Sunday, April 28, 2019

Harrison Hot Springs etc

Richard and I went to Harrison Hot Springs this weekend to celebrate anniversary.
it was enjoyable, though I have a head cold. Because of this, I work up both night in middle of night and couldn't get back to sleep. So I went into the large closet-which had a light, and laid down in there with the extra blanket-to read myself back to sleep, then went back to king sized bed.
ON Saturday morning, I woke up and Richard was in the closet sleeping-he had woken up early.
I moved the blanket and pillow out of there in the morning before housekeeping came as I didn't want them to know we were weirdos.
Harrison makes me think  of old timey resorts-like in the Cat skills or something. At least what I think what I think they'd be like. It's a conglomerate of buildings of various ages, has big fireplace, dining room with live music, and lots of gardens. The flowers were quite lovely-lots tulips.
I think the job I'm in will go permanent, so I will have to decide whether I want to keep it or not-although I guess I could flunk interview etc., if I decide to apply. I'm getting used to not having crisis all the time-but do have to say I dislike doing project management plans-they seem full of ridiculous language.

Saturday, April 27, 2019

Oxford

We are having a great time in Oxford.  Anne and Del are excellent hosts, even with a baby to look after.  And of course Lachlan is just lovely. He’s very cute and nice and tubby as a baby should be. He’s getting to be very chatty. Yesterday he was sitting in his bouncer, talking away to the garbage can. He he started to get annoyed when it wouldn’t talk back. He’s also got lots of badger themed clothes, which are all very cute.

The trip to get here was long as usual. I thought going from the east coast would be better, but we had to fly from Halifax to Toronto, and then Toronto to London. Allie is having a little trouble walking long distances and walking quickly, and the WestJet people in Toronto were less than helpful about getting her in a wheelchair to go to our gate. Anyway, we made it, with only mo or panics about where to catch the easy bus in Gatwick. Allie is an excellent navigator, and quite calm in a crisis so that helped.

Yesterday we went to the museum of Science, and it was great. Einstein’s blackboard and some of the original penicillin mouldy from when they were figuring out how to mass produce it. We went back today as it is Marconi Day, and the Oxford and District Amature Radio Club had a special display.  Allie’s dad was big into ham radio, so Allie knew all the intelligent questions to ask. We also did some productive shopping at an Oxfam.