10^th  December 2017

Dear All,

We woke up to this today, we were expecting a little but received rather more than anticipated.

 

All very pretty but not good for the health of my fruit and vegetable cages!

It has been a busy week with something on each evening: Deacons Monday, Home group Tuesday, CEEM/Moldova meeting Wednesday, Garden Club, Thursday, Pantomime Friday and Street Pastors last night – and that’s just the evenings.

“Just Vegetating” this week was “Minor Vegetables b” Artichokes, Seakale, Cardoon, Sweet Potatoes etc. and the recipes were: Celeriac and Parsnip bake, Sweet Potato gratin with coconut and chilli, Jerusalem Artichokes. On the way the car developed a rubbing sound which I thought was brakes but when I took it to the garage they found that the shield under the engine had dropped probably due to traversing endless speedbumps hereabouts.

Kate went carol singing in the Grand Arcade, Cambridge on Wednesday with the Fitzwilliam College choir for the benefit of “Winter Comfort” the homeless shelter.

Our Thursday walk started at Wrestlingworth near Saffron Walden. Our leader skilfully avoided ploughed fields but we got wet a couple of times from sharpish downpours. In the evening I was speaking at Fowlmere Garden Club. It was a large group and was followed by their Christmas party, so a good time to call!

Gathering at Wrestlingworth

Damp Break

Our “Biography” subject this week was “Stella Rimington” former head of MI5. Her mission was to overcome male domination and excessive secrecy. In the evening we attended Over Pantomime this year “Cinderella”. As usual it was very good, they have some very talented actors so it was a good evening.

Stella Rimington

Kate has visited Jim Burr a couple of times in Addenbrookes this week, he is improving but it is an uphill task. Mary-Ann and Esther probably have not heard that John Ramsbottom – a former NIAB colleague and Over resident died last weekend and his funeral is planned for tomorrow.

I watched Over 4 v 1 Fowlmere yesterday as a temperature conditioner for being on the streets last night. The cold weather reduced the footfall on the streets but there were at least four scuffles inside night clubs but as these were dealt with by bouncers and police we had a relatively quiet night and fortunately were in bed before the snowfall.

Love

Mike & Kate