Well, that was exciting.
Those of you who are so bored that you've been reading these little missives will know that Tallulah and I went to Avebury last week on our annual use-up-our annual-leave break.
For those of you who don't know Avebury - it's a large stone circle and a world heritage site - see above pic:
Basically, imagine a bigger and more impressive version of Stonehenge that doesn't get the tourist trade because
a) it doesn't have the word 'stone' in the title
and
b) the Avebury builders couldn't be ars*d balancing rocks on top of one another like those flashy gits on Salisbury plain.
I've read that Stonehenge builders were real snobs and wouldn't give the Avebury builders the time of day. They would often sneer and look down on the Avebury builders because they wore unfashionable animal skins, ate the wrong kind of mud and used tools made out antlers from the wrong kind of deer.
I've read this mainly because I've just typed it.
Well, golly gosh. Now the Avebury chaps have got their own back because Avebury is an accessible and cherished part of it's own tiny community whereas Stonehenge is an isolated and inaccessible tourist trap with a mediocre gift shop. I bet the Stonehenge builders are turning in their funerary urns.
Before I get any messages from people who watch far too much 'Time Team' pointing out that Stonehenge and Avebury were built at different times and by people who didn't employ funerary urns I would draw your attention to the following points: Firstly - I don't care. Secondly - I really don't care. Thirdly - I really, really don't care.
(This has been an infomercial on the behalf of the blessedarethegeek "Stuff historical accuracy you beardie-weirdies!!!" campaign).
Anyway, Tallulah and I had a really great day in Avebury, hugging stones. Witness following pic of blessedarethegeek performing 80s pop star pose (with detail removed to protect my super identity):
Our day out in Avebury was followed by another day out in Bath and a visit to my family. The sky was blue and there was even an appearance by that beauteous blazing orb we know as the sun.
Oh yeah, Tallulah and I got engaged as well.
And on that tantalizing note, more soon...
