Had intended to go to the allotment early this morning but as it rained during the night I ended up cycling--for the first time in ages.
It was lovely to be out in the countryside. Even though I have been suffering from hay fever since last Sunday. I haven't had hay fever like this since I was in my teens. But then this year, lots of people who've never suffered before are snuffling and sneezing away. It's all because everything has flowered at once, apparently, as a result of the late spring--that seems to be the accepted explanation. Achoo!
Headed to London on Tuesday for the ACLAIIR AGM and seminar. The theme this year was e-books from Spain and Latin America, which fitted in well with the e-book skills training I attended in Oxford the following day. Academic e-books are beginning to take off now, it seems, both in terms of the numbers being published and collected and in terms of the enhanced ways of viewing them. Downloading them for a time-limited period and viewing them with Adobe Digital Editions or, even better, on an e-reader device such as a Kindle or a Nook, makes for a much more satisfactory reading experience than before.
Went to the Latin American Centre summer garden party yesterday. A lovely occasion.
Meanwhile, have been preparing for the MSt guided retreat and for a couple of busy weeks of assignment marking.
Huge moon yesterday evening, by the way. Supposed to be even bigger tonight! A 'supermoon' indeed!
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