Warmer weather

The weather has turned bright and warm over the last few days.

Last weekend was great just to sit out in the backyard in the warm sunshine while earlier this week I had to go for a walk at lunchtime the day was so bright and clear and the sun so lovely and warm. Yesterday got up to 15 degrees.

But while spring has signaled its welcomed arrival unfortunately we are still in for a touch of winter early next week. Hopefully it wont be too long.

Bring on the warmth!

Stomp

Last Friday was the birthday of Holly, Natalie's sister.

To celebrate we went into the city and saw 'Stomp'. It is percussion performed on stage using unusual everyday items including brooms, 44 gallon drums, bins, and more. It is hard to really describe but you can learn more about Stomp through its official site.

I really enjoyed it. There was some great interaction with the audience as well which made it more than just a performance. But while the performers got the audience involved they spoke not a word. Everything was done through their percussion playing.

We saw Johnny... get injured

Last Saturday Natalie and I visited our good friend Jo, who lives out at Reading. As part of our visit we all went along to watch London Irish play the Newcastle Falcons in the local rugby competition. The Newcastle team featured former Wallaby, Matthew Burke and Wallaby nemesis, Johnny Wilkinson. There were also several other England representatives in the two sides.

Unfortunately Burkey didn't play his best and lo-and-behold Johnny Wilkinson got injured (which seems to be all he can do since he single-handedly won the last Rugby World Cup for England.

There was some good rugby played though the game overall wasn't great, with the Irish always looking like comfortable winners.

But that didn't spoil it. It was a fine, sunny day and the stadium was nice and the company even better.

A right royal treat

Towards the end of February I treated Natalie to a night out in London. We had thought about getting away but the hassles of traveling on a Friday night and then returning Sunday meant that we wanted to stay local.

So I found a really good deal at a 5-star hotel in central London. We were treated to a champagne breakfast on the Saturday morning (with far too much food for Natalie and I to consume) but not before having nice chocolates, a dozen red roses and champagne waiting for us in our room when we arrived.

We had a great dinner also at a restaurant called Rhodes W1. It is a funky environment but the food is great.

Pictures soon...