diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 64d1e42..784ec19 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@ pictures/*
 Thumbs.db
 build/*
 *.*~
+*.log
+*.pot
+local_settings.py
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ec2565
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+pcards
+======
+
+Projects for managing phone cards; gallery, django admin & properties management.