14th November 2010

14th November 2010.

Dear All,

Ben cycled up from Stretham with a friend Tim on Friday, 75 miles in 7 hours with a lively wind accompaniment. Tim returned today but Ben is returning tomorrow. Esther came up for lunch today having been singing in a concert last night. She too is staying overnight to begin Christmas shopping with Kate tomorrow.
We had a chapel away day yesterday at Perry next to Graffham Water again (where Graham led last time); this time we had a lawyer, Andrew Kean discussing when it is right for Christians to disobey the law. It was a very interesting topic.

Away Day at Perry

Graffham Water at Perry

Otherwise business as usual – a visit to the Sedgewick Museum on Monday which houses 1 million fossils, 160,000 rock samples and 40,000 mineral exhibits. The collection was started in the 17th century by a man called Woodward; Sedgewick was one of his students who ended up getting the museum named after himself.

Sedgewick Ammonites

Sedgewick Archaeopteryx

A busy day at work on Tuesday as my colleague is in NZ visiting his parents for the first time – they emigrated in 1991!
Another Garden club this week – this time at Histon. After the maps course on Wednesday I had to go to work to meet folk from Gardening Which and then cut the grass for what might be the last time and dug in the runner beans. In the evening our church group had a meal out at the “Wok ‘n Grill” eat too much diner!
The Thursday walk was a bit serious with wind, rain and mud but our leader was absent convalescing injured heels so no extra miles! We started at Therfield above Royston and walked to Buckland and Reed crossing the A10.
The Royal British Legion have joined our evening service tonight, after ageing for sometime they seem to have recruited some younger blood.

Last Nights Sunset

love

Mike & Kate