NUTS roasting, on an open fire.

That subject is a Lawyer family inside joke. I'm sorry if you're not on the inside, but it's really funny. You're missing out.

I was a block away from the Queen today! It is Remembrance Sunday, so many many proud people attended the solemn ceremony on Whitehall Street. Patriotism is interesting in a country that has been involved in such a long history of wars and service. The ceremony was obviously well rehearsed probably because it's been an annual tradition for 87 years. I'm guessing that the metal detectors at the entrance to Whitehall are a more recent addition to the ceremony. The Queen was the first of many to lay a wreath in memory of troops on the Centograph. There was a long moment of silence sandwiched in the middle of great live British band music and some occasional bagpipes.

It's beginning to look a little bit like Christmas in London! Oxford Street is decorated and everyone is strongly urged to be a busy Christmas shopper. The window displays are particularly festive. The multiple ice rinks are popular and well zambonied. And most importantly, I bought roasted chestnuts from a street vendor guy outside the British Museum! And while we're preemptively celebrating things, let me inform you that there's only 44 days until the new year!! Happy Easter!!

Internship - day 1

Although I had to say goodbye to dad this morning, I had a pretty great time at my internship. My supervisor took me on an art delivery mission. We packed up his car with bubble wrapped art and drove to a children's museum on Old Kent Road. Then we collected some more art for the same museum at a special art storage facility. I stayed at the children's art museum for the rest of the day. The people at this museum are very young and friendly. They are busy putting together an exhibit called "X marks the spot" which will explore the idea of maps. First, they put me to work documenting the art pieces that we delivered into a table which reminded me a lot of my TSG summer job. Other than that, I drank a lot of tea, got to know my coworkers, and eventually I got involved in the exhibit construction! I made a palm leaf out of green tissue paper and twigs. So far, they haven't noticed how dreadful my artistic skills are.

I'm looking forward to the rest of my week at the children's museum, then I'll head back to my original supervisor at the Cuming Museum for more adventures in artgalleryland.

pinky swear

I promise - a post about my BRILLIANT time in Yorkshire/dales/moors is in the works. for now, CHECK THIS OUT: