Monthly Archives: July 2002

Not home alone

Posted on July 28, 2002 by Gary

Up at 8am and slowly worked into the day. I went and collected the puppies at 11:30. Had a weird taxi driver who reminded me of Boris Karloff – not in a nice way. The puppies had charmed all the … Continue reading →

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Going home

Posted on July 27, 2002 by Gary

Up at 7 to pack and pull down the tent. Managed to fit everything back in, which surprised me. Left Fishbourne at 9, saying goodbye to those that have remained to work the weekend as volunteers. Had only 10 minute … Continue reading →

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Lesson in environmental archaeology

Posted on July 26, 2002 by Gary

And so, our final day. We started with a session with Naomi on environmental archaeology which is the study of how the environment can be used to study human impact. We got to look at lots of bones – birds, … Continue reading →

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Mosaic moving

Posted on July 25, 2002 by Gary

There was a lot of after-the-burglary chat all day today. Steve said we should have woken him up because, being a policeman, he would have been given back a holiday and been paid heaps of overtime for the arrest. Apparently … Continue reading →

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Dumb criminal

Posted on July 24, 2002 by Gary

Got quite pissed at the pub last night and consequently feeling a bit seedy this morning. Who am I kidding, I’m feeling a LOT seedy this morning. We’ve got a lesson on small finds this morning which is a nice … Continue reading →

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Total station lesson

Posted on July 23, 2002 by Gary

Slept a little better last night. A few aches and pains from bending over the shovel and mattocking but nothing debilitating. I’ve eaten my oats and I’m drinking my second coffee. Steve has just said he’s going to Tesco’s to … Continue reading →

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In the dirt

Posted on July 22, 2002 by Gary

Slept pretty badly. Ground not very springy beneath my thin bed roll. Every couple of hours my body would complain and I’d roll over, which woke me up. Eventually rose at 7 properly and had my first can of coffee. … Continue reading →

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My first dig

Posted on July 21, 2002 by Gary

Up at 6.30. I don’t know why. It just happened. Left the key with Katie and told everyone about the guy coming for Sidney on Monday – mainly so Dick doesn’t “duff ‘im up”. Finally hoisted my pack and hit … Continue reading →

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The poodles’ first bath

Posted on July 8, 2002 by Gary

They both hated it, as only dogs who are quite happy to jump in smelly muddy puddles can do. Afterwards they both had a thorough brushing from Mirinda turning them into fluffy, soft, nice smelling puppies. I finished the shelves … Continue reading →

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Not seeing badgers

Posted on July 6, 2002 by Gary

A glorious sleep in. Awake at 8:30am feeling actually rested. I spent most of the morning cleaning up the house (Mirinda was busy marking) and generally shifting bits of paper around, something my time in the public service more than … Continue reading →

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