Sunday 12 September 2010

12 Sept 2010

Day 255:
On the way home from London with Cristina, Ines and Nicolas in the car, we took the more scenic route home via the A303, turning off to head up to Glastonbury. The plan was to visit the Abbey ruins as well as Glastonbury Tor. Some days are full of surprises and this one turned out to be all about serenity... We had dinner in town at a cafe then hiked up Glastonbury Tor, just in time to catch the sunset over the Somerset Downs... Life is good!

Saturday 11 September 2010

11 Sept 2010

Day 254:
The day had finally arrived to see MUSE at the new Wembley Stadium. Although I started out standing stage right, I eventually moved to a seat right at the back to take in everything that was going... it was AMAZING! Definitely an excellent day with good friends and great music (well, minus the support bands...). Where else can you see a UFO flying around a stadium with a person suspended on a trapeze below it (sorry, photo not shown)?

Friday 10 September 2010

10 Sept 2010

Day 253:
I headed up to London for the weekend for the MUSE gig at Wembley Stadium. Before going to that on Saturday, Jane, Iain, Rie and I met up for dinner at Acornhouse near King's Cross. It was a lovely meal (mostly all organic & sustainably sourced) with lovely friends, until the cabbages got involved! ;-)

Wednesday 8 September 2010

8 Sept 2010

Day 251:
While still convalescing, I finally made a visit to Antony House for a bit of a wander around, after living in Plymouth for 4 years. It's a National Trust property about 6 miles from where I live and was used in the filming of Tim Burton's version of 'Alice in Wonderland'. Although I still have yet to see that movie, the house was pretty cool and strolling through the gardens was a lovely way to spend an afternoon despite the spitting rain at times.

Sunday 5 September 2010

5 Sept 2010

Day 248:
Under the approval of my surgeon, Rie and I went for a (7 mile--maybe that was overdoing it a bit) walk from the Cremyll ferry to Cawsand/Kingsand up over Maker Heights and then back through Empacombe Quay before returning to the Cremyll ferry. We started the day with a lovely Sunday roast dinner at the Mt Edgecumbe Arms pub, followed by tasty Cornish ice cream from the Orangery Tea Room and topped off with a Cornish cream tea in Cawsand. Along the way we encounter a rope swing in a tree. Of course we both had a go and it was BRILLIANT FUN... especially that first swing out from the ground.

Friday 3 September 2010

3 Sept 2010

Day 246:
Well, I went in for a heart operation and all I left with was two band-aids! Modern surgery is simply incredible! The fact that I went home the same day after having medical instruments inside my heart earlier that morning/afternoon is beyond belief! And all that I have to show for it are these two small incisions on the bikini line of my left leg and one even smaller one on my right leg, less than 48 hours after surgery. WOW!

Thursday 2 September 2010

2 Sept 2010

Day 245:
I had Rie take this photo of me before we left for the hospital to go and get my heart sorted out, hopefully once and for all. Just wanted to have a record of the day in case something happened to me.  :-S Fortunately for all involved, a positive outcome was achieved!

Wednesday 1 September 2010

1 Sept 2010

Day 244:
On my last day with my 'dicky ticker' (as Rie calls it), I met up with Hronn who was passing through town on her way back to Iceland. It was lovely to see her again and catch up on how her PhD adventure is panning out so far.