spring isn't here (yet), but...
...cherry blossoms are blooming! it all started thursday, when i ventured down high street towards the botanical gardens and saw that -- lo! -- the cherry blossom tree next door to university church is completely in bloom! deep pink flowers are pretty much covering the tree, and it makes me really happy. so imagine my disbelief when i wandered into the botanical gardens and found a small patch of beautiful purple irises blooming, and when i walked past st edward's school this morning and saw daffodils.... and then saw a few yellow tulips... and more cherry blossoms all along woodstock road. spring is coming! it's overcast today, but the clouds are high and it's bright. can't wait till i can rock my california sunglasses down the street without looking like an utter vampire.
in terms of birthday news, did a wee bit of shopping this morning -- a 30 pound blouse on sale for 3 quid (mwah-hah-hah-hah. i truly am the queen of bargain shopping) and a couple pairs of super big earrings for a pound each. then i went out, bought myself a copy of persuasion, as every copy at the local library was sold out, and went out for "cream tea" (tea + scones) over at the mitre, which is one of the oldest restaurants in oxford, dating back to the fifteenth century. the tea was good, as were the scones, and the devonshire cream + strawberry jam were fantastic, and i got through a good four or five chapters of persuasion before i finally called it quits. so, now i'm back in the room, though i am feeling restless, so i might possibly go out for another walk (this time in flats, as i just ran around in my really pretty but really high heels, and i think my feet could use a break), maybe back to the botanical gardnes or to christ church meadow, or something pretty like that. and then tonight tom and i are headed back to the old law library at magdelen college for wine tasting classes, part two. i hear we're going to be tasting a variety of about 7 or 8 wines, and talking a lot about technical matters: corking, barrelling, etc. tomorrow shall be a 'working in earnest' day, for val and i have decided to go to london on monday, as i need a change of scenery and we can both use a bit of a distraction from life. tomorrow is also my birthday (!!!), and so the alcove, along with a few designated friends, will be cooking dinner and such. huzzah! fun times, coming up. in terms of london, we'll probably take off somewhere in the morning, possibly dragging along luke as our guide, and we shall find our way to westminster abbey, possibly the houses of parliament, and (if time allows), to do a bit of wine tasting at vinopolis. whoo! should prove to be a fun-filled day. however, in order to justify the fun times, i have to get some work done. so i am off once more, heading to the gardens or to the meadows, to read and write and contemplate life.....
in terms of birthday news, did a wee bit of shopping this morning -- a 30 pound blouse on sale for 3 quid (mwah-hah-hah-hah. i truly am the queen of bargain shopping) and a couple pairs of super big earrings for a pound each. then i went out, bought myself a copy of persuasion, as every copy at the local library was sold out, and went out for "cream tea" (tea + scones) over at the mitre, which is one of the oldest restaurants in oxford, dating back to the fifteenth century. the tea was good, as were the scones, and the devonshire cream + strawberry jam were fantastic, and i got through a good four or five chapters of persuasion before i finally called it quits. so, now i'm back in the room, though i am feeling restless, so i might possibly go out for another walk (this time in flats, as i just ran around in my really pretty but really high heels, and i think my feet could use a break), maybe back to the botanical gardnes or to christ church meadow, or something pretty like that. and then tonight tom and i are headed back to the old law library at magdelen college for wine tasting classes, part two. i hear we're going to be tasting a variety of about 7 or 8 wines, and talking a lot about technical matters: corking, barrelling, etc. tomorrow shall be a 'working in earnest' day, for val and i have decided to go to london on monday, as i need a change of scenery and we can both use a bit of a distraction from life. tomorrow is also my birthday (!!!), and so the alcove, along with a few designated friends, will be cooking dinner and such. huzzah! fun times, coming up. in terms of london, we'll probably take off somewhere in the morning, possibly dragging along luke as our guide, and we shall find our way to westminster abbey, possibly the houses of parliament, and (if time allows), to do a bit of wine tasting at vinopolis. whoo! should prove to be a fun-filled day. however, in order to justify the fun times, i have to get some work done. so i am off once more, heading to the gardens or to the meadows, to read and write and contemplate life.....
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