Monthly Archives: July 2013

Today I met Laughlin (Lockie) Whiteley. I have been thinking about Lockie, talking about Lockie for over 3 months now – since the day I received an email entitled ‘Special day for a Special little boy’. Intrigued, I rang the … Continue reading →

Week 101,and only 2 weeks to go…..a large intake as we head towards the finishing line! I welcomed some past faces: Diana, Hazel and others…but mainly a batch of about 40 newcomers who were treated to a day of intense … Continue reading →

If a picture paints a thousand words etc! This about sums the day up…..but everyone was on site, in the trench, in body if not in spirit! It was, by all accounts, a legendary Beer Festival – and so the … Continue reading →

Yesterday we took part in A Day of Archaeology: a celebration of archaeology and archaeologists all over the world….read our entry here:http://www.dayofarchaeology.com/life-in-a-day-the-silchester-town-life-project/ and find out what archaeologists REALLY do! Today we welcomed 3 winners! Alfie, Susannah and Aidan. All 3 … Continue reading →

A little  bit of heavy rain goes a long, long way! It was a most unfamiliar start to my day…..rain smattering on the window pane…and I put on long trousers and a long sleeved shirt…first time in weeks! The dust … Continue reading →

We are now entering that time of the excavation when Mike and I are inundated with booked-in visitors to the site – I look through my diary and on some days we have 5 booked visits! Hope my throat lasts…each … Continue reading →

I will come clean (appropriate phrase for an archaeologist!) – this was not one of my best days! I was tired…..the day was hot with circling and threatening thunderstorms which never delivered…..and Basingstoke Environmental Health Officer surprise-visited our site kitchen…..Jean … Continue reading →

This is our one hundredth week of excavation since the Silchester ‘Town Life’ project began in 1997……100 weeks of my life….how else could I have possibly spent them? And this photograph, courtesy of Saga Loutlet Kevin Standage, sums up every … Continue reading →

It is the end of Week 3…..and we began the day with a Site Tour by Mike. There was so much to say that this took appreciably longer than the allotted 45 minutes…..Mike got a little anxious at valuable digging … Continue reading →

It was the first Open Day of our 17th season: the weather was cooler, but definitely more enticing! I have just downloaded my images from the day….and  there is a definite theme: rubber ducks (#Roman rubber duck) and ‘story time’. … Continue reading →