I am heading to PE37 7SN to see a solar panel installation this morning. It was a good install

Samson (Mr Ben 10 and my step grandson (I think thats right)) is 5 today and I think in Athens with the family. I find myself wishing I were there to give him a hug and share having his 5th birthday. I sort of remember being 5 but most of it I seem to have blocked out, probably due to the unhappiness and tension in our house. I could ramble on about that but this probably isn’t the time or place, so

I am sitting in our kitchen looking out at the bird feeders and am amazed how beautiful it is. The sky is crystal clear and a lovely blue,,,,,,,,,,,,,, but the lawn is white with frost and my phone tells me it is just above freezing, and as I type that the boiler kicks in to burn even more oils and pump warmth around the house.

More later

This evening, after our indulgence and before dinner we took off for an evening 4.5 mile walk. We saw many deer and hares. It was a bit chilly with a biting wind but well worth the 9000 steps Fitbit recorded. Angie is back to work tomorrow and we start the grind until the Jubilee weekend.

I’m sitting in my dressing gown watching the BBC’s transmission from China. They do it so well. Its the first times Mercedes has had the front row of the grid and Pole for over 50 years.  I would like to see Michael Schumacher win again, but Rosberg who has pole deserves the race.

We had dinner at Liz and Pete Gidlows this evening. Peter and Carol were also there, so as a 6 we had a good mix. As  you know I had a molar out earlier in the day and had a nap in the afternoon but felt well enough to go to dinner, if I was a little subdued. Pete and Carol were on good form and we had a lovely meal. Angie and I left at around 11.00 as we felt we should come home and see the dogs.

A Walk in Brandon Forest………. We got soaked

Today, as the Friday 13th London Lunch didn’t happen, Peter Ball, Alastair Roberts and Christopher Goodwins met for lunch in Wicken Village (http://www.maidsheadwicken.com/) . The weather was pleasant and the beer and white bait very acceptable………… Cost £4.95…..

LOCAL LUNCHES  

1. To provide a facility for former members of the College Choir, spouses, partners etc., to meet informally from time to time at a location suitable to them.
2. To further an idea that this could be established via informal LOCAL LUNCHES. Suggested idea of a pie and a pint (rather than formal dinners at £70 a head!). Local Lunches initially to be piloted at selected pubs in locations within a radius of say 30 -35 miles from Cambridge to gauge take-up. If this is successful to then spread this throughout the country and, maybe eventually, even further a-field.
3. Lunches would be very informal, inexpensive and a simple and pleasant way to get together and spend a couple of hours with past friends and colleagues and, indeed, to make new friends with an interest in the College Choir.
4. Invitations would be kept within local areas, by email, or phone, with a website box somewhere to type in your postcode, to show where your nearest contact could be found.
5. Acceptances could be cancelled at a moment’s notice (as no restaurant meals would need to be booked in advance). However, if numbers were substantial the pub would need some advanced notification.
6. Once the idea had become established, we would hope that the College authorities would endorse and promote the Local Lunches scheme, and accept it as an official (expanding membership) part of the SJC Choir Association.