Fancy Cars

Myself and Hugh went driving cars in an abandoned airfield outside Oxford yesterday. It was with a company called U Drive Cars. They have a range of kick ass cars, and you can take your choice of cars out for a few laps with a professional driver as a passenger to make sure you don't plough yourself into a wall somewhere. Hugh drove a silver one, a red one and a green one. For any more detailed information you'll have to ask the man himself. One was a ferrari and one was a James Bond car. Here's Hugh with all of them.




Hugh didn't drive this one, but I thought it was hilarious. It's some form of crazy English car.

Sleepy puppies

These are Hugh's parents' puppies. We rented a boat recently and they were good as gold on board. They alternated between ripping things up and sleeping, but at least they weren't running around or jumping out. The first puppy is Jaffa. She is small but diabolically clever. The next is Beamer who is a real pedigree looking beagle, and Jaffa's Igor type servant.

Godmanchester

Hugh's family had a big house party a few weekends back. Ian and Roisin came to visit us for it. We took a rowing boat out in Finsbury Park near our flat, and we got mobbed by baby swans looking for food. Ian managed to pet one but the rest of us chickened out for fear of having our hands pecked off.


Then on the way to Hugh's parent's house we had to go through a field of huge cows who took rather a fancying to Ian and Roisin. There were also millions of rabbits in this field which we tried chasing, but they are fierce quick. And Ian tried to catch a squirrel, but it was like lightening.


One of the neighbours in Godmanchester rebuilds monster trucks and he has a yard full of them. Here's Roisin expressing her disbelief.

Maple Tree Race

The race is on here in XBridge to grow the fastest Maple tree. My friend Kat went home for a visit and came back with some Canadian Maple tree seeds. One set has gone to the BView developers, one set has gone to us. So we have gotten off to a flying start and have already planted the little fellas in a little compost pellet thingy (technical term). More progress as it unfolds...