Last Sunday afternoon, Stevens and Sally took a group of us to The Old Parsonage for afternoon tea and scones. We sat in a charming patio with some rather persistent yellow jackets and debated over the correct pronunciation of the word "scone." Is is "sc-OH-ne," or "sc-AH-ne"? And in what order do you spread the butter, jam, and clotted cream on top? If indeed, you use all of those toppings at all. The tea was truly delicious, even though I ordered a simple English breakfast tea-- it was certainly the best I've ever tasted.
On Tuesday, Stevens and Sally took us punting from the Cherwell boathouse. This was an adventure that we had all been anticipating for some time. I was in a boat with Margaret Garrett, Lauren Gould, and Cecily Millen with the undaunted Patrick Quinn as our captain. At first, it was a very nice day for boating, the sun was out and there was a light breeze. As we continued on our way, however, the breeze turned into strong winds blowing us into the river banks so we decided to turn back. At this point, Patrick had really mastered the punting technique and we were able to navigate back somewhat efficiently despite the wind. After treating ourselves to hot chocolate and ice cream we walked back to Lincoln College for dinner and homework. It was a very busy week academically-- no one wanted to have homeowork in Amsterdam!
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| Captain Patrick Quinn on our punt! |
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