Blue sky

It was a gorgeous day and so nice (and rare) to see the sun and blue sky.

Talking of things blue, I spotted a sister to my stolen bike on ebay, going cheap at £70 and not far away in Hackney. I ummed for a little bit - do I buy the same bicycle again in the hope that it will run as smoothly as my stolen bike? Or do I hang on for a brand new bike with whizzy new technology? I plumped for another Ridgeback Impulse. It's six years old, but if it's in good nick, then it should still stand me well and I've saved some dosh and resurrected a blue bike that's been unloved in a shed for a while. I'm picking it up tomorrow evening. Whoop!

If the bike turns out like the second pair of trousers (you know, you buy a second pair because the first pair fit so well, but once at home you try them on and they don't quite fit, being baggy in all the wrong places), then I can always keep searching for the perfect new bike.