Thursday, September 21, 2006
Royal visits
I have officially now seen up close 5 Royals (Queen, Prince Philip, Charles, Camilla and today - WILLIAM) and one leader of the opposition (David Cameron for those of you that aren't up with the latest British politics). Prince Willy was visiting the hospital today and walked past our offices. Hee hee!
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Immersing ourselves in Bath
Our friends Dan and Jen who we stayed with in Bath. That's Dan's yummy breakfast (close up below) - home made baked beans, perfectly poached eggs and hollandaise sauce - yummy! Dan had preserved his own bacon which was deeelliiicccious.
Phil and Dan outside the Bridge Tea Rooms (or as Phil would put it, the 'Bloody Expensive' Tea Rooms), in Bradford upon Avon. The best cream teas in Britain apparently. We ordered one to share and it was yummy. Very light crumbly scones and scrummy clotted cream (sorry Dad, I like the stuff). And the tea was 'top notch'!
Thursday, September 07, 2006
The further adventures of Tim & CB
Yesterday, Tim and Christmas Bear had a friend join them in an attempt to recreate the famous stunt from their days in the the Peabody Bros Flying Circus. Unfortunately there was no motorbike available. Practice is important - they need to keep their eye in!. 
Monday, August 28, 2006
I love the night sky
Hi kids! I thought I would post a piccie that sums up summertime London for you all. It's bank holiday weekend here. Today was fine after we've had a lot of rain in the past week. Phil and I have just been blobbing round the house really though I did catch up with Cath yesterday. Currently Phil is watching Pearl Jam on TV live at the Reading/Leeds festivals. It's quite weird to see them as 'old men' on stage. They're not quite as decrepit as Mick and Keith though. Speaking of which, Phil and I went to see Pirates of the Caribbean 2 last weekend. I would recommend that you wait for it to come out on video. It's much like the Two Towers - filling the gap between the 1st and the 3rd movies. That said, there's plenty of Johnny eye-candy to be had in the movie, and Keira & Johnny's snog has a lot more passione in it that when she kisses Orlando! xx The countdown is progressing...
A gentle reminder of the pull of home... about a km from our flat in South London, Phil and I spotted this street sign on our way home on a warm London summer's evening. See all you guys soon!
Tim the sheep and Christmas Bear
Department of Nutrition & Dietetics, St Mary's Hospital. We really do spend our days working... we do!
Photos of us, and some of our friends here in London
Here is Phil and I outside the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square (you might see some pigeons if you look closely enough). We were on our way to see the Rebels & Martyrs exhibition (thanks Lou for the tickets!) which featured the work of artists in Europe in the 18th & 19th century. Lots of self portraits that examined the role of the artist starting with shots of the suffering 'artist-as-Martyr' through those who challenged the establishment more directly, culminating with the 'flaneur'. A good afternoon.
London graffiti art by Arofish
Saw this stencil on the way to Vinopolis in Borough. Took a step closer and liked the signature (see below for close up). Turns out the artist has done a lot of political stencils around London and in 2004 travelled through Iraq and the Lebanon. A lot of his? work is influenced by these travels. For more images, go to www.arofish.org.uk
Summer in London
Me, Cath and friend in Regents Park. The fence behind was for the Taste New Zealand festival. £30 to see Dave Dobbyn and Bic Runga and then you had to pay for the wine and food as well! Nahhh we'll just sit over the fence for free and listen to the music whilst sipping on lovely bubbles and eating raspberries in the sun. Twas a fab afternoon....
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