Date: 30 Jan 04 Adventures of Gamblegirl: The value of a letter I used to hate letters. Email is the way for me. It suits what I like, quick, easy to use, instant response - don't have to write them. At home the only mail I used to receive were those nasty ones that had the clear window and usually involved paying something. But since I've been away I've discovered the value of a letter. Even though I don't normally get anything, I always check ...

Date: 29 Jan 04 Adeventures of Gamblegirl: It's Snowing Part II " It's all so beautiful Too beautiful for me" Chorus - Snow by Alex Lloyd (oh I miss Lloydy!!!) Okay so I was complaining about the lack of snow - obviously the weather queen was listening because it started to snow yesterday. Like really heavy. All the aussies in my office, ran outside to check it you. Naturally I had to take a couple of photo's but it was really cool. Walk...

Date: 28 Jan 2004 Adventures of Gamblegirl: Where is the Snow? "Where is the snow? The snow, the snow. Where is the Snow?" Hmmmmmmm apparently snow is predicted for London and depending on which weather forecast, it was meant to be here yesterday, today or later on in the week. Yes that really narrows it down. The weather here is a big deal. Seriously they have telly shows on weather. The other night while watching the news, two weather fo...

Date: 27 January 2004 Adventures of Gamblegirl: Some facts on Number 10 History of the building: * Did you know that Downing Street stands on the site of a former brewery? * Or that Number 10 was originally Number 5? * Or that the last private resident of Number 10 was a Mr Chicken? Early History of the site: 10 Downing Street stands on what was o...

Date: 24 / 25 January 2004 Adventures of Gamblegirl - I've seen it!!! Hoorahh!!! From day one, one of my main to-do's has been to see the changing of the guard. It's only taken about 8 attempts but obviously attempt no 9 was success. I always get the date wrong or the time wrong or just the spirit does not match the enthusiam. So finally I timed it right and I saw it. Down to the Queen's second pad I went, squashed myself up against the fence and...