Swans

I went into Thetford today for a volunteer meeting at Ancient House. The meeting started at the same time that the museum opened and since I was there half an hour early (due to the train schedule), I couldn't get in. So I went for a walk by the river. There were several swans in the river and I was impressed by how they could stay in one place if they wanted to even though the current seemed strong. As I walked along I came upon a pair of swans that decided to follow me. They just swam along beside me. And one swan let out a short "merp" every few seconds to make sure that I had noticed them. Alas, I did not have any food so my friends eventually lost interest.

On anther note, now that the website is up and running I have arranged for http://www.voxfabularum.com to be the home address. If you have saved the address I was previously linking to, it will no longer work.

Two Swans

John and I got up early, ate breakfast at the hotel one last time, and checked out! We left our luggage at the front desk while we walked to the rental agency wearing our back packs to make us look more homeless. We had a real hobo look going today, I in my patched jeans and John with his not-shaved-since-the-move facial scruffery.

The woman we have been dealing with talked to us and said we should be able to move in tomorrow, but they are consulting with the landlord about minor things that need repairs/cleaning.

John and I moved our stuff to Ashby and Christine's flat. They were kind enough to offer to let us stay with them and store stuff as we are going through this transition.

While we were at lunch we got a call from the rental agency. The landlord does not want us to move in before the repairs are completed. So now, we are told Thursday is the earliest we can move. We are very thankful that we have a place to stay for now, especially one that is not costing us anything, but we are definitely ready to have a home.

We spent some time exploring thrift stores and tried a new pub, Ten Bells.