5th December 2021
Dear All,
Early signs that Christmas
is on the way locally with the lights eventually being turned on at the Green
and the Garden Club Christmas party. The lights were a low-key event after the
Saturday weather caused a postponement but there was carol singing, mince pies
and a cove with red coat and flowing white whiskers.
Lights
& Carols
The Garden Club do
involved a quiz, photo competition, Secret Santa and raffle. The quiz had 6 rounds
on trees, fruit and vegetables (in which we did well), national gardens and
Over history (moderate) and ladies in gardening (in which we performed badly).
Did you know that the patron saint of gardeners is St Dorothy? We won the quiz
(a team of 6), I got a 1st and 2nd in the photos, some
plant labels in the Secret Santa and chocolate Matchsticks in the raffle – so a
good night all round.
Winning
photo
Mini crisis this week
with the fish tank leaking and causing considerable dampness in the cupboard below.
As it is only the second tank we have had in 50 years we decided to replace it
rather than patch it up. This is quite serious business trying to move the old
one, keeping the fish and plants alive and swapping in the new one. The old one
was half drained for moving and letting the area dry out, the new one is taller
and this meant having the electric socket moved involving filling and painting –
so we have not achieved completion yet. When we have there will be a 3’
vivarium available to the highest bidder!
The Old Tank in emergency mode
We did a walk recce on
Tuesday at Orwell as we received a leading request at short notice as someone
dropped out for next week. Our Thursday walk started at Chrishall and took in
Duddenhoe End, Littlebury Green and Elmdon. It was a bit sticky underfoot but
mainly sunny after a cold start.
Near
Chrishall
Jerseys
Lunching
Half
a mile of Sugar Beet clamp!
We were so involved with fish
tanks on Wednesday that we both forgot to tune in for our History session. Fortunately,
the tutor puts his presentation on-line straight away so we could catch up.
This week it was about conflicts between Mercia and Wessex with Wessex becoming
top nation, the Book of Kell’s, Vikings attacking Iona and Wessex and the
arrival of Alfred who was sent on a pilgrimage to Rome at the age of 3!
Kate and I met up with ex
NIAB colleagues for lunch at Girton Golf Club on Tuesday. It was good to catch
up with them even though the discussions tend concentrate on ailments and
medications!
The Biography subject
this week was Charles James Fox a
prominent British Whig statesman
whose parliamentary career spanned 38 years of the late 18th and early 19th
centuries. He was the arch-rival of the Tory politician William Pitt the
Younger. He was very bright, very spoilt by his father and an immoral
womaniser. In his youth he wanted to watch the demolition of a wall on his father’s
estate but the workmen completed the job before he arrived so his father made
them re-erect the wall so Charles could watch the demolition!
Charles James Fox
Esther and Emma went to Hyde Hall on Friday night
to see the illuminations which look quite impressive.
Hyde Hall
And Over beat Fulbourn 5 v 1 yesterday in rather more
pleasant weather that the previous week!
With love
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