Well pin a rose on your nose!

I've been quite busy in the past few weeks and consequently that has meant no blog updates. Not that anyone really reads them I guess. Do they? If you read my blog please comment (even anonymously) to let me know you read it.

The pictures are from my recent visit to Venice Beach. It's a bit touristy (and decidedly dirty), but it's worth going at least once. The first picture is of some very expensive handmade star wars figures. They're pretty cool, the photo does them no justice.

I've met a new Au Pair from Norway, Mona who is very friendly and we spend a bit of time together. There's been a decent arrival of new Au Pairs to the South Bay in the last month, but they're all European and want to spend time with each other and tend to ignore my invitations to spend time. That's okay with me, I'm not lacking friends, just trying to be hospitable. Mona's lots of fun though, she's the blonde girl in the photo below.

Halloween is on our doorstep and it's quite an ordeal in this part of the world. I understand why this time of year is referred to as the "Holiday Season." While back home we use this term to describe the shemozzle that surrounds Christmas. I'm sure there's tinsel and advent calendars everywhere back home. The thing is, Christmas is well and truly at the back of our minds right now. We have to get through Halloween and then we have Thanksgiving to deal with. No one is worried about Christmas at all. It's all a bit mad if you ask me. Regardless, I'm going pumpkin carving this Sunday for my Au Pair meeting, which I'm excited about. I'm also going to see Steven Curtis Chapman, Sanctus Real and Bethany Dillon this weekend.

Thank you to those who have been a little concerned about the fires in Socal. I'm at no risk. There's no trees here and most of the fires are being pretty contained right now.

And that would be the latest, so please, comment away!