September 2013: Carpets, Segways, and Cats
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iguanaThis month started off with -- and wow, it's easy to forget how hard getting the painting done has been -- getting the carpets fitted in my house! It's just the kitchen/dining area and the second bedroom to do now, and I'm working on getting a kitchen fitter organised, which is proving harder than it should be. I'm going to take some 'after' photos and do a before/after collage using the estate agent photos of the place.
For my birthday, Emily took me Segwaying at Go Ape in Langley, Buckinghamshire. We arrived early and had a lovely sunny walk around the lake and some of the woodland there, then checked in for the Segway woodland tour. The Segways themselves were surprisingly easy to get the hang of, and we had a lot of fun in our little group of four people trundling around the woodland paths. It was mostly sunny, and our wheels were kicking up golden fallen leaves as we scooted along. At one point we had a little downpour which was awesome to breeze through. All-in-all it was a great day out!
Mum and Dad had everyone over for dinner last weekend. Dad cooked boeuf en daube and a delicious aubergine and mozzerella dish for Emily and half of my plate (and for themselves the next day). We saw their photos of Rome, which had some nice architecture, and had a good afternoon catching up.
The day afterwards, Emily and I went to Kew Gardens, and by coincidence ran into Emily's aunt and uncle, who were visiting London that day! They bought us some sorbet, and we discovered a new part of Kew that we hadn't seen before.
This weekend we're relaxing at Emily's mum's, enjoying the company of cats and picking various fruit and veg. Today we fired up the pizza oven for lunch and had three rounds of pizza along with some damper, before making a rain shelter for the oven.
And finally, I have eventually chosen and bought a new camera! It's a Canon EOS 100D. So have some selected photos of Bentley Woods, where we went on Saturday.
Also, because this is actually what cameras are for, have some photos of Emily's cats. (And a sunrise.)
For my birthday, Emily took me Segwaying at Go Ape in Langley, Buckinghamshire. We arrived early and had a lovely sunny walk around the lake and some of the woodland there, then checked in for the Segway woodland tour. The Segways themselves were surprisingly easy to get the hang of, and we had a lot of fun in our little group of four people trundling around the woodland paths. It was mostly sunny, and our wheels were kicking up golden fallen leaves as we scooted along. At one point we had a little downpour which was awesome to breeze through. All-in-all it was a great day out!
Mum and Dad had everyone over for dinner last weekend. Dad cooked boeuf en daube and a delicious aubergine and mozzerella dish for Emily and half of my plate (and for themselves the next day). We saw their photos of Rome, which had some nice architecture, and had a good afternoon catching up.
The day afterwards, Emily and I went to Kew Gardens, and by coincidence ran into Emily's aunt and uncle, who were visiting London that day! They bought us some sorbet, and we discovered a new part of Kew that we hadn't seen before.
This weekend we're relaxing at Emily's mum's, enjoying the company of cats and picking various fruit and veg. Today we fired up the pizza oven for lunch and had three rounds of pizza along with some damper, before making a rain shelter for the oven.
And finally, I have eventually chosen and bought a new camera! It's a Canon EOS 100D. So have some selected photos of Bentley Woods, where we went on Saturday.
Also, because this is actually what cameras are for, have some photos of Emily's cats. (And a sunrise.)
