A busy weekend

Considering that teaching is supposed to be one of the most stressful jobs, I don't think things are going too badly for me. I am enjoying it, I like my pupils, the school and my colleagues, I haven't lost my voice yet, and I don't even have to do all that much preparation. I even managed to have a completely work-free weekend!

On Saturday, I went to London with some friends to see the National Theatre of Scotland's excellent production of the Bacchae, at the Lyric Hammersmith. It was funny and very very upsetting towards the end, well worth the effort! After that, I decided that, since I had come all the way into London, I would explore the new Whole Foods on Kensington High Street, the first to open in the UK. I almost wished I hadn't. I felt like Stendhal on his first visit to Florence: too much, too much! They had an entire wall of chocolate products! The cakes! The vegetables! The different varieties of milk, eggs, tomatoes, an aisle full of olive oil, hundreds of cheeses, a huge variety of fresh food, a restaurant.... It happened to be close to dinner-time, and I just felt weak at the knees. I didn't even buy anything; it was too overwhelming. I left for the long journey home, thoroughly depressed at the thought of the average British supermarket.

On Sunday morning I went to the local organic food market, a nice cycling ride away. It's only a small market, but I enjoy going there, because the atmosphere is so much friendlier than in that above-mentioned average supermarket. A friend of mine suggested going punting, which we did, using the last day of summer-like weather of this year, it seems. At night, we decided to splash out and have dinner at a fantastic Lebanese restaurant.

I also put the finishing touches to the chest of drawers, which is now gracing our bedroom.




Say it with me: Din-ky.....
I'm now wanting to get back to work on my quilt, but I'm also trying to read Atonement, so that I can go and see the film before it leaves the cinemas! I suppose I'd better get back to it, then....