11^th December 2022

 

Dear All,

The Christmas season seems to be underway as we attended the village Pantomime on Friday night and the walkers had Christmas lunch after the walk on Thursday. The Pantomime was “The Little Mermaid” written by one of the Over Players members. The main characters were very good, the chorus a bit iffy but the production was a tad long which would be a trial for children.

 

 

Programme

 

The walk concentrated on Cambridge so we were close to the booked Restaurant “La Mimosa” a good Italian close to the River Cam. The food was very good but not cheap. The walk started at the Trumpington P & R and headed towards Grantchester and Byron’s Pool then via Grantchester Meadows back into Cambridge for Mulled Wine and Mince Pies at a member’s house, then back to the P & R and the restaurant – 35 of us in total including a few WAGs and some currently injured!

 

 Byron’s Pool

  

River Cam

  

Class of 2022

 

The Pool was a little chilly on Monday, probably due to financial reasons. “Next Question”  had rounds on Cars and Doctors: Q. Which doctor sold his soul to the Devil? Q. How many manifestations of Dr Who have there been? Q. Which doctor performed the first heart transplant operation? Edwin finished installing the side gate that day and we are pleased with it and hope it is badger proof.

 

 

Badger proof barrier

 

Tuesday Napoleon was being duffed up at Waterloo then we drove to Horningsea to recce a walk for next week then to Waterbeach to collect a boot full of soil improver from Amey Cespa.

Wednesday saw the beginning of the freeze up which reached -7°C last night. We both had trips to the dentist and I donated some blood for a PSA test.

  

-7°C

 Biographies subject was “Lord Lyndhurst” who was a British lawyer and politician. He was three times Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain in the early 1800s.

 

Lord Lyndhurst

 

The Over football manager resigned this week but two of his younger assistants have taken over and were rewarded with a 3 v 1 victory against Linton yesterday from the only match in the Premier league to escape a frozen pitch.

 

Have you all caught up with my biography? Ben gave it to me for my birthday when the author took his eye!

  

Biography?

I cleaned out the second greenhouse and mucked and dug it yesterday harvesting the last batch of chillies which have been very productive this year. This is the final pick from 4 plants.

  

Chillie harvest

 

Love

Mike & Kate