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To take advantage of our newly acquired car, we headed off for a day in the Cotswolds. more

The British media really only cover Australia when there are major political events, disasters, or "man bites kangaroo" stories. more

On Saturday our friends Val and Paul took us to see Alan Bennett's The Habit of Art, at the National Theatre in London. more

We only had little bits of time to see Birmingham more

eating fresh jam the next morning

Our friend Selma from Australia arrived last Saturday morning. She only had a day and a half here, so we whisked her off immediately, before jet lag could set in. We cycled up the Thames to Medley Manor Farm, where we picked blackberries and raspberries and strawberries and broad beans, and then had lunch in the Perch Inn. more

Europython 2010 was conveniently in Birmingham — an hour forty by bus — and Camilla was going with two of her colleagues, so I tagged along. As a sysadmin I've never done any large-scale programming, but Python has been my programming language of choice for fifteen years. more

For five and a half years now I've been using an Olympus E-1, which as digital cameras go is now something of an antique, since it was released seven years ago. more

Gabi was our first visitor, but she stayed with my sister. So Matthew and Colene were our first house guests, staying for two days as part of a trip around the UK and Europe. more

I bought myself a bicycle to replace the one that was stolen, and have been cycling around for a couple of weeks now. more

I've adjusted to thinking in pounds and not converting prices to Australian dollars, at least for daily life. more