Jun 2010 c

NB: 3 previous posts all published 20 June, so feel free to check these other great photos out too (especially Soph's wedding photos).

Tue 15 Jun 2010
Today at work Jen enjoyed a tour of the Athletes' Village, a massive building project only 1 suburb away from our home. It's due to be completed in July 2012.

Above: attention to detail. Here you can just make out the cladding on one block is inspired by the Elgon Marbles (Athenian relief carving).

After work we introduced Carmel and Colleen (two of Steve's sisters) to the British curry dining experience.

Wed 16 Jun 2010
After work Jen set up her Oil Painting display for the assessors to view it on the morrow. The year long course still doesn't finish for another 4 to 6 weeks, but the assessors will look at the almost-finished works now. Weird.

Spring has definitely sprung - the garden overflows with roses and other flowers.

Tonight, all five of us met up with Soph and Paul, for a farewell dinner at a little French restaurant in Soho. Teary farewell between Soph and mum Julie.  After we all got home, Danielle arrived approx 11pm - back from her two-week long coach tour of Europe, quite tired and ready for a comfy bed and dark room. Poor girl had food poisoning in Rome, and currently has a nasty cough.

Thu 17 Jun 2010
This morning Steve got up at 6am to cook Julie, Colleen and Carmel a farewell breakfast and drop them off at the local tube station.

Sat 19 Jun 2010
 

Today Jen travelled to Highgate (north London) for a singing workshop with two of the 'Mediaeval Baebes' band members. It was pretty good - all attendees learned 6 songs (most not in English) and finished with a small informal concert for family and friends.
Here's the venue (right)

And below, a quick photo of attendees and the two tutors:
 

Sun 20 Jun 2010
Danielle's birthday today - she's 20, no longer a teenager.

Soph and Paul turned up to dismantle and pack-up all of Soph's stuff from her bedroom. She's moving out today. Jen spent much of the day catching up with the past 6 weeks worth of blog! We've been really distracted and also tired, but finally it's time to get this all done.

Mon 21 Jun 2010
Jen goes to oil painting and makes a start at painting her 'final' self portrait.

Tue 22 Jun 2010
Wow, Soph's old room is so empty! Tonight we'll move the wardrobe into where this computer table currently is. There's Danii again.

 

Wed 23 Jun 2010
Tonight Jen handed over Laurel Secretary files to her successor. Sense of completion = high. One less responsibility; a relief.

Thu 24 Jun 2010
At work, discovered a strange bit of news - suddenly Australia has its first female Prime Minister! Not voted for exactly, but rather an interesting coup within the Party.
Tonight we moved our bed into the small room, giving us a nice big computer room / library / spare room.


Sat 26 Jun 2010
This morning, very early, Steve drops Danii off at the local tube station. She'll be hanging out with her cousin but coming to stay with us one more night next month before she heads home to Australia. So, we have a truly empty house for the first time in a long while.


Sun 27 Jun 2010
This morning we called Stanzi (in Oz) and wished her an early Happy Birthday! Summer is have such a glorious effect on the garden!!!!





 

Mon 28 Jun 2010
So tired - last night was really hot, so neither of us slept so well. Jen skipped oil painting but will go on Wednesday while Steve's off at fighter practice. So, tonight we booked ourselves a convenient weekend trip to Paris, for next month. :-)  

Tue 29 Jun 2010
Jen finished cleaning up (sorting) the spare room, so its presentable for a photo now. Wow - so much space!
Wed 30 Jun 2010
Steve went to fighter practice tonight and Jen went and did some oil painting. It still needs a lot of work (wonky eyes etc) but its really coming together.... left: last week; right: tonight's effort.