25th Sep – My son recited pi to 81 decimal places.
26th Sep – My Chinese student gave me a box of Moon Cakes to celebrate mid-autumn (in mid-spring). Normally they have a dried raw egg at the centre – that’s the moon. Mine are moonless.
27th Sep – In my husband’s car, a song title, incorrectly entered by someone in the process of ripping my CD, appeared on a digital screen in the centre of the dash, in big letters, as “Chest of Draws” instead of “Chest of Drawers” by Jenny Biddle. It’s one of my favourite songs so I looked out the window until it was over.
28th Sep – Read on a French news site that J.K. Rowling’s new novel was released in English on Thursday and in French on Friday. That’s confidence in her writing. And the translator’s.
29th Sep – At the National Portrait Gallery today, saw a new and amazing portrait of the Queen in a reflective mood, painted by an Australian artist, Ralph Heimans.
😆 @ “Chest of draws.” I also wouldn’t be able to look at it. I imagine that the Queen has a lot to reflect upon lately. 🙂
It’s an amazing painting of the Queen standing on the spot in Westminster Abbey where she was crowned 60 years ago. The architecture is brilliantly portrayed. You could probably see the painting online somewhere.
Thanks for appreciating the difference between draws and drawers; many don’t…
Hehehe. Winter draws (drawers) on for you soon, Trish. 🙂
Well, here at the bottom of the world, it’s spring. Winter is history and summer draws nigh.
Oops, my mistake, Trish, Enjoy the summer when it arrrives. 🙂
My daughter-in-law has just written a blog post about this painting of the Queen and included photos of it. Hope you like it as much as we do: http://therebeccapapers.wordpress.com/2012/10/10/glorious/
Thanks Trish. I’ll check it out.