This happened a few weeks ago...

... but it was truly one of those moments (which are rare at the moment, hence less posts) that make me smile.

I was on a bus in North London when I spotted a young Asian mother with her two little kids, a boy probably about eight years old and a girl about five years old. The boy was busy showing his sister proper 'bad boy' gang greetings, you know the kind 'real men' do, fists touching, palms touching, knuckles touching, etc, you get the idea. It was so cute seeing this little girl in her long skirt learning from her big brother, and he seemed very proud of his skills, too.

An old gem (Feb 2007)

Whoever's been to Primark (especially the one in Hackney) will probably understand why its rating on my personal dream employer list comes to about the same as McDonald's.
Buuuuuuuuut, nothing better than cheapo vegan shoes. So that made me happy. But even better was the wisdom thrown in for free. I overheard a conversation between employees. She: "Are you okay? You look sad. Are you sad?" He: "Sad? Why would I be sad? Life's too short to be sad." Those few words made me smile. But also almost cry. Beautiful wisdom can hurt.
Oh btw, I made them refund the £1 they overcharged me. I'm against hidden charges for services I never asked for. ;) But grateful nonetheless.

Update: I don't buy cheap shoes anymore, it's all about comfort, I blame the age...

He made me smile.

I went to see my flatmate's friend's one month old baby boy today and it was so beautiful. He is such a cute and innocently perfect little thing. Apparently it was rather obvious how much I like kids... Uh-oh! 

Pete's photo August 29th

Proud Shopkeeper Restoring a Banksy

Essex Road, London

Pete's contribution from August 23rd

Here's a 'today I saw' for you; a 'today I heard', actually, as it's about wonderful use of language.

Hope you like it.

I was walking through Ridley Road market, in the narrow gap behind the stalls.

In front of me, a traders was pushing his barrow through the busy lane, and bumped straight into a curvy carribean girl. She winced in mock pain. "Ooh - me contour!"

Thank you Pete! I love how such moments are always good for a giggle!