In a rude and barbarous age

Floatyfish and Firinel came to pick me up from work, and we drove to Floatyfish and Onib's house, where we watched a film and chatted. This morning we drove to nearby Elk Neck, where we walked up to the headland and visited a small lighthouse that stood overlooking the bay. We sat for a while on a little beach which was good for thinking; later, we walked up to another beach where we ate lunch, and then we spent some time in a playground which was almost entirely made of tyres. The ground was covered in little bits of tyre, the equipment was mostly made of wood and tyres, and there was even a sculpture of a snake-monster made out of tyres.
Later, we came back to watch Finland win Eurovision. (You might want to watch that if you missed it. It's a little different from the usual Eurovision fare. Then you might want to watch this, too.) Amy and John made a delicious meal of pita, hummus and couscous.
Today is the feast of Alcuin of York (735-804). He was a schoolteacher; the school he taught at is still around.