Beautiful Cambridge
Punting along the Cam
Brooklands Court where we lived
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Showing posts with label Brooklands Court. Show all posts
November 18, 2005
November 17, 2005
Arborial silhouettes
I like the whisps of cloud across the sky. I'm finding that phography is opening my eyes to beauty that I'd not normally notice.
November 16, 2005
October 30, 2005
October 09, 2005
Our life, boxed and sent to Cape Town for our move to Australia
Our flat is looking rather sparse now that all our stuff has been sent. Managed to cram it into 13 boxes!
September 06, 2005
August 14, 2005
Our Pride and Joy
You may remember we spoke about our Orchid back in May. Well, we're deligted that it has finally flowered with avengeance - 5 beautiful flowers and one bud still waiting to open. It's our surrogate baby (that's what happens when you have neither kids not pets) so we're feeling like proud parents!!
August 07, 2005
Cambridge Boot Sale
Had lots of fun selling all our surplus stuff at the boot sale today. Amazing how much junk you accumulate during 5 years. We made £ 250 and met some cool (and some very strange!) people. When we get to Australia, we'll definitely consider boot sales as a way of getting hold of some bargains.
May 16, 2005
Ally's little ones
Ally's surrogate babies are doing rather well. Her balcony plant, which we were convinced was dead, is reviving very nicely indeed and the orchid has it's first ever flower stem so we wait with bated breath for its blooming. Ally's love and nurturing is clearly paying off...
March 25, 2005
March 05, 2005
Snowy Cambridge
Well, they've been warning us about it for ages and today it finally snowed with gusto. Everything in Cambridge looked very different, clothed all white. Poor Ally wasn't too charmed though as she had to drive an hour and half to an interview through icy roads. It's snowing everywhere in Europe at the moment - I was in Gothenberg this week and I've rarely seen so much snow. We have a rather chilly weekend ahead. Unfortuntely I've come down with the dreaded lurgy (a nasty bout of flu that downed Ally for close to a week) so I think I'll be staying in.
January 29, 2005
Dinner party
We had my colleagues from work over for a dinner party on Friday night. A great fun and very boozy evening. It's good working with such a great group of people.
January 09, 2005
Ally's birthday
It's Ally's birthday tomorrow and Colleen's next week so we all got together for lunch in Cambridge to celebate. It's been a stormy day with ferocious gusts but we had a lovely day indoors. Before lunch, Ally and I did our tennis lessons and we're making good progress - though not quite Wimbledon standard yet.
December 26, 2004
Xmas in Cambridge
Xmas in Cambridge. The desert was particularly delicious - berry flan. Mmmmm! It's lovely having Kerry to stay - she'll be here for a few days.
December 18, 2004
Surfing in the buff
Sitting by the heater, doing some surfing... Oh for that South African tan to be back!!
November 29, 2004
September 27, 2004
Autumn evening in Cambridge
A photo from our balcony of the sun setting on a beautiful autumn evening. Just had dinner and are settling down for the night. What bliss.
July 11, 2004
Re-united
Marrianne arrived today from South Africa - it's great to see her again. Johnathon and Amanda and Geena (the dog) came round for dinner so it was like a mini reunion. Lots of fun and laughter and memories of the good old days in SA.
June 28, 2004
The Davidsons come to Cambridge
A sting in the chicken
We had Ally's aunt and family over for lunch on Sunday. The chap in the foreground is Bronwyn's fella - Mark. A great guy who shares my passion for techno gadgets so we always have lots to talk about. Ally did her speciaity: sweet and sour chicken done Naked Chef style. A fantastic dish with a little bit of a sting in it's tail: two red hot chillis in the sauce waiting for an unsuspecting victim. Like Russian roulette it is. We always wonder who's going to get it first. But, oh so delicious!
Rapscallion Connor
Carol and family regularly look after little Conner on Sundays while his mum works. So they brought him along for lunch. He'd slept during the car trip here so was full of energy by the time he arrived which he spent running around the house, scattering toys in his wake. A little rapscallion of note - but boy was he adorable. After lunch, we took him to the park for a run. He led us a merry dance around the play ground - and also got to feed the ducks.
Baby Hedgehog (later called Chuckles)
On our walk, we came upon a baby hedgehog that was about to try to cross a busy road. We looked everywhere for it's parents but no sign. Poor little thing - it was disoriented and not very happy. Carol is a sucker for raising little orphans of any description (she already has Indian Myna's and barn owls on her CV). We took him to the park with us, wrapped in a jersey, and he soon perked up with all the delicious flowers to eat - and a couple of sips of river water. By the time we got home, he was positively frisky and wolfed down mega portions of cat food. Carol will look after him till he's a little older, then re-introduce him into an area where he can find other hedgehog friends. Cute little thing...
We had Ally's aunt and family over for lunch on Sunday. The chap in the foreground is Bronwyn's fella - Mark. A great guy who shares my passion for techno gadgets so we always have lots to talk about. Ally did her speciaity: sweet and sour chicken done Naked Chef style. A fantastic dish with a little bit of a sting in it's tail: two red hot chillis in the sauce waiting for an unsuspecting victim. Like Russian roulette it is. We always wonder who's going to get it first. But, oh so delicious!
Rapscallion Connor
Carol and family regularly look after little Conner on Sundays while his mum works. So they brought him along for lunch. He'd slept during the car trip here so was full of energy by the time he arrived which he spent running around the house, scattering toys in his wake. A little rapscallion of note - but boy was he adorable. After lunch, we took him to the park for a run. He led us a merry dance around the play ground - and also got to feed the ducks.
Baby Hedgehog (later called Chuckles)
On our walk, we came upon a baby hedgehog that was about to try to cross a busy road. We looked everywhere for it's parents but no sign. Poor little thing - it was disoriented and not very happy. Carol is a sucker for raising little orphans of any description (she already has Indian Myna's and barn owls on her CV). We took him to the park with us, wrapped in a jersey, and he soon perked up with all the delicious flowers to eat - and a couple of sips of river water. By the time we got home, he was positively frisky and wolfed down mega portions of cat food. Carol will look after him till he's a little older, then re-introduce him into an area where he can find other hedgehog friends. Cute little thing...
June 13, 2004
Caroline comes to visit...
What a great friend!
Caroline visited us this weekend from Sweden which was a real treat. She arrived on Friday and left Sunday evening. She's wonderful fun and gave us a great excuse to get out a bit over the weekend and not get totally bogged down in Ally's HR annual plan which has to be in on Tuesday.
Granchester
This is why I adore Cambridge - what heritage, what culture we have on our doorstep! Granchester is a famous orchard in Cambridge where people have been having tea since 1868. In fact, over the years, more famous people have taken tea here than anywhere else in the world. E.M Forster, Rupert Brooke, Virginia Woolf, Bertrand Russel, Maynard Keynes - they all loved this place.
Ruper Brooke's poem "The old vicarage, Granchester", immortalises the afternoon tea in the orchard with lines like: "Stand the church clock at ten to three. And is there honey still for tea?"
Breakfast on the Balcony
We ate very well this weekend. Ally sent Caroline and me off to the shops on Saturday morning to buy a spot of lunch but that's always dangerous because we both love shopping. So we arrived back laden under bags of DVD's and CD's and at least a week's worth of food.
In Prague, on the spur of the moment, I decided I would go on a sugar diet for the month of June (only allowed natural sugars, no chocolate or ice cream etc.) I did this cause I realised i am addicted to sugar and that's it's probably not to healthy. God, it was hell for the first three days!!
I had a crazy craving for meringue and felt pretty grim. Now it's fine though, and I must say I have noticed a nice stabilising in my energy levels. Still, I can't wait for my reward at the end of the month - a big slab of chocolate is what I've promised myself!!!
La Tasca
On Saturday evening, we went La Tasca, to a great restaurant with Caroline in Cambridge that serves Spanish food. You get to order lots of little courses and then mix and match. Great dishes with exotic spanish names that the waiters know and no-one else can pronounce. The restaurant is very popular with a great vibe and is worth visiting if you are in Cambridge.
Caroline visited us this weekend from Sweden which was a real treat. She arrived on Friday and left Sunday evening. She's wonderful fun and gave us a great excuse to get out a bit over the weekend and not get totally bogged down in Ally's HR annual plan which has to be in on Tuesday.
Granchester
This is why I adore Cambridge - what heritage, what culture we have on our doorstep! Granchester is a famous orchard in Cambridge where people have been having tea since 1868. In fact, over the years, more famous people have taken tea here than anywhere else in the world. E.M Forster, Rupert Brooke, Virginia Woolf, Bertrand Russel, Maynard Keynes - they all loved this place.
Ruper Brooke's poem "The old vicarage, Granchester", immortalises the afternoon tea in the orchard with lines like: "Stand the church clock at ten to three. And is there honey still for tea?"
Breakfast on the Balcony
We ate very well this weekend. Ally sent Caroline and me off to the shops on Saturday morning to buy a spot of lunch but that's always dangerous because we both love shopping. So we arrived back laden under bags of DVD's and CD's and at least a week's worth of food.
In Prague, on the spur of the moment, I decided I would go on a sugar diet for the month of June (only allowed natural sugars, no chocolate or ice cream etc.) I did this cause I realised i am addicted to sugar and that's it's probably not to healthy. God, it was hell for the first three days!!
I had a crazy craving for meringue and felt pretty grim. Now it's fine though, and I must say I have noticed a nice stabilising in my energy levels. Still, I can't wait for my reward at the end of the month - a big slab of chocolate is what I've promised myself!!!
La Tasca
On Saturday evening, we went La Tasca, to a great restaurant with Caroline in Cambridge that serves Spanish food. You get to order lots of little courses and then mix and match. Great dishes with exotic spanish names that the waiters know and no-one else can pronounce. The restaurant is very popular with a great vibe and is worth visiting if you are in Cambridge.
