The Tate Modern Weekend

Last Saturday i went to the Tate Modern...which is a huge modern art museum on the Thames southbank...it used to be a huge powerstation in the old days. i got to see Picaso, Andy Warhol, Renouir?, and lots of other crazy stuff...one of the art installments are 3 slipperyslides...one is 5 stories high and you can ride them, though the crowds put me off lining up.
I met up with Kerri Lucisano...a friend from back home and previous fellow workmate too! we strolled around the museum and since she is an art teacher, she was like my own personal guide around the place...it was awesome!! we met up with mel at lunch and then headed to Borough markets for a stroll and afternoon tea. Borough markets is a big fresh food market for gormet food from all over the place.
Sunday, Mel and i went into London and got involved in a bit of St Patricks day celebrations (watched some irish dancing and stuff) then cause it was soooo cold we went and watched a movie 'Becoming Jane' loosley based on the life of Jane Austin. I actually enjoyed it.
School holidays in less then 2 weeks...going to Edinburgh with Naomi and Fiona for Easter...yeah!

here are some pictures of the Surrey countryside and little towns Shere and Peaslake

this is a World War relic... a soldiers (piquet?) look out post over the rolling Surrey hills...don't know if the kids knew the significance, but they decided to eat their lunch on top of it.

Duke of Edinburgh Weekend

The weather was great but a little cool...no rain for once AND how civilised is this...the teachers had lunch at a little pub and a cooked breakfast in 'Shere' the village where apparently movie 'the holiday' was filmed, AND we didn't have to walk with the kids...we got around in the school buses checking up on their progress!! it was great!! and the campsite had flushing toilets and running hot water!!!....luxury plus! some beautiful veiws of the hills of Surrey.

it was very muddy tho...it reminded me of 'monty python's search for the holy grail'...the line...'must be a king'...'whys that'...'cause he's not covered in shit'...we were not kings.

i slept well because i only had two hours sleep before the hike...went out friday night...started off at a nice club and ended up at the kitsch retro club that ever graced this earth...only plus was that it was walking distance from home.

there are more pics but i'm having real trouble posting them this week....so i'll keep you all posted :)

Front of the house

Here is a lovely pic of the front of our little Victorian terrace in Clapham North...the one in the middle of course

my Bevis and Butthead moment

I know this is completely unPC and really childish and imature...but...

This one is for Ben and Linda who i know will appreciate it's humour...(insert Bevis and Butthead laugh here)...heh heh heh