12th July 2009.
Dear All,
Yesterday I did not have a cricket match so on impulse we travelled to Norwich, a self proclaimed “Fine City”. Actually as an Ipswich supporter I must say that it was! I had driven through a few times but not explored the city since a trip with junior school on the day that the Rev. David Shepherd made a comeback for England opening with Cyril Washbrook.
We visited the castle, which is now a decent museum and art gallery, followed the Wensum River walk, explored the cathedral, market and the Coleman’s Mustard museum – not bad for 5 hours.
Dear All,
Yesterday I did not have a cricket match so on impulse we travelled to Norwich, a self proclaimed “Fine City”. Actually as an Ipswich supporter I must say that it was! I had driven through a few times but not explored the city since a trip with junior school on the day that the Rev. David Shepherd made a comeback for England opening with Cyril Washbrook.
We visited the castle, which is now a decent museum and art gallery, followed the Wensum River walk, explored the cathedral, market and the Coleman’s Mustard museum – not bad for 5 hours.
Norwich Castle
River Wensum
Cathedral from the river
Pullis Ferry
Coleman’s Museum & shop
I took Geoff and Doreen Barnes for a fen ride on Monday and put in two days at work this week as we had a couple of open days. We had 150 lettuce varieties on show at Shippea Hill and as we were short handed I hoed them all single-handedly on Tuesday before the open day on Wednesday. For once it did not rain although it threatened a few times.
NIAB Salads Day at Shippea Hill
On Tuesday afternoon I attended a thanksgiving service for Janet MacLeod, the wife of one of our NIAB Directors. She was an excellent sculptress and had a large stand at Chelsea last year. I rushed home to check whether our chapel cricket match was still on against the City Council on Parker’s Piece as it was pouring with rain in Over. “Yes no problem” said the opposition so I phoned our entire team to tell them it was still on only to receive a call “It is raining hard in Cambridge now – we had better call it off!”
On Thursday our walk started at Graveley and preceded via Toseland, Croxton and Yelling back to Graveley. Our regular military leader was away on holiday and his stand in managed to lose the route a few times and got us lectured by an irate farmers wife for stopping for refreshments in the wrong place (stroppy farmers – think they own the countryside!!!)
We had a chapel meal out at “Spiceland” in Sawtry parallel to the A1 on Friday night. It is an Indian “eat as much as you wish” buffet and was excellent value and atmospheric, complete with an Indian wedding thrown in.
Love
Mike & Kate
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