Fun Weekends

[windemere]

I love reunions. I get a little giddy and silly when I catch up with old friends, and this weekend there was a lot!

Miriam arrived on Saturday. She did her MA with Jenny, Steph and I, so we had a fun afternoon kicking around the city centre and then Steph's house (with lots and lots of tea, cocoa, and treats (and cat)) before heading to the Guildhall for a play (Click here for a picture). The play turned out to be an awful panto version of 'A Winter's Tale' with actors who couldn't sing. But it was hilarious. Hilariously awful!

Sunday I invited the gang 'round for lunch. Nick (also former MA peer) came in for the afternoon as well, so we had a great time watching the mayham in Block K (across the parking lot) as someone burned down a kitchen. There were many cute firemen and we entertained ourselves a bit too much (considering the circumstance). We whiled away the afternoon and then went to see 'Arthur Christmas'. It's a great movie, I suggest you go! I don't think I stopped laughing the whole time. The kids in the audience didn't think it was as funny. ;)

Then we had dinner down the pub and, after Nick left, Steph, Miriam and I caved on dessert. It looked big in the menu picture. It turned out to be HUGE. But we ate it all!

Today, Collections Trust arrived for a fun-filled week (well, for me, not for the MAs!), and so I caught up with Nick and Alex for a brief chat, and then had a nice long tea break with Laura. So great to see them all. I'm definitely going to have to get down in the new year to visit and see the new offices.

Now it is horribly windy out and very wet and I'm hoping it's all gone by 11am tomorrow when I have to go out.

And the paper is going blahblahblah. But it is 5000 words now! Just 5000 more to go... :|

Bed! Book! Heat!

Comments

[zaftig46.livejournal.com]

It's scary out there, isn't it? And definitely winter - I have graduated to sleeping under 4 blankets with 2 hot water bottles. I haven't broken out the final blanket layer yet, but it's only a matter of time...

[eldanna.livejournal.com]

My heavens, do you not have heat in your place?

[zaftig46.livejournal.com]

We do, but it's not on at night. Anyway, this house is single-skin brick with single glazing and no insulation unless you count the plaster on the walls and ceiling. Yay for the 19th century.

[eldanna.livejournal.com]

Off during the night? How strange, usually it's during the day they turn it off in most places. Sorry to hear that. The single pane windows thing has always driven me nuts, especially my curren room in Nixon which has the worst drafts around a window I have ever experienced. I can feel the wind blowing if I hold my hand up even when sitting at my desk. The heat at night is the only way I don't freeze!

It will be spring soonish!

[zaftig46.livejournal.com]

You can buy the plastic fake-double-glazing stuff at Wilkinsons to tape around your window. That's what we've done around the house. It stops the drafts, at least.

Heating is expensive, so we turn it on for 2 hours in the morning and for 2 hours in the evening, but at this time of year, we often cave and turn it on for longer than that. I spent a lot of time with my Snuggie, fingerless gloves, and hot water bottles. And tea, of course! ;-)

[eldanna.livejournal.com]

Tea always helps. The only reason I've not done the plastic covering (which we always did in Canada at the old house before the windows were replaced) is because then I can't open it at all! It's my only source of ventilation, which does come in handy sometimes. :(

[grey-wonderer.livejournal.com]

It all sounds like lots of fun. : )