20th September 2009.
Dear All,
Mary-Ann and Andy have been here since Friday night and they were joined by Esther Saturday lunchtime. Andy wanted to do the “tourist thing” round Cambridge as he not seen much of it before. We visited the Madingley American Cemetery, the Sedgewick Rock and Fossil museum, the Fitzwilliam museum, the market, climbed the tower of Great St Mary’s and a food and craft fair on Parkers Piece – pausing only for lunch in a Spanish tapas restaurant. Both the Sedgewick and Fitzwilliam had Darwin exhibitions. There was no time for punting but being a tourist is very tiring.
Dear All,
Mary-Ann and Andy have been here since Friday night and they were joined by Esther Saturday lunchtime. Andy wanted to do the “tourist thing” round Cambridge as he not seen much of it before. We visited the Madingley American Cemetery, the Sedgewick Rock and Fossil museum, the Fitzwilliam museum, the market, climbed the tower of Great St Mary’s and a food and craft fair on Parkers Piece – pausing only for lunch in a Spanish tapas restaurant. Both the Sedgewick and Fitzwilliam had Darwin exhibitions. There was no time for punting but being a tourist is very tiring.
Madingley American Cemetery
Fitzwilliam restored vases
View from Great St Mary’s - Kings
Crew at the top of Great St Mary’s
Market from top of the tower
I have delivered four talks this week: an update on Moldova last Sunday night, Over Gardening Club on Wednesday, a breakfast meeting at 7.30am in Willingham church on Saturday and the children’s talk in the morning service today. I think there is a danger of over exposure!
Thursday’s walk was more chaotic than usual as our leader was away in France. We had leadership by committee which meant the pace was not so hot and there were more rests to work out where we were. The walk started and finished at Little Walden via Ashdon – only 9.5 miles, hardly worth getting your boots on.
Friday was a busy day: preparing the last cricket pitch of the year, collecting a few things for the Moldova lorry, dividing seed for Romania and Moldova, packing items for the lorry, a meeting to discuss “terms of reference” for a new part time church worker, cleaning the house from top to bottom, Garden centre to buy some bulbs, Tescos, talk preparation. Still better to be busy.
We had another “Tea & Talk” tonight from a local guy who has done time inside and now visits Bedford Gaol every week.
Kate had a work bonding day at Mepal Outdoor Centre on Wednesday. It seemed to go well; she chickened out of paint balling but took part in archery and rifle shooting.
Love
Mike & Kate
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