daytime: 7th November 2010

Sunday, 7 November 2010

7th November 2010

7th November 2010.

Dear All,

No walk this week as it was the annual NIAB Onion Open Day on Thursday. It is an all day event as the Steering Group meet in the morning to review the year’s results and plan next years trials, then the samples are on display for everyone in the afternoon. This was a bit poignant as it is likely to my last as a NIAB employee as I plan to stop next March on my 65th after 41.5 years at NIAB!

Onion Display

My Monday class took us to the Cambridge University Zoology Museum which was interesting but there was no one free to show us round so I guess you do not get so much out of it (like walking in the jungle without a guide?). They have an impressive collection of mammal skeletons, UK birds and some of Darwin’s specimens.

Zoology Museum

In the evening a group of us travelled to Peterborough to hear Jeff Lucas and Adrian Plass speaking on their “Seriously Funny Tour” It was sold out with over 1000 there and an experience to be in the vast Kingsgate Church which is a new building on an industrial estate.
Tuesday was work, Astronomy – the moon this week, followed by groups.
Wednesday “Maps in the Digital Age”, a church events committee at lunchtime so I fed them afterwards followed by a Garden Club talk at Barley. This was held in the Town House, their village meeting room which was the first venue to be licensed for non church or registry office weddings.

Barley Town House

Kate was off on Friday but had a scan so I went with her to St Ives and afterwards we visited the Norris Museum (museum overload?) and the market.
Saturday I gardened in the am: clearing tomatoes and runner beans and some digging. In the afternoon I watched Hardwick 1 v 3 Over (slightly against the run of play) and in the evening we helped Gordon celebrate his 58th birthday.
Today Isaac, the youngest Kean child was dedicated so we have just returned from a meal at chapel again masterminded by Kate.