Lefkos Hajji had it all worked out, he would propose to his girlfriend by giving her a helium balloon with a diamond ring inside it. Unfortunately he had not taken into account the rather windy weather. He took the ring the £6,000 ring to a florist who put it inside the balloon for him but on leaving the shop a gust of wind blew the balloons away. Although he chased them for over two hours he eventually lost sight of the balloons and his ring. He is still hoping that someone will find the ring and return to it him.

This is an interesting idea, a mobile phone that also helps to keep you fit. It is called miCoach and is being marketed as the latest “must have” accessory for your mobile phone. Basically it monitors your heart rate, tells you how fast you are running and how many calories you are burning during your workout. The device allows you to find your own fitness level and a goal to generate a series of workouts. It also has helpful motivational comments to let you know how you are doing and lets you customise a music playlist to match your workout.

After my first experience of bath bombs from Lush a few weeks ago, when I tried the Fairy Jasmine bath bomb, I decided to try a couple of others. My experience of the Fairy Jasmine product made me steer clear of anything that contained glitter. I did, however, try two really nice products this week. The first was called the Big Blue. This product (pictured below) turns the bath a really deep blue colour and has a lovely smell. It contains lemon, lavender and bits of seaweed. Initially I was a little dubious of the seaweed, but I found that it sinks to the bottom of the bath so is quite easy to clean up afterwards. After getting over the fact that the seaweed looks a little bit like spiders legs, I really liked this product and will certainly buy it again.


The second product I tried was the Blackberry Bath Bomb. I liked this immediately because it turns the bath water my favourite colour, deep purple. It contains bergamot, frankincense and berries and is perfect for relaxing after a really stressful day. After using this I went straight to sleep and didn’t wake up until late the next morning. I will be getting some more of these.

I found this article that suggests there will soon be a skiing game for the Wii. The game is called We Ski and it is due to be released in the US in the spring. The game allows up to four players to ski across virtual mountains and uses the balance board along with the remote and the nunchuk to give you that authentic skiing experience. It looks quite interesting although I’m not sure it’s for me. Still, its worth checking out the video to see someone giving the game a go.

I found this picture today which seems to prove that cats can't read.

I went to a friend’s hen night yesterday and whilst I have been forbidden from divulging any of the details or posting photos on my blog (how mean is that?), I think I am allowed to talk about the restaurant where we had lunch. It was the first time I have been to The Roof Garden. It is just off the high street in Kensington on the 7th floor of the building. The restaurant overlooks several gardens, one of which has flamingos in it. Unfortunately on the day I visited it was very cold so although I did step outside briefly to look at the view, I think I may have to go back in the summer to fully appreciate it.

The food and the service in the restaurant were excellent. The Saturday lunch menu costs just £16.50 for 2 courses or £19.50 for 3 courses. I tried the Golden Cross Goats Cheese with apple crisps, beetroot, baby red chard, wild honey and walnut dressing followed by plaice cooked in a beer batter and was impressed with both courses. The goats cheese worked really well with the beetroot and the apple crisps and the second course of plaice had a really good light fluffy batter which was good without being too heavy as batter often can be. The only negative thing I noticed about the restaurant was that the wine is a little overpriced but I would certainly eat here again and will probably go back with my husband in the summer.

A man in South Thailand shot dead eight of his neighbours because of their awful karaoke singing. Weenus Chumkamnerd had warned his neighbours about the noise and has threatened to shot them if they didn’t stop. His neighbours, however, ignored the warning and continued their party. Weenus later returned to the party and murdered eight people including his own brother in law. With this in mind I might have to turn the volume down next time I do karaoke.

If you find it hard to keep track of exactly how beers you have had, you might want to try this beer counting bottle opener. The gadget is called the Beer Tracker and records the number of times it is used to lift the lid on a bottle. It keeps track of the number of beers opened with a digital display, unfortunately though it only seems practical for the beers you drink at home, so won’t help for trips to the pub.