Archive for August, 2006
The little planet that couldn’t!!
August 24th, 2006book him, dano
August 11th, 2006What the hell is a terrorist going to do with a book? Threaten to read some really bad prose unless the crew fly into a building?
Once more unto the beach…
August 9th, 2006Didn’t do much in London. I had ambitions to go to the British museum that never went anywhere. Walked around Westminister and Oxford Street and surrounds a bit, had breakfast and eventually ended up by the London Eye around lunchtime and the queue only looked a mile or so long, so up I went. The problem with the London Eye is that London wasn’t built to be appreciated from the air, and many of the streets and buildings that are grand and imposing at street level look hollow and tacky from above.
Things picked up when I got to Southampton for the latest return leg of Jamie & Hilary and Mike try to kill each other with overfeeding and beer. On Friday we had Thai food and on Sat we went for an Indian to belatedly celebrate Jamie’s birthday. Sunday was a picninc in the New Forest; rather than having free range venison and pony burgers we settled on picnic pasties and sausage rolls (which Hilary was up FAR too early baking) and strawberries and cream. And then more beer after.
Its all wedding fever in the soon-to-be Lawrence household and I have to remind Jamie that he has a speech to write and wedding vows to memorise. So do I, except for the vows. Hilary needed some assitance with her dress and I learned how to spot-clean satin. I can’t say too much about the dress or I’ll be in trouble. Its ivory. And heavy. Hilary has also made up crochet-baskets for the wedding. Its good to see she’s keeping in practice.
Lots more weddings around at the moment as well. Must be something in the air. Hopefully its not catching – I want my fiver Ronan!