Harry is a week old today and after being sent home Thursday evening Emma is back in hospital. More blood and further tests. She seems to be feeling better.
Harry is fine and gaining weight and sleeping for up to 2 hours at a time.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Harry and Emma - 1 week on
Harry is a week old today and after being sent home Thursday evening Emma is back in hospital. More blood and further tests. She seems to be feeling better.
Harry is fine and gaining weight and sleeping for up to 2 hours at a time.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
I have now been in London for 3 and a half weeks, living in a small hotel in Kings Cross. Everyone else in the hotel stays for a few days so those at breakfast each morning change constantly.
I am beginning to feel like one of those elderly 'come down in the world' gentle folk who inhabit such places as Faulty Towers, ie the Major. I haven't as yet not mentioned "the war" as many of the guests are German or the Rainbow Warrior as many others are French.
I have, however, had interesting conversations with an ever changing group of people with whom I share the breakfast table. It is a small down market hotel.
Yesterday it was 2 young women from Moscow who teach English and the day before a young couple from China who are studying a Masters of Managment at York University. I have discussed visiting ones grown up children with a English women from France whose son lives in London and who could not get up until 11.30 to visit Greenwich with her.
I had an interesting conversation with a man from Cork who had travelled widely in Australia, including the Gun Barrel Highway. His aim is to travel down the Canning Stock Route. He made an interesting comparision between the way Government authorities treated Aboriginies and the way the Irish authorities treated the descendents of the Gypsies in Ireland. This was the first time I had heard gypsies mentioned in a way that was not disparaging.
I seem to have acquired special status as I have access to a hairdryer in my room rather than having to get it from reception each time I need it.
I am beginning to feel like one of those elderly 'come down in the world' gentle folk who inhabit such places as Faulty Towers, ie the Major. I haven't as yet not mentioned "the war" as many of the guests are German or the Rainbow Warrior as many others are French.
I have, however, had interesting conversations with an ever changing group of people with whom I share the breakfast table. It is a small down market hotel.
Yesterday it was 2 young women from Moscow who teach English and the day before a young couple from China who are studying a Masters of Managment at York University. I have discussed visiting ones grown up children with a English women from France whose son lives in London and who could not get up until 11.30 to visit Greenwich with her.
I had an interesting conversation with a man from Cork who had travelled widely in Australia, including the Gun Barrel Highway. His aim is to travel down the Canning Stock Route. He made an interesting comparision between the way Government authorities treated Aboriginies and the way the Irish authorities treated the descendents of the Gypsies in Ireland. This was the first time I had heard gypsies mentioned in a way that was not disparaging.
I seem to have acquired special status as I have access to a hairdryer in my room rather than having to get it from reception each time I need it.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
A Thursday in London
Cafe in British Library - next to tower of books.
St Pancras Station
Islington Green from top of double decker bus
Essex Road on way to Emma's
Regent Canal
Monday, March 16, 2009
Sunday in London Westminster Cathedral
Picture of Westminister Cathedral and turn around on same spot and buildings across the road.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Blustery Weekend in London
We are still waiting so I spent some of the waiting time at a terrific production of Duet for One with Juliet Stephenson, and then had dinner with Emma and Andrew.
Sunday I went to the Le Corbusier Exhibition at the Barbican. There was a Do Something Different festival on so good music, hip hop, lots of kids activities and Eat Something Different with food tasting, breading making, different vegetables - salsify, jerusalem artichokes, monks's beard etc.
Friday, March 6, 2009
London One week on
I have now been here for over a week. Harry is in no hurry to come out into the cold. We are waiting, I have done some of my waiting at a Picasso Exhibition, The Flying Dutchman and Twelfth Night. Both productions were terrific. Twelfth Night was set in the fifties with Victoria Hamilton (who is always on TV) as Cesario. She was excellent. A very stylish fun production.
I have found out where the hospital is - about 15 minutes walk from my hotel.
I have found out where the hospital is - about 15 minutes walk from my hotel.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Hereford - Visit to The Big Pit in Wales
A very interesting tour of a Welsh coal mine, now a UNESCO site.
We had to wear lamp with battery etc - weighed 5 kg down the mine.
The canteen and the food is fixed in time and place. I had cod and chips.
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