A trial photo posting

This is Scott and I at the wedding we went to three weekends ago.

One Year

Well, as the title suggests, we left Australia exactly one year ago today. It is hard to imagine in some ways. I have really enjoyed my year over here. I am not ready to go home by any means. I am enjoying London, even though I am being driven insane by my house mates, but that's a story for another day. There is so much to see in London. So much to do. I have not done it all in a year. I do like the fact that we kind of lead parallel existences in a sense - we are workers during the week, and tourists on the weekends! If that makes sense. Not a lot of people are able to be tourists in the city they live in, or necessarily want to of course! But we enjoy going out to see different things. Which reminds me, I think we need to go back to the theatre, we have not been in a while!

Scott is not liking his job as much as he thought he would. But, I just keep telling him to think of the money and the experience. I think he is realising that he does not really like lawyers. :-) Oh well! His heart really does lie in politics.

I am getting over my cold. I went to the doctor on Tuesday just to get a prescription. He checked me out when I was there, and said I was fine. Nice to know. It's also nice to know I have found a really nice, and thorough, doctor. Hard to come by these days!! He even checked my technique I use when I use my asthma inhaler. Never had that before!!

We are having drinks tomorrow night. We decided on a great old pub in Greenwich. So any of you reading this who would like to come, let me know and I shall tell you which one..... :-)

There was a wonderfully thick fog covering London yesterday morning. I could hardly see anything from the DLR train. And the buildings Canary Wharf all but disappeared into the fog.

Other than that, nothing is really exciting. Work, sleep, fighting off a cold. :-)

How is everyone?

I had my first real live Skype conversation today. I bought a microphone today in Oxford Street, and I wanted to try it before I spoke to mum. So I called Melissa. And it worked very nicely.It dropped out a little, but for practically nothing that you pay for the phone call, it's great. So, if any of you out there are interested in this software, let me know. It is so easy to use, which is great. And then I can catch up with more people. :-)

Weekend otherwise was lovely. Scott and I slept in yesterday, then headed to Greenwich. I really like Greenwich, it has a lovely feel to the place. A bit sleepy, a bit touristy, crowded, noisy, quiet. It sounds strange, but that's the feeling the place gives you. It's a bit of everything. And at night time there is a green light projected into the night sky which represents the Greenwich Meridian. It's really lovely to have a visual reminder of just how close we really are to it! We wandered through the town looking at the bookshops, the people and a market. I found a bag stall in the markets that is run by a lady who makes all of the bags. I loved the bags, but I asked her if it was possible for her to put a zip into the top for me, and to make it out of a thicker corduroy fabric. So, in three weeks time, I shall have me a funky bag to show off. I have been looking for a while for something, and this seems to fit the bill. And I like the fact that I can support a small business.

Then today we headed into Oxford Street. Scott and I both needed to make purchases of work trousers, as they are getting too big, and some work shoes. We were very successful, which was great. We ended up with Dr Martens each. They will be perfect for work and other occasions.


And in other news, my lovely friend Maree had her third baby on Thursday! His name is Corbin Dominic Walker, and he is very cute. A real cuddle is not possible, but I send virtual cuddles to all members of the family!!

Not much

Just wanted to do a quick update, as I am feeling in the mood. :-)

I was trained in something new today. At my museum we have a childrens gallery, which is aimed at kids under 12. We are running a carers and toddlers group on Mondays from 10-2, for children, aged 18 months to 5 years, and their parents/carers. So I was able to participate in this. It's not much different from what we normally do in there, we just offer them stories, colouring in, that kind of thing. :-) It is always fun watching really little kids in the gallery. Although it can put you off having kids for life watching some of them!

Scott starts his new job today. He is having two days of induction, and then he is thrown into it on Wednesday. I am happy for him that he is in a job in his field. He has a contract now until April, which is great.

New job for Scotty

News just in...Scott has got a new job! He will be still working for the law firm he has been with for he last 4 months, but he has been promoted. He will now be a paralegal! It is very exciting, as it is a step in the right direction for his career. I am very happy for him. We went out for drinks last night with his work people. They are all very nice. They bought hime two business shirts as the going aaway present, which was really lovely of them. I think he will miss working with them all, but he will still see them as much as possible.

I am working all weekend. I am currently in the cloak room of our museum, minding the place while someone is on a break. We have been reasonably busy today, which is great. We have had story telling sessions, all about sugar and the Caribbean, I believe. The museum is in an old warehouse that used to hold sugar and rum, hence the connection.

Wedding weekend

Scott and I went to a wedding on Saturday. We met all the other people from my work at London Bridge station at midday to catch the train to Harpenden, in Hertfordshire, which is north of London. The bride was a girl from work, Clare, a lovely young woman and one of the duty managers. I have been at work for nearly 4 months now, and it was lovely to be invited. There were 12 of us who travelled together up to the wedding, and we met up with others at the pub next to the churchyard. There we had lunch, chatted to the groom, and waited until 2.30pm when we walked through the churchyard to the church. The church was lovely. Not Catholic from what I could tell, and really quite old. I did feel like I was back at school with all the hymns we sang, but nevertheless it was a lovely ceremony.

After the ceremony, the happy couple posed for photos outside, including a group photo with all of us museum peoples. Then we walked to the village hall, where the reception was being held. It was on the other side of the village, but it was a lovely walk through the village and a large green area, which took about 20 minutes. The reception was a barn dance. Nice and informal. It was such a great idea though. Barn dancing is not a thing a lot of people do often, but everyone was willing to get up and dance. The music was great too. All in all a really fun, relaxed reception.

We stayed overnight at the same hotel everyone else was, which worked out really well, as we had breakfast with them the next morning. Then most people drove/were driven to St Albans, a Roman town nearby to have lunch in one of England's oldest pubs. It was a lovely place, with nice food.

All in all a really lovely weekend.

I am meeting a girl I met in my Victorian London course tonight. I think we will just be grabbing a bite to eat and catching up a bit.

:-)