A day in hand

Here's a cause that's worthy of support:

http://www.adayinhand.com/

It's basically about inspiring and supporting same-sex couples who want to hold their partner's hand in public. Might sound a bit daft to those of you who don't give a second thought to pawing their significant other in public but, as a lady with a ladyfriend, it's something that I can't help but be conscious of i.e. where are we, are we safe, are we gonna get nutted by some random nutter, etc.

I know when me and the wife spot same-sex couples holding hands/being openly affectionate together in public, we nearly fall over each other with excitement at the sight (and not in a sleazy way, I hasten to add. Well - not always...). I still remember seeing a couple of young guys kissing each other goodbye in the centre of town on a busy Saturday - that takes balls, man! I wanted to go up and shake their hands for it.

So, go: be inspired! I certainly am :)

Cyclewear for the chic

As both a resident in one of England's premier

'cycling cities', and a keen cyclist, I have to share the joy I experienced when discovering these completely fabulous cycle helmets... absolute genius. The website I found these on didn't include prices, which always makes me suspicious. I've a feeling they cost a small fortune. Dang.

Check out more inspired cycle helmets here http://http//www.yakkay.com/Covers/

Barcelona pic and a sandwich filling suggestion...

Wow! Visual content on the blog! Check me out!

I decided to start experimenting with pics and images on my blog as, so far, it's simply been lots of text, with no eye candy. Some of my favourite blogs successfully use images and pics, and it's good to break up the content.

I took this pic on a recent trip to Barcelona with the wife. We spent four nights in Barcelona, then headed up the coast for three nights of beach time. I hadn't been away for over two years, so the holiday was long overdue. Our thoughts? Wicked city, but very, very expensive, primarily due to our falling pound. One of the joys of holidaying, for me, is to take time out from the stresses of everyday life and ENJOY. Unfortunately, much of the trip was spent worrying about how expensive everything was and being unable to enjoy our time fully and do all the stuff we wanted to, due to financial restrictions.

Nevertheless, I feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to get the hell out of dodge and see somewhere new, plus the sunshine was an absolute delight. For those of you lucky souls who don't live in the UK, you might not know that we're currently experiencing our third "washout" summer in a row... cool, wet, with very little sunshine. I can accept living in a country where nine months of the year are characterised by rain, cold and gloom, but only if we get our minimal sunshine quota in the summer.

The picture above was taken from the roof of one of Gaudi's apartment buildings. I like this picture because it looks like a dolls house! Each room seems very different in style and appearance from all the others. I love the roof-top garden, too.

I'm shooting off to make a sandwich, now. Here's a recipe for one of my all-time favourite sandwich fillings:

Tin of tuna

Tub of cream cheese

Spring onions

Take the tin of tuna and empty in a bowl. Depending on how much of a cheese fiend you are, and how big the tub is, take about 1/3 to a 1/2 of a tub of cream cheese and mash it all up with the tuna. Finely chop the spring onions, then throw 'em in the mix. Mash it all up, then fork it on to brown bread. Mmmm. Tasty.