Sorry for the delay!

Oh my!  I hope we haven't lost any adoring fans since I haven't posted in a little while.  Things here have been hectic - since we last talked, I have been diving in deep end first to school, we found a place to live, we got cars, we had a quick window to London and John has FINALLY started his school programme (yes, sorry, I'm starting to spell in British now...)

The view from our front door

So - let's start with our new place.  John and I live in a suburb of Edinburgh, called Musselburgh (pronounced muscle-burr-ah or muscle-bra - either is acceptable).  This is a photo of what we see when we walk out our front door (which is in the back of the building). 

There's been a considerable amount to setup - electricity, Council Tax (what is that? And turns our we are exempt as students, yep!), oh yeah, and INTERNET!  It took a week but finally got setup with wifi - John was a happy camper.

Now, let's talk cars.  Here are pictures of both of our cars. 

John's car - isn't he cute?

My car - brand new Toyota Yaris

 

Driving on the other side was definitely weird at first (especially as a passenger), but it's starting to feel more normal.  Especially for John, as he went on an adventure up to the Highlands.  Without any wifi in our house, I encouraged him to get out and go have fun.  

John hiking in the Highlands

A few days later, we took the train down to London for the weekend.  The train was surprisingly fun - even though I did homework the entire way there and back.  But with wifi, a table, and an electrical outlet, it was easy to setup shop.  Here's a few touristy photos of our time there:

Being silly in my new raincoat - a necessary garment

Gate to Green Park (next to Buckingham Palace)

Victoria and Albert Museum (see next)

The gate in front of Buckingham Palace

Obligatory selfie in front of Buckingham Palace

Big Ben! (a.k.a. Elizabeth Tower)

Yes - I convinced John to see a show!

You're in the band! (Need to see the show or the movie)

But for the real reason we went - John wanted to go look at some furniture... yes, you heard that right, furniture.  So, there is a museum exhibit at the Albert & Victoria Museum that has a whole collection of old and new furniture.  With these photos, I am sure that John can draw some inspiration for his designs.  It actually turned out that there was a special plywood exhibit at the museum going on as well - really made me think again about this material!

A chair on display in the Plywood

exhibit - made from one piece

This table folds up to be a stacked cabinet or a table

A chair... of chairs?

Well, we miss everyone at home and wish you all well.  I hope to write more often, but with over 9 group projects left before the end of the semester - it wouldn't surprise me if the time gets away from me.  But I'll write when I can!

Alix and John out...