May 2007 Archives

... and a May Bank Holiday one to boot. Still, Saturday was dry so we got to stroll into town and returned with the revamped Walton and Frinton Gazette, the Guardian, essential groceries, a selection of traditional cakes from the baker's on the High Street and some Sweet Peas for BJH. Esconced in the caravan with all those goodies, we were able to snuggle under duvets and read and eat our way through the Sunday and Monday as the rain bucketed down, creating ornamental lakes all around the caravan park, including the Gyford caravan.

Back from a fantastic fortnight in Iran (more about that once I've downloaded and sorted through my 500+ photos).... Phil is spending the day in Bristol, but he left me a Welcome Home quest, consisting of fuschia kiss shaped post it notes hidden around the flat. So far I've found kisses:

- on the bathroom light switch
- in the washing basket
- on the washing machine door
- on the bedroom window frame
- on one of my bits of post that arrived while I was away
- under my pillow
- under the duvet on my side of the bed
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- inside the bathroom cabinet
- in one of my slipper socks
- in my dressing gown pocket (he knows me so well...)
- on one of the bits of Barbican-related blurb that arrived whilst I was away
- inside my Wild Frontiers travel folder
- inside the tea caddy
- inside the biscuit tub
- on the top of the bookshelves in the lounge
- on the lounge rug (with the info that the most recent episode of "The Apprentice" is in the VCR)
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- under the freeview remote control
- on the floor lamp light switch
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- in my left hand washing up glove
- on the wood panel ceiling in the kitchen
- in the le creuset pan
- in the cutlery drawer
- in the breadmaker
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- on the hot water cylinder
- at the back of the wardrobe
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- on the green lentil jar
- in the dishwasher
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- in my diary
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- in our mailbox
- in my coat pocket
- in the back of the under sink cupboard door
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- in the colander in the saucepan drawer
- tucked away in my knicker drawer
- in my beautiful blurb.com photobook Phil made for my birthday
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- on the side of the red geranium plant pot
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- on the lounge laptop keyboard
- in the drinks cabinet
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- in the veggie cookbook
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- in my photo printer

05 August 2007
- in the pocket of my short beige skirt (summer's finally shown up!!)

12 August 2007
- under my painted papier mache tea tray from Kerala

On our first day, in Tehran, we were treated to an evening show of electric thunderstorms complete with amazing lightening, together with a fresh fall of snow on the Alborz mountains from the previous day, and were welcomed in Hamedan with hailstones the size of Mint Imperials bouncing off the main roads!

There's a film festival on here, and Stan (our leader) has already been nabbed for an interview on the merits of guidebooks. Today was a scorcher, and Hamedan was a great first stop after the metropolis of Tehran - offering both ancient monuments (Ectabana mud brick built city excavations, the stone lion carving Alexander the Great commissioned to commemorate the death of one of his generals who died on the trek back from India ...) and a brilliant couple of hours exploring the bazaars and backstreets. I've got some fab photos for vol 2 of my travels :)