23rd October 2011.
Dear All,
I had my first outing on the Guided Bus this week and was very impressed. I caught it at Longstanton to travel to Cambridge City centre and apart from deciding which of three options of operator and route to catch, it was fairly stress free.
Dear All,
I had my first outing on the Guided Bus this week and was very impressed. I caught it at Longstanton to travel to Cambridge City centre and apart from deciding which of three options of operator and route to catch, it was fairly stress free.
Guided Bus
I was going to the U3A Film Club which this week was showing “Counterfeiters” a 2007 German film about the conscience dilemma of Jewish prisoners in a concentration camp producing forged pounds and dollars in exchange for survival and better conditions. It was very well done and a remarkable film for Germans to produce as it pulled no punches about concentration camps.
On Wednesday I attended my first class on “Renaissance Art” Giotto and Assisi frescos. It was in a warm windowless room with a softly spoken Danish lady with a Scottish accent using 90 odd slides so continuously dark. Did I nod off? Only about 3 times!
I had to MOT and re licence the Astra this week which is an expensive hobby as it initially needed a new track rod end. On Monday evening I had my first Garden Club talk of the autumn at Lakenheath. There were about 45 present and fairly lively but shy about questions until individually at tea time.
In the garden it has been a bit more digging – I cannot recall it ever being so dry at this time of the year. I have sown broad beans for over wintering and harvested some late planted potatoes and Kate has picked all the remaining tomatoes and peppers before they are knobbled by the frost.
Our Thursday walk was fairly local starting at Clayhithe on the Cam and skirting Lode and Longmeadow. 10.5 miles but sunny and good walking conditions.
The Bridge Hotel, Clayhithe
Shadows in the Fens
I finished the gardening book reviews, tip – avoid the celebrity tomes i.e. Alan Titchmarsh, Carol Klein, Alys Fowler – there are others which are far better and cheaper.
Kate and I ran the Day Centre fund raising quiz on Friday night. It seemed to go very well with 10 teams of 6, despite having to abandon their sound amplification system which was awful. I think it raised about £400.
Day Centre Quiz
Over had their 4th away match running and dominated Littleport but only managed a 1 v 1 draw in a tricky cross wind. In midweek they narrowly lost to semi professional Ely 1st team in a county cup, 3 v 2 in the last minute.
David Smith our pastor has been to Moldova this week to help with training Moldovan pastors. It was a quick visit but he seemed to enjoy it.
love
Mike & Kate
I finished the gardening book reviews, tip – avoid the celebrity tomes i.e. Alan Titchmarsh, Carol Klein, Alys Fowler – there are others which are far better and cheaper.
Kate and I ran the Day Centre fund raising quiz on Friday night. It seemed to go very well with 10 teams of 6, despite having to abandon their sound amplification system which was awful. I think it raised about £400.
Day Centre Quiz
Over had their 4th away match running and dominated Littleport but only managed a 1 v 1 draw in a tricky cross wind. In midweek they narrowly lost to semi professional Ely 1st team in a county cup, 3 v 2 in the last minute.
David Smith our pastor has been to Moldova this week to help with training Moldovan pastors. It was a quick visit but he seemed to enjoy it.
love
Mike & Kate
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