Crawling to Crawley

After running a marathon with Jude, and bringing half of the supermarket home on my back, I settled down with a book of photographs by Lady Hawarden - for that is the subject of my next lecture. Fascinating stuff. You see Clemintina, Viscountess Hawarden (1822-1865) was one of the pioneering women of British photography. Her subject? Sensual photographs of her daughters in theatrical poses taken in the isolation of their London home. Say no more.

This evening we ran the gauntlet of travelling by train to Crawley to surprise our friends Michael & Andre who were staying overnight at the airport hotel there en route to Las Vegas, all arranged via our co-conspirators Bob & Jacqui. Here we all are having some toast.

A great evening. The only fly in the ointment was having to rely on the vagaries of the great British rail network to get home. Needless to say it was a late one.