Chelsea win again, no goals against, and there they go...
I heard on 5 live today various renowned commentators welcoming Rooney's sending-off...saying the 'lad' needed it. Yes, he did, and now I'll say no more on a subject which bores me slightly, if only for the fact that an unruly-but-talented 'man' gets away with it.
I cycled through the western fringes of a sprawling Norwich, which I knew so well as a relatively unchanging valley, where once a Scottishesque manor once stood and which hosted Victorian Royalty. I took some photos as it is in this area where the inevitable northern by-pass will be laid, cutting through, in my opinion, the loveliest part of the Norwich fringe. There is no-one to blame, and no hostility felt, only regret that our booming city has led to this problem.
Who would have thought that Norwich would have it's own 'orbital' to play with.
But it is a fact borne on progress that, regrettably, no one can deny the traffic problems within, (and sometimes outside) the city centre; sometimes 40 to 50 minutes to cross from one side to the other.
In my first spell here, late 70's through 80's, we never thought of Norwich as having 'sides' but now, we certainly do, as appointments made per phone are met with, 'which side are you coming-in from?'
Only 160,000 apparently, but increasing with age.
The mall nearly complete, and the simple 'trip to the city' is now called commuting...in Norwich...wow.
I've been called to go to Japan, but...I'm still in waiting for this MRI and other more urgent checks...the timing is getting tight. I will go...but the time that I go will determine what I can do over there...teaching, working, primarily, but I miss my friends, and the life there so much.
Other than England it is most homely of all the countries I've been to.
But I will also travel with my family next year, in Philippines. That will be for 4 weeks, pure holiday. I've been overworking for several years now, so it is something I want to do. And travelling makes me love it here all the more. 
The guinea pigs now reside outside in a new hutch. They seem fine sheltered by clematis and mile-a-minute, where I can see them anytime from my windows. Not sure what the hedgehog thinks of it all though...he has a sprint of late.
I must tackle my autumn garden...I have some pumpkins and beans still doing ok. And a few blackcurrents also, but they are poor this year. Snails, for such a slow creature, always beat my neighbour and I everytime.
We compare notes and ailments these days.
Now I'm heading to the wine bar with my friend...
今日ははれです、でも、イングランドでは秋の天気はとても変わりやすいですな。
今朝、スポーツセンタに行った、物理療法をしました。すこしたいへん。
後で、サーキットで友達に会って、かのじょうはさみしい。。。
今夜 ワインバーに行くと重いいま～す。
Music: The Cult: Phoenix, (1985)
Franz Ferdinand: Do You Want To. (2005)
The Korgis: Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime. (1980)
Susumu Yokota: Symbol (2005)
) I'd helped myself to three tabloid-sized slices when my student gave me a bottle of laid back ruby which was perfect. This I shared with my pet-loving friend who improves her English while studying 'trade' as I study Japanese, helped by laid back ruby and her good self.
