2nd November 2008.
Dear All,
Our “Geodyssey” lecture this week was held in the Geology Dept of Cambridge University and was on “Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Continental Drift” with a guest lecturer Dr Alan Smith. It was very interesting and after we had time in the Sedgwick Museum which specialises in fossils and rocks. As it was half term it was heaving with kids as they put on special events in the holidays.
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Sedgwick fossils
Passing the Guildhall J noticed there was a photographic exhibition by the Cambridge Photographic Society so I took that in as well and that was excellent (and free!).
I moved some delicate subjects into the greenhouse on Monday which was just as well as we have had a series of “white over” going down to -6C.
On Tuesday I went to London on the train for the Annual Mission Meeting in the friends Meeting Place at Euston. There were about 1700 there and various new and established missionaries reported either on what they hoped to or had achieved. Sarah Clay from Colchester had been in Peru for 2 years and seemed to have been doing very similar work to the Garlic’s in Ecuador who we helped with Dave and Jen last year. At lunchtime three of us went to the British Museum so it has been an “exhibition overload” week.
British museum exhibits
On the way back the train was delayed at Hitchin and someone said “it’s snowing” we all said “pull the other one” but it was and had settled over an inch.
I went to work on Wednesday getting onions and data sorted for a steering group and open day next week.
My ankle keeps swelling up on and off and it was not too good Thursday but I decided to try and walk it off on the ramble. This one started at Waresley and skirted Waresley, Gransden and Hayley woods and Great and Little Gransden villages. 9 miles and I made it OK without too much pain but the ankle is still swollen.
Little Gransden
On Saturday the church had an “Awayday” at Perry on the banks of Graffham Water. This was lead by those eminent theologians Graham and Mary Brown together with John Law! It went very well and the attendees seemed very pleased with it. M & G came back to Over for dinner and insisted on seeing our holiday photos! John has just returned from China where he has been judging their national photographic competition. He has also been made a “Grandmaster” for winning a UK competition. He took 9000 digital photos in China before his camera gave up with metal fatigue – but luckily he had a spare film camera!
We had a baptism at chapel this morning – Toni Morley followed by a bring and share lunch co-ordinated by Kate. It all seemed to go very well,
Love
Mike & Kate
Dear All,
Our “Geodyssey” lecture this week was held in the Geology Dept of Cambridge University and was on “Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Continental Drift” with a guest lecturer Dr Alan Smith. It was very interesting and after we had time in the Sedgwick Museum which specialises in fossils and rocks. As it was half term it was heaving with kids as they put on special events in the holidays.
Sedgwick fossils
Passing the Guildhall J noticed there was a photographic exhibition by the Cambridge Photographic Society so I took that in as well and that was excellent (and free!).
I moved some delicate subjects into the greenhouse on Monday which was just as well as we have had a series of “white over” going down to -6C.
On Tuesday I went to London on the train for the Annual Mission Meeting in the friends Meeting Place at Euston. There were about 1700 there and various new and established missionaries reported either on what they hoped to or had achieved. Sarah Clay from Colchester had been in Peru for 2 years and seemed to have been doing very similar work to the Garlic’s in Ecuador who we helped with Dave and Jen last year. At lunchtime three of us went to the British Museum so it has been an “exhibition overload” week.
British museum exhibits
On the way back the train was delayed at Hitchin and someone said “it’s snowing” we all said “pull the other one” but it was and had settled over an inch.
I went to work on Wednesday getting onions and data sorted for a steering group and open day next week.
My ankle keeps swelling up on and off and it was not too good Thursday but I decided to try and walk it off on the ramble. This one started at Waresley and skirted Waresley, Gransden and Hayley woods and Great and Little Gransden villages. 9 miles and I made it OK without too much pain but the ankle is still swollen.
Little Gransden
On Saturday the church had an “Awayday” at Perry on the banks of Graffham Water. This was lead by those eminent theologians Graham and Mary Brown together with John Law! It went very well and the attendees seemed very pleased with it. M & G came back to Over for dinner and insisted on seeing our holiday photos! John has just returned from China where he has been judging their national photographic competition. He has also been made a “Grandmaster” for winning a UK competition. He took 9000 digital photos in China before his camera gave up with metal fatigue – but luckily he had a spare film camera!
We had a baptism at chapel this morning – Toni Morley followed by a bring and share lunch co-ordinated by Kate. It all seemed to go very well,
Love
Mike & Kate
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