28th October 2012

28th October 2012.

Dear All,

Two trips to London this week – that’s pretty sophisticated for simple country folk! On Wednesday we travelled to Harrow to discuss a possible visit to the Northern Lights next March. Dave and Jen came up so it was good to catch up all round. As usual, Graham had drafted meticulous plans; it is like having your own private travel agent.  David had brought a chain saw with him and dissected a large holly tree (on request, not impulse). Mary and Graham are taking in a homeless Iranian from Monday, which is a big undertaking.

Yesterday it was the Annual Mission meeting in the Friends Meeting House at Euston. The main speaker was Malcolm Firth who grew up through our Covenanter group and is now working in Latvia. His parents were also there (now living in March) Lily taught all our children to play the piano, which is an experience I guess they will never forget – “shoes off” and a dinner menu run by the weekly calendar “Monday cheese pie...”

            Friends Meeting House     

  Evening Rally

We took in the Wellcome Collection in Euston Road as well. It was very interesting especially the medical and photographic image sections.

            Caffeine crystals       

       Surface of Human brain

       “Bud” a GM exhibit     

     Obesity Scupture

The U3A film was “Zelig” directed by and starring Woody Allen. He becomes a sort of chameleon imitating the people he meets in personality and looks.

The walk started at Little Staunton near St Neots. Kate came on the longer walk – 10.5 miles.

“Biographies” subject was Sir Anthony Eden. It was interesting to know more of his earlier life as you tend to think “Suez” and not much else, but he won a MC at the age of 19 in WW1 and was highly thought of as Foreign Minister and as an international statesman.

Amélie sent us a postcard from Majorca which indicated that she enjoyed her holiday especially swimming and destroying sand castles.

Love

Mike & Kate