won the star prize!

Remembering

It's a beautiful day today. The sun is shining, fluffy white clouds are scudding across the sky and the temperature is encouraging. So encouraging that I felt the urge to go and do a bit of work in the sadly neglected garden.
I mowed the lawn, tidied up the few plants we have, brushed the patio, as I did last year and the year before.
But this time, there is no Lucy pottering around behind me, flopping down on the patio, watching my every move.

I sat on the bench and listened to the birds, felt the warmth of the sun and thought of Lucy.

A special treat

"Do you know what we could do if you come with me to work tomorrow?" Keith asked me the other evening.
Delicious thoughts of going out for lunch, a quick drive into the country after work, shopping for something nice chased each other across my mind................ (But of course, we couldn't because he can't sit in a car for more than 10 minutes with his thigh length cast.)
"We could do some advertising fliers to send out!" he exclaimed enthusiastically.
Hmmmm.......................

Birthday presents

In a couple of weeks it will be Keith's birthday. When I asked him what he would like as a present, he insisted that he didn't want anything.
Fast forward to yesterday, when I spent the whole day in the shop being tortured by the sight of his jacket. It's a nice jacket normally, a warm, casual jacket that keeps out the cold during winter. The problem now though is that, since his accident, he has been dressing 'casually' rather than in the suit that he normally wears and 'casually' seems to mean keeping his jacket on all day. But the REAL problem is that, as he keeps it on all day, it is now full of stains. In fact, if Keith were to take it off and leave the door open, it would leg it to the cleaners down the road before you could say 'Jack Robinson.'
So this morning, off I went in search of a new jacket for Spring which could double up as a surprise, early birthday present. On the phone at lunch-time, I mentioned that I had bought him an early birthday present.
"Ooh, something I can eat?" he asked.
"No."
"Something I can drink?"
"No."
"Oh." The disappointment in his voice was almost tangible.
He liked it when he saw it though.

Ageism

I was in the shop all day yesterday. In the afternoon a customer came in with a query about the system he had bought from us in January.
"Who did you deal with?" I asked.
"Oh, the old fellow," he said.
I could feel the irritation and annoyance within me.
"He is not old," I said sternly.
He looked at me as if he didn't really believe me.
"Trust me," I insisted. "He is NOT old!"
He shuffled a bit. "Oh, OK," he said, sensibly opting for the quiet life.
I went to get Keith.

(Of course, when he wheeled himself out of the work area in his wheelchair, the effect was rather spoiled!)