Weekend report

A few words from the pricey British Library… Phone, internet and extra TV-channels have now been ordered, but not yet delivered. I’m still very isolated!

We have now had our first over-night guest — our old colleague and friend from Oslo, Anne Irene, who stayed a night on her way from Nottingham to Heathrow. Great to see her again, and to get some updated from Norway. Managed both dinner at funky ‘Hot stuff’ around the corner (trendy Indian place) and lunch at ‘the Fentiman Arms’ (very nice gastro-pub).

This weekend we spent ‘up north’ in Yorkshire. (Haven’t managed to work out how to link to my old entries, and will not even try with my few valuable minutes in the Library, but some of you might remember the old post on Jerveaulx Abbey.) Anyway, Tim had to give a lecture, which gave us the chance to go and see some countryside, including ruins of a 12th century Cistercian abbey (privately owned! this is so English!). Very nice, although I felt rather out of place (being half the age of everyone else — the audience was mainly from the Art Fund or the Ripon Cathedral patrons). Prize for anyone who can guess what souvenir we brought back with us!

A person in Tim’s close family passed away two weeks ago, so we’ll be going to Gloucestershire next weekend. Tim has been very upset and in complete shock these days, but hopefully things will seem a bit easier after the memorial. It’s been a rough month.