Among my holiday snaps are a few of signs that caught my attention for one reason or another...

This one was seen at Manchester Airport on a series of blus plastic boxes arranged, so far as I could tell to catch water seeping through the ceiling/roof due to some sort of leak.

It appealed to my odd sense of humour, making me wondering if this was the Mancunian response to the drought that is affecting so much of the UK?

This one was on a hoarding of a building site in Vienna.  I liked it as it reflected the theme that ran through my research work, and my views on the place of church history in the thinking and theologising of the present in order to shape our future.  In Vienna, old buildings were being restored for the benefit of a new generation and beyond.  The English isn't great, but the message is a good one.

From Hungary, a selection in a park... and in Vienna, with the polite multi-lingual notice I failed to snap saying in English "please do not step on the grass"... looks like some captions are required!

Phewf it is H_O_T and poor Holly does not know what to do with herself - she keeps finding the cool patches of floor and tries to sleep away the day.

So, today I have been investigating various intriguing things to buy for a her further indulgence.

Arriving this week should be....

• a cat fountain, which hols 3 litres of water which is recircualted, aerated and filtered
• a cat scratching 'wave' in an attempt to distract her from the living room carpet (which may be legally mine and taxable as a benefit in kind but it still needs to be protected from pussy cats!)
• a selection of cat grass, cat-mint and other cat-euphoria-inducing plants to grow and locate around the place for her to nibble

Oh yes, I ordered some groceries for myself too!