Showing posts with label Winchester. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Winchester. Show all posts

Friday, 15 June 2012

Home Style Catch Up.

I am half way through what is shaping up to be a very, very hectic June. It started with copious and various parties, including Liverpool's latest student night: Untitled (run by my friend, Hasan!). I won't bore you about those parties, they were mostly drunken slurs of sweaty bodies jumping up and down to music, but I will provide a sneaky pic of what clobber I donned.

Ooh err you can see my brazier!

Can anyone else see the 'orb' over Rachel's eye? Is it Felix coming out to play for one last time? This is probably the last photo you'll see of that living room as we are all soon to move out!

What else? What else? Well I went home for the first time in two months, which, although short, was lovely! I got to see the family I didn't get to see at Easter, got a nice lunch by the marina in Warsash, and took a trip to Winchester with my darling sister.
I can't decide if I want to live in this house or one nearer the river...

So tomorrow I'm off on a two week dig on the Isle of Man - I'll do a little overview of those shenanigans when I return. And then it's the big move. Well, it's not a big move as such as I'm only moving four streets down the road but without the aid of a car it'll be strenuous to say the least! One last thing before I sign off to live in a hole: I'll leave you a (more than obvious) clue as to a new venture myself and a colleague are hoping to go into...

I hope W/S magazine don't mind me nicking this! (Check out Winchester Fashion Week! Almost over!)

Sunday, 3 July 2011

Hats Off To Winchester!

Yesterday, Saturday 2nd July, I happened to be in Winchester for the annual picnic for the Southampton branch of Young Archaeologists Club; it also happened to be the annual Winchester Hat Fair, and the two together made for a lovely day in the sun!



Now in it's 36th year the three day festival celebrates street art in all shapes and sizes. I caught a few shows between picnicking and touring Winchester but the crowds made it very hard to get a good look!

The festival is family friendly so most of the shows had a comedic sense to them...


...Whilst others had a mission to save the world by turning their kitchen into a moving, musical instrument!



The festival spread across the entire town, but the main focus was in the Cathedral grounds. You couldn't walk down a narrow medieval road without bumping into a show, whether it be juggling by the Pentice on the Highstreet or a tango in the backstreets. The performers came from all over the world and showcased a wide range of talents, such as the French slapstick performers...



...Or just your dad being pulled up onto centre stage for some dance lessons!



Even inpromptu performances sprang up as friends came together over a pint of cider and a guitar session in the heat of an English summer, some in the most gentlemanly way possibly - pipe and all!


The weather really aided this event but if the sun shines next year I will be certainly packing a picnic (maybe a bottle of Pimms?) and heading to Winchester to enjoy the show!