Taking London by Force

It started on Friday.... a plan. The boys were in the Peak climbing Grit- meaning the girls were in Cambridge planning trouble. London trouble of the shopping kind! Over some wine and cheese Heidi and I convinced ourselves that we needed to go to London to do some shopping, and the markets seemed like a good place to start.

On Saturday we did a reconnaissance trip to Portobello Rd and a small market at Piccadilly Circus. We also managed a little trip to Liberty, where I found some lovely fabrics (albiet rather costly) that I was unable to part with (although my conquest was only over smallpieces of fabric).

We headed home to enjoy more wine and cheese and listen to the joys of Cambridge fireworks since Guy Fawkes Night was being celebrated early on the Sautrday. The boys came home at around 11 pm and we planned the final assault on London for the following day.

Sunday- We stopped in at the BM to check out the Lindow Bog Man, only to be told that his exhibit was under-going rennovation and he was not on show- however we were placated with Cleopatra, a buch of other mummies, the Rossetta Stone and our personal favourite, the Isle of Lewis Chess men (although about a quarter of them were on loan!).


I also managed to pick up this delightful little Peruvian owl at the museum for the Christmas tree- I'm thinking of a theme of birds.

Next we hot-footed it over to Westminster to the London Eye for a dusk trip up the wheel. Great view! And we made it down in time to get some cracking photographs of sunset over Westminster and also of Big Ben. Dinner at a local pub and then a quick trip home on the train.


It is now Monday and Ian and Heidi had to get themselves to Heathrow- they fly out early tomorrow. We managed a quick photo together before we had to head into work.

Work was well, work. Finally got another crystal onto the X-ray set, but really it was too small to tell much other than it isn't salt.
Two surprise parcels from my lovely mum arrived packed full of goodies- check out these yummy fabrics (some were from my old collection sadly sitting in a box under my old bed in Sydney, and the others were fantastic little pieces mum managed to hunt down somehow! Aren't mums just the greatest?
And then when we got home from work we found a little present stashed in the 'little good bush' in the back yard.... and I'm drinking some now. It is very, very good.

Thanks Ian and Heidi! Wishing you both a safe and exciting trip.

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