3^rd February 2019

Dear All,

We have been down to Hove this week calling at Hutton on the way down to collect some of Mary-Ann’s baggage, which has been in Esther’s loft for 10 years or so. 3 Haddington Street is being severely remodelled especially the attic room and kitchen area so the family are currently in temporary quarters in sight of the sea. On Wednesday we walked along Hove seafront towards Port Slade in sunshine, but in bracing conditions, and were surprised to see five people swimming in the sea! Three of them were wearing gloves – which must have made a deal of difference!

3 Haddington Street

New Accommodation

New Accommodation !

The house frontage has also being painted so looks smart. We wondered what the weather and road conditions for the trip would be like, but both ways were OK.

Our Thursday walk started at Sawtry just off the A1 taking in Little Gidding and Steeple Gidding. It was initially frozen underfoot and with a frost and sunshine it looked very attractive. Towards the end the thaw meant we were not completely mud free!

Near Little Gidding

Monday started with a swim followed by a chapel Events planning committee then Moldova planning in the evening. We have booked the next trip for the first week of April, but need to collect a bit more cash.

I missed this week’s lesson on Wicken Fen to leave for Hutton and Hove in reasonable time, but “Biographies” topic on Friday was “Helen Muspratt” a local photographer in the 20^th century with communist sympathies, and especially close to Paul Robeson. She was a pioneer of the “Polarisation technique”.

 

Helen Muspratt      

Polarised Image

In the evening we were guests at the Day Centre Volunteers meal as a result of the fund raising quiz that we organise.

We had a Men’s Breakfast yesterday with a speaker from “Christians in Sport”. All local football fell foul of the weather, so Dave my usual fellow spectator watched the rugby on TV and played Table Tennis.

We were on the streets again last night and it was rather chilly! Which kept the footfall down and although there were a few fights we were not involved and had a fairly quiet night mainly talking to rough sleepers.

Love

Mike & Kate