Part 1: Trip to the Borders Last weekend, I went with Arcadia to the borders, namely, Rosslyn Chapel, Melrose Abbey, and Traquair House. Rosslyn was wonderful to see, with incredibly complex carving throughout, and a piece of music in architectural code. There’s also carvings of North American corn, which is most puzzling because there supposedly [...]
Archive for November, 2009
The Borders, Manchester, and Thanksgiving
Posted in Uncategorized on November 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Winter Dampness and a Birthday
Posted in Uncategorized on November 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I had a wonderful birthday on Tuesday, the big 20 now reached. The day started early and was filled with gifts, friends, oreo cream cheese cake, and going out. Thank you to all of you who sent me lovely birthday greetings; I loved each one. In other news, piping continues to progress, though slowly, and [...]
A Trip to Bath
Posted in Uncategorized on November 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
On Friday afternoon, I caught a train from Glasgow down to London. It was a long ride, but quite nice as I was able to finish reading “The Stars Like Dust” by Asimov. By the time I got off the train I was off in my own literary world and had to remember that the [...]
Halloween and Bonfire Night
Posted in Uncategorized on November 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So Saturday was Halloween and the flat got together to enjoy an evening of pumpkins in the kitchen. Everyone was dressed up, and we had a farmer, dr. jekyll/mr hyde, a witch, Annie Chapman, and I was Clarissa Dalloway. A very fun night for all, and we watched Hocus Pocus which is always a good [...]
