20th November
2022
Dear All,
The
highlight/lowlight of this week might have been getting soaked again on our
Thursday walk. “It never used to rain on Thursdays” is wearing a little thin as
we now have had 4 wet walks out of the last 6 weeks. This week it rained
throughout the walk and “waterproof clothing” needs reviewing by the Trades Descriptions
folk. Fortunately we were walking from Potton so it is mainly sandy soil so not
too bad underfoot. Near Biggleswade we came across a field full of treasure
hunters and we thought “they must be crazy in this weather” and I guess they
were thinking “they must be crazy walking in this!” The two individuals we
spoke to had found a 1932 sixpence and a button – so well worthwhile!
Gathering
The Retreat from
Moscow!
Damp Farmyard
On
Sunday there was a larger than usual gathering of about 200 at the War Memorial
for the Armistice Day ceremony. The usual wreaths were supplemented by a net
and poppy spread.
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Poppy Net
Kate
had another run to Hinchingbrooke Hospital with Lorna on Monday but fortunately
it was not a long session. “Napoleon” on Tuesday continued at it’s high
standard, this week it was “Master of Europe” covering the many battles he
waged on all fronts prior to 1815.
After
we continued the curtain hunt and Kate now has enough samples to make the
curtains without buying the actual item!
On
Wednesday we met up with Esther and Emma for lunch in Cambridge after Esther’s
latest appointments at Addenbrookes. In the evening I was drafted in to speak
at Over Garden Club as the booked speaker dropped out. While I was speaking it
rained so hard I could hardly hear myself speaking. In the end we had just
under an inch of rain topped up with a bit more next day so the bottom of the
garden flooded for the first time this autumn.
The”
Biographies” subject this week was “Alfred Waterhouse” a Victorian architect
who was responsible for the Natural History Museum, Manchester Town Hall,
Girton College, improvements at Pembroke College, Liverpool “Red Brick”
University and many other buildings especially banks. The British forgot how to
make bricks after the Romans left in 410 for about 1000 years until 1400s.
Alfred Waterhouse
The Natural
History Museum
I
have managed to finish digging between the showers and leeks and parsnips are
cropping as well as fennel and celeriac.
Kate
was in charge of an Association meal at the chapel yesterday which took a bit
of planning but the numbers were less than usual. The meal was very good with folk
in from Ramsey, March, Chatteris and Warboys.
We
watched West Wratting 1 v 1 Hemingford in the afternoon – it was distinctly chilly
the first winter watch of the year!
Love
Mike
& Kate
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