A day at the cricket in Canterbury with JJ and Fraser

Ascot, Wimbledon and Lettuces

Following on from Hamish, here are a few photos from my last month or so:

Ascot

Shane came to stay for a couple of days, and took up the vacant position on the couch. We had a fun day out at Ascot, hob-nobbing with the rich and famous - kind of! We were just in the cheap seats, but it was a fun afternoon anyway (despite the torrential down pour). I opted out of wearing a hat, but managed to keep my fascinator (otherwise known as my 'poof') securely fastened to my head for most of the day.

Sandy, Shane, G and Sarah:

Kate looking surprised, Nicky loving it:

G and Sarah (after the rain):

G, Nicky and Sarah:
Wimbledon

I decided to take an afternoon off work to go and see some tennis, and was lucky enough to choose the only non-rain affected day of the Championship. And I even managed to run into Alli while queuing :)

Saw some great games on the outside courts, and also got on to Court 1 later in the day to watch Davydenko:

My Lettuces

This photo was taken in the glory days of my lettuce horticulture - unfortunately most of them died soon after! We did manage to eat a couple, but after Hamish served them up one evening including the resident caterpillar, I was a bit turned-off!

I have a very friendly duck to help out with the watering duties:

Summer Solstice

Well, we've had a pretty neat time catching up with some old faces this summer. Dad has held the honorary flatmate title, claiming the airbed for most of the last month - it has also been great to catch up with Che and Erin, Shane, Sonya, Karl & Kim, Tala and Togs for a few pints along the way. Thanks so much for your visits.

Highlights of the last few weeks have included:

• A trip to Paris with Dad
• A roadie around Oxford, Bath and Stonehenge with Erin, Che & Dad
• A day at Ascot with Shane
• Day trips with Dad to Grenwich, HMS Belfast, the Cabinet War rooms
• Watching We Will Rock You and Spamalot in the West End
• Watching Le Tour de France kick off in Londres
• GLG being sold to Freedom Acquisition Holdings Limited and therefore soon to be listed on the NYSE
• Me now being close to broke because Dad has spent all my money on antique firearm accessories
• Powderfinger being voted the second best rock band ever (behind Guns n' Roses)

And the evidence in photos...

Paris:

West England trip:

London day-trips:

Beautiful people:

So what's next...after mucking us about for a couple of months our landlord has decided to sell and so we are on the move from Stepney Green - stay tuned...