This week has generally been devoted to Judi working on University of Melbourne administration, and Lloyd both presenting his final seminar on Monday June 4 and preparing to deliver the Carnegie Centenary Lecture at the Conference on the Foundations of Logical Consequence (FLC) this weekend (starting today - Friday). Lloyd's visit to St Andrews was principally organised so that he could participate in, and contribute to, the AHRC-funded FLC project.
However, yesterday (Thursday) we both took a break from our work to attend a lunch at which Lloyd (in his capacity as Carnegie Centenary Professor) was the guest of honour. We were to meet Professor Peter Clark from the 'Principal's Office' at 12.15pm to be walked over to the Regent's Room in St Salvator's College at 12.30pm for lunch. It turns out that the Principal is in fact the Vice Chancellor of the University of St Andrews. Lloyd found himself sitting next to the Principal - Professor Louise Richardson. I was seated opposite Lloyd, and was flanked by the Deputy Principal (Professor Chris Hawkesworth) and the Chairman of the Carnegie Trust - Professor Sir David Edward.
There were a total of 18 guests at the lunch and we sat at an enormous long wooden table alongside a fireplace with Latin inscriptions. Some of the period between courses was spent by us all having a go at translating the inscriptions. The other guests were various dignitaries from around the University; but Lloyd was pleased to see that a number of the graduate and post-doc students he has been interacting with at meetings and at Ardtornish were also invited.
Despite the fact that we were in such esteemed company, the lunch was very enjoyable, and we were both pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to interact with the VC and others. The food was also very good. I cannot give a completely accurate account of what we ate as there was no menu provided. The entree consisted of a sort of cheese soufflé, although Lloyd thought that it might have been a little too dense to be categorised as a soufflé. It was nevertheless tasty and served with watercress and a few slices of mushrooms. I had Scottish salmon for main course and Lloyd had a chicken breast wrapped round some filling and served with a sauce. Dessert was crème brulée served with a small portion of fruit compote and ice cream, followed by coffee. The whole event concluded at 2.00pm after some brief speeches.
I am afraid that there are no photos to attach to this post. It would have been nice if someone had taken a photo of Lloyd and me yesterday as we were all dressed up in our finery for the lunch, but no one did. Never mind.
However, yesterday (Thursday) we both took a break from our work to attend a lunch at which Lloyd (in his capacity as Carnegie Centenary Professor) was the guest of honour. We were to meet Professor Peter Clark from the 'Principal's Office' at 12.15pm to be walked over to the Regent's Room in St Salvator's College at 12.30pm for lunch. It turns out that the Principal is in fact the Vice Chancellor of the University of St Andrews. Lloyd found himself sitting next to the Principal - Professor Louise Richardson. I was seated opposite Lloyd, and was flanked by the Deputy Principal (Professor Chris Hawkesworth) and the Chairman of the Carnegie Trust - Professor Sir David Edward.
There were a total of 18 guests at the lunch and we sat at an enormous long wooden table alongside a fireplace with Latin inscriptions. Some of the period between courses was spent by us all having a go at translating the inscriptions. The other guests were various dignitaries from around the University; but Lloyd was pleased to see that a number of the graduate and post-doc students he has been interacting with at meetings and at Ardtornish were also invited.
Despite the fact that we were in such esteemed company, the lunch was very enjoyable, and we were both pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to interact with the VC and others. The food was also very good. I cannot give a completely accurate account of what we ate as there was no menu provided. The entree consisted of a sort of cheese soufflé, although Lloyd thought that it might have been a little too dense to be categorised as a soufflé. It was nevertheless tasty and served with watercress and a few slices of mushrooms. I had Scottish salmon for main course and Lloyd had a chicken breast wrapped round some filling and served with a sauce. Dessert was crème brulée served with a small portion of fruit compote and ice cream, followed by coffee. The whole event concluded at 2.00pm after some brief speeches.
I am afraid that there are no photos to attach to this post. It would have been nice if someone had taken a photo of Lloyd and me yesterday as we were all dressed up in our finery for the lunch, but no one did. Never mind.
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