Steve n Jen's UK adventures

UK and European adventures. Read on my pretties, and discover what two stray Aussies can get up to on their travels.......

29 January 2007

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Thu 18 Jan 2007
Steve installs a new hard-drive in his computer and somehow manages not to lose any of his data from the 'broken' drive.
Jen proudly poses in front of this banner she designed for the upcoming event at the House of Lords. (note: the faces are blurred for this blog)


Fri 19 Jan 2007
Jen skips off work a little early, to go with Steve to check out a prospective SCA event site about a half hour drive north (but still within the M25 ring road).
The site is pokey to say the least.

Above: Here's the main communal area, with very little space.
Below: The bedrooms are squeezy, and the beds are almost too short for Jen let alone big lads like Steve.

Unfortunately the car overheated on the way home. We let it cool for an hour, refilled the radiator and drove home.

Sat 20 Jan 2007
This morning after adding water to the radiator, Jen drove the car to a nearby garage only to be told the radiator needed replacing. Bummer. Didn't like to look of the place so decided to schedule work with a proper Honda service centre. In the evening we went to the local SCA Revel. This time it was indoors. We packed a bunch of candles, banners and other stuff, and gave a hand in decorating the hall. There was dancing, madrigal singing, tale-telling and more. The food was 'pot-luck', so many people brought various dishes. Steve cooked too --> chook lombards Good!



Sun 21 Jan 2007
We decide its time to look for a new SCA helm for Steve, as the old one is looking decidedly worse for wear. Search the 'net for some good styles, and decide this is the kind of thing we'll get made....(below). Now, where to find a good armourer?


Mon 22 Jan 2007
Jen becomes an Aunty (on her side of the family, at any rate)! Her name is Alexandra Li. So here are the obligatory baby shots, all the way from sunny Oz. Ohmigosh, Jen's sister is a mum!



Wed 24 Jan 2007
SNOW!!!!!
Above: Glad we don't need to drive anywhere today!

Steve woke Jen up at 4:30am to say "its snowing".
At 7am we awoke to see an amazing winter wonderland. Jen had left the camera at work so went in early, so as to take these photos, which were taken about 8:45 to 9am. (the snow was a lot better earlier)

Above: we enjoyed an inch of powder-soft snow.
Below: view from the main bedroom.


Above & Below: Stratford park was blanketed.


Thu 25 Jan 2007
The big Launch at the House of Lords! Jen created a brochure, banner, powerpoint slides, and calligraphy on the official invites, for the launch of a new charitable arm of her workplace. Here she is outside the one and only House of Lords:

Below: due to restrictions on photography inside the venue, here's a blurry photo of Jen helping to hand out name tags.


Fri 26 Jan 2007
Australia Day. We had a Tim-Tam each to mark the occasion! There were a few "maaaaaaate" 's drawled out, between Jen and the other Aussie in the office, and Jen wore her Australian Flag t-shirt under her sweater. We avoided the drunken yobo thing that seems to accompany Ozzie patriotism on 'foreign' soil. Call us spoil sports if you will, but it just aint our scene.

Sat 27 Jan 2007
Today Jen ran off to buy beads so as to finally finish the houppelande to match Steve's one (made lovingly by Laj). We picked up the car from the Honda centre with its new radiator, thermostat and universal joint sleeve, and drove on to visit the Cambridge SCA group. We sat in on their calendar meeting, and it was great to hear of the dozen-odd events they're planning this year! Drove back home to tidy the house for tomorrow.

Sun 28 Jan 2007
Scriptorium. Jen opens the house for SCA people to come and enjoy doing some scribal arts. One or two people made their apologies, and of the three pies Steve baked only one was eaten.

Mon 29 Jan 2007
Jen took the two remaining pies to work - with many compliments to the chef!
Steve applies for more jobs.....

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