I thought I would update the world with some excitements from mine...
Have been amusing myself with various activities...
(1) not-so-maid-marionanon introduced me to the wonders of wii... I am sure if I had lived in the UK recently I would have realised such things existed earlier... however I remained clueless to its amazingness until 2008, so that probably makes me slow. Marion has many games (in Japanese)... we played racing knitted horse racing which I quite liked, snowboarding, skiing, and hula hoops... where we had to wiggle around on the wii board and keep the hula hoops going round and round... and the stranges '70s men happy... on the TV screen. What thrills.
Marion shows us how its done
Hills takes a dive to catch a hoop
Me... and the wii
2) After all that wii excitement it was time to soak in Marions hot-tub... mmm lovely lovely... especially as she has strung little lights all around the garden!
3) Raymond Blanc opened a Brasserie in MK of all places, and so we thought we would go and eat there to see what it was like (very yummy actually). To make it slightly more comedy we went fancy dress... well we decided to wear suits... which might as well be fancy dress as in my line of work we don't really ever wear such things. Me and Hils try out that estate agent look
Pete looks pink... and Spearsy looks like a used cars salesman?
Note the theme of the restaurant is very Raymond Blanc (his photo on the menu and wall).
4) Then there was the thrilling, and exciting, pilgrimage to the V&A museum to see 'The Great Bed of Ware'. We really didnt see much else after being distracted by the most sumptuous cafe they have there... ooooo many cakes and salads... So the Great Bed of Ware is a large bed which was once housed in inns/pubs in Ware (Ants hometown/ motherland), apparently the bed measures ten by eleven feet and can sleep over 15 people - although I didnt really think it was big enough for this to be a comfortable experience. Ant thinks the fact that this is listed as a museum highlight in the free V&A guide adds further weight to his belief that Ware is the greatest town in the world... I am as yet to be convinced on that matter. Here is the orange boy himself standing proudly by the great bed.
5) The Great Visitation.At last, after much anticipation and expectation the Great Visitation (II) of Shannon to the UK occured as she transited for a couple of days en route back from the US to Nepal. We enjoyed the wonders of Swindon... I was captivated by the 'magic roundabout' which is one roundabout with about 5 satalite roundabouts. Coming from MK (home of the roundabout) I was in awe of this concrete thing of traffic beauty.
We also visited Avebury (world heritage site dont you know). It was very cold and windy. Fortunately Shannon had killed a fox and drapped it around her head... so she was fine.
Claire however sorght warmth from one of the stones...
Nancy was poorly... shannon looks scared... funny photo
Me, Claire, Shannon and Nancy
Diamonds are forever...
Dancing with concrete cows... how romantic
Exercise?
Cow riding is a good sport
Paparazzi
Concrete cows provide shelter... possibly not from nuclear attack tho
Fortunately engagement isn't a prerequisite for concrete cow riding
Yes... we are a little odd
