Thursday, July 06, 2006

THE PARENT TRIP

Quick--before I leave--when I should be sleeping or packing or something--I'm gonna post some pics from my parents' visit. We went on a beautiful walk at Rhossili and Mewslade Bay on the Gower Peninsula:

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We also visited a great castle in Chepstow, and went to the Museum of Welsh Life at St. Fagan, but I don't have any pictures of those handy.

And then we went to London and saw:

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(Photo by Appalachia Mom)

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(Photo by Appalachia Dad)

Bye, Mom and Dad. I had fun and I wish we had more time.
TERRIBLE BLOGGER

Okay, so I didn't finish the Czech hospital story. I will at some point. Unfortunately, I just haven't had time or been in the mood. My parents came to visit last week, and we wandered all around south Wales and London and had a grand ol' time and tired ourselves completely out and ate good food. I might even post some pictures sometime. They're home again now and I've spent this week getting things in order to go do my dissertation research in Cornwall.

So you see, I haven't time to tell you about evil Czech guy or friendly doctor pill hander outer because I'm leaving town tomorrow again. I'll be staying in a scrungy caravan in a barn (yep, it got kicked by a horse and is in the barn temporarily!) on a very cool farm that runs a community woodland and makes excellent rustic furniture. I'll also be going to the Liskeard Agricultural Show on Saturday and I can't wait--flower arranging and pie contests and little kids with animals in costumes. Oh yeah, and networking and learning things from the farmers. Then I'll spend the next 2-3 weeks interviewing farmers and suppliers about the hospital food procurement system as a viable market opportunity (or not).

I realize I am a terrible blogger and never tell you about travel adventures or school mate gossip or drinking stories or even commentary on the world around me. But really, this is just to say "hi, I'm still here" to those far away. I'll be more creative when I'm able.