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(Not to mention three days before Yule!)
Good evening, gentle readers! I hope that you are all having a lovely holiday season so far and that -- whatever Decemberween festivities you partake in -- your plans are coming along swimmingly!
Life here in the City of Dreaming Spires is good, if a bit hectic. Our own preparations have been coming along well, though there is much buying of gifts left to be done! About a fortnight ago, we purchased our Yule tree -- a beautiful Nordman Fir -- so Chiron Beta Prime is well decorated for the season.
Speaking of which, here is a virtual Yule card for all of you who are still out there in LJ-land! This picture was taken in our living room three nights ago, on Sunday evening. Please to enjoy!
(click on picture for full version)
Actually, tis very similar to a shot that I posted in 2011. You can find that entry here. Heh. Is actually somewhat amusing to look at the two side-by-side. Remember those games in the newspaper when you were a kid? The ones where there would be two cartoon panels, and you were supposed to spot the subtle differences between them? This is sort of like that. Go on, click the link and check it out for yourself! (It's okay; I'll wait...)
What else have we been up to besides decorating our flat? Well, last night, my beloved![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
cheshcat and I went to the carol service in the Chapel Royal, at Hampton Court Palace. Built for Henry VIII -- and currently the property of his great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandneice, Elizabeth II -- the chapel is a breathtaking setting, with a particularly magnificent ceiling. Again, don't take my word for it; see for yourself here:
The next two days, I will be attending the NuPhys 2013 meeting in London. After that, the festivities really kick in. Yule ritual in Oxford on Friday; Solstice morning at Stonehenge again on Saturday, followed by a carol singalong at the Royal Albert Hall; then a screening of "It's a Wonderful Life" in Greenwich with friends on Sunday. My darlingmiss_amaranth is hosting a holiday feast at the House of the Rising Bun on Monday evening... which takes us to Christmas Eve and Day. Those will be spent celebrating in Oxford with my dearest cheshcat; then on Boxing Day, we jet off to the States.
For those who are interested in seeing everyone's favourite Nomad during his 2013/14 USA Winter Tour, here is my planned itinerary:
Most of this time has already been planned, but if you want to catch me as I zip on through your area, drop me a comment and let me know!
Chicago people -- take note! The Chicagoland portion of the trip is the only bit still entirely unplanned... so that leaves three free days to grab a Nomad! Due to the 2012 decomissioning of the Event Horizon, it has been over a year since I have been back to the great state of Illinois, and there are lots of awesome people there that I miss. So if you are one of them, and you want a visiting Nomad, do speak up!
Right. On that note, I'm going to call it a night. Need to wake up way too early tomorrow morning. So sleep well, dear friends, and I hope to see many of you soon!
Good evening, gentle readers! I hope that you are all having a lovely holiday season so far and that -- whatever Decemberween festivities you partake in -- your plans are coming along swimmingly!
Life here in the City of Dreaming Spires is good, if a bit hectic. Our own preparations have been coming along well, though there is much buying of gifts left to be done! About a fortnight ago, we purchased our Yule tree -- a beautiful Nordman Fir -- so Chiron Beta Prime is well decorated for the season.
Speaking of which, here is a virtual Yule card for all of you who are still out there in LJ-land! This picture was taken in our living room three nights ago, on Sunday evening. Please to enjoy!
(click on picture for full version)
Actually, tis very similar to a shot that I posted in 2011. You can find that entry here. Heh. Is actually somewhat amusing to look at the two side-by-side. Remember those games in the newspaper when you were a kid? The ones where there would be two cartoon panels, and you were supposed to spot the subtle differences between them? This is sort of like that. Go on, click the link and check it out for yourself! (It's okay; I'll wait...)
What else have we been up to besides decorating our flat? Well, last night, my beloved
cheshcat and I went to the carol service in the Chapel Royal, at Hampton Court Palace. Built for Henry VIII -- and currently the property of his great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandneice, Elizabeth II -- the chapel is a breathtaking setting, with a particularly magnificent ceiling. Again, don't take my word for it; see for yourself here:The next two days, I will be attending the NuPhys 2013 meeting in London. After that, the festivities really kick in. Yule ritual in Oxford on Friday; Solstice morning at Stonehenge again on Saturday, followed by a carol singalong at the Royal Albert Hall; then a screening of "It's a Wonderful Life" in Greenwich with friends on Sunday. My darling
miss_amaranth is hosting a holiday feast at the House of the Rising Bun on Monday evening... which takes us to Christmas Eve and Day. Those will be spent celebrating in Oxford with my dearest cheshcat; then on Boxing Day, we jet off to the States.For those who are interested in seeing everyone's favourite Nomad during his 2013/14 USA Winter Tour, here is my planned itinerary:
- 26 Dec - 28 Dec: New York City with friends
- 29 Dec - 30 Dec: New York City with Mom
- 31 Dec - 01 Jan: Philadelpha for New Years at Asylum House
- 02 Jan: Driving to Michigan (with gyades)
- 03 Jan - 04 Jan: East Lansing, Michigan (to visit the wonderful tawneypup and the rest of the Lansing Pagan Village crowd)
- 05 Jan - 07 Jan: Chicagoland
- 08 Jan: Flying back to Merry Olde England
Most of this time has already been planned, but if you want to catch me as I zip on through your area, drop me a comment and let me know!
Chicago people -- take note! The Chicagoland portion of the trip is the only bit still entirely unplanned... so that leaves three free days to grab a Nomad! Due to the 2012 decomissioning of the Event Horizon, it has been over a year since I have been back to the great state of Illinois, and there are lots of awesome people there that I miss. So if you are one of them, and you want a visiting Nomad, do speak up!
Right. On that note, I'm going to call it a night. Need to wake up way too early tomorrow morning. So sleep well, dear friends, and I hope to see many of you soon!
