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Well, let's see. This week was suppose to be entirely boring as I was suppose to be at museum stores all week looking at bone tools. But let's start with Sunday. I went with my friend to a castle nearby for a tour. She is doing some of her dissertation research there and I wanted to do something fun so I went along. It was a really pretty building on the outside, but had been burned down in the 60s by some business men who wanted to tear it down to build a new development. It is on the coast and has a beautiful view of the sea. So the inside is mostly gone and they are slowly trying to fix it. Money is hard to come by though, so it is a slow process.

Monday I went to Winchester to look at bone tools. The man there was really helpful, but there wasn't as much there as I expected as a lot of it is apparently on display at the museum, so I was able to get home relatively early. Then on Tuesday I went back to the Dorchester stores to look at another site. It took a really long time to find the box of tools there and it finally took the retired curator, who happened to be there, to find them for us. So that was good to get. I had wanted to climb Maiden Castle, a hillfort, while I was there, but it was raining, so I didn't get to. Wednesday I went back to Winchester to look at a few small sites from the area. I looked at about 3 sites and finished by about noon so I got a chance to explore around town in the afternoon.

Of course I went to the cathedral. Jane Austen is buried there. Then I went to the ruins of the castle that the bishop lived in. Apparently he built himself a castle at some point. Then as I was heading to the train station I found the real castle. In there I saw The Round Table, of Arthur fame. It is hung on a wall and apparently weighs a ton. It is from the 1200s, but really not all that impressive.

Wednesday night I got to hang out with my other friend who just got back from Norway. She was there doing a dig for the summer. I ran into her on my way home as she was on her way to the store. So that was exciting.

Thursday I spent the day at school and then we had Dutch pancakes for dinner.

Friday I was at school again and then we had a really nice dinner. I baked a chicken, and the other girls made potatoes, veg and dessert. It turned into a really fun evening.

Today I got some studying done in Poole and then ran some errands. I also tried to bleach the dirt and sunscreen out of my dress. It kind of worked, but also turned a bit of the green embroidery yellow...so that was unfortunate. It also didn't get all of the dinge out. Oh well, it isn't too noticeable. Tomorrow we are taking the day off from work. We are going shopping in the morning and then making scones and having a cream tea in my kitchen. It should be nice. Then it will be back to the grind on Monday. I am hoping to have a very rough draft of my dissertation by the end of the first week in September. I think I could go on with analysis for ages, but I'll just have to pick the most important things and focus on those. Well, I suppose that's it. Pictures! Have a nice week!