Thursday

Meisha writes, "It was warm today--about 75. I didn't do much of note. After chatting with Dave about Gypsy (who hurt her neck) I went shopping for a few gifts, since most of the time I have been strolling the streets the shops have been closed or closing. I had some luck finding things. In the afternoon I worked with that database of wills I signed up for. Then during dinner (taco salad) Mark came by to tell me I could move tonight if I wanted and he gave me the key to the new apartment. So I spent the rest of the night cleaning up at the old place and moving to the new place. Here's what it looks like:"

Communing with Nature

Meisha writes, "This picture is of my duck friend. I had already finished eating my sandwich and banana when he came up to me and I unfortunately had nothing for him except the dark chocolate Kit-Kat I had bought for dessert. I thought it might be dangerous to give chocolate to a duck, especially one who was likely part dog (given the way he begged for food). He eventually went to see about getting leftovers from the other people eating on the same terrace. I also saw two ducks sleeping next to each other on the concrete walking bridge that goes from the library to the area where the Berrick Saul Building is. They were cuddled and facing different directions, so whenever someone walked by one or the other duck could open an eye and make sure the person passing wasn't a threat. Pretty cute."

Second Picture

Wednesday

Rather than waste your time with the story of the fiasco of mowing the hay field we try to call a lawn, here is what Meisha writes about her day: "I went to the University of York's Center for Medieval Studies (which is actually in the city at the King's Manor, next to the Art Museum) this morning to ask the secretary to put me on their E-mail list and she printed out a schedule of events for me as well. She let me know that the event going on this afternoon was open to the public, which was cool because it was about space. So I walked right to the bus stop and got on a bus headed for the University. Once there, the building wasn't too hard to find, with the help of the campus map. The first picture is of the Berrick Saul Building, where the symposium was held, and the second picture is specifically of the building's lecture hall (from the outside of course, with some nice bright red coral bells in the foreground.) The event was listed as a Graduate Student Seminar, which to me means a course for grad students, but it was actually a grad student symposium or conference that went from 2-5pm, with 6 speakers. It was called 'Holy Space and the Senses,' so it was right up my alley and very interesting. I got some interesting ideas and introduced myself to two people to whom I gave my card (thanks, Dad, fort making the cards!)."

My Bags Are Packed And I'm Ready to Go

By 10:00 (York time) I was on my way back to London. The train was very crowded and I had to stand all the way, which I didn't really mind because I knew I would be a lot of sitting before the over long day was over. Upon reaching London I grabbed a little lunch at a Portuguese places called Nando's before hopping on the underground to get to Heathrow. My flight wasn't until 17:15 (that's 5:15pm) so I had a bit of a wait but reading The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England kept me occupied. Other than a little more turbulence than usual, the flight was uneventful. We arrived on time and by 9:00 Art had picked me up and we were on our way. He dropped me off at my in-laws where Nancy was waiting to take me the rest of the way home. We arrived at 1:00am, which would be 5:00am York time.
Meanwhile back in York Meisha was slaving away in the Explore Centre.

One Last Snickleway (for Me Anyway)

Yes, we discovered one more.

My Bags Are Packed And I'm Ready to Go

We decided to go back to St. Mary's for our parting "shot" since that was the first place we explored when we arrived two weeks ago.