Desperately. It has not rained in our village since the beginning of April, all our five water butts are dry and I despair of getting the seeds to grow - watering with the hose just isn't the same. Today it has been cold and we had a little dampness this morning, but it didn't develop into proper rain.
Last week I went up to town to see the Cult of Beauty exhibition at the V & A - what a feast. I was somewhat disconcerted to get on to the underground train at Finsbury Park and immediately be offered a seat (which, of course, I graciously accepted). I hadn't realised I looked so old! And that was in the morning when I was still fresh as a daisy. I met the lovely Sandra and we caught up with all the news over coffee before going into the exhibition. I do enjoy doing this with Sandra because, like me, she reads and examines everything - we really get our money's worth. I think the V & A is fantastic, I wish it was closer.
On Friday Stephen Cleobury gave a concert in our church with the Cavendish String Quartet and Paul Marion, a very distinguished double bass player. Both Stephen and Paul live in Melbourn and Stephen practices on our organ so they all most generously gave their services and we made a nice lot of money for the Supporters of All Saints. George managed to organise it all despite his three fractured ribs - a legacy from THE wedding party -
I took it with my camera from the television - not bad, huh?
On Sunday we were at the Sawston Fun Run organised by George's Rotary Club - George's job is to get behind the microphone so he was still able to do that with his arm in a sling. I helped with the registration - we've been doing it for years now and with well over a thousand participants it is a busy day but good fun and a terrific atmosphere and we will have made a great deal of money for local charities. DD2 was there as one of the Sponsors promoting her Jazzercise classes - just saw her briefly and noticed that she had managed to get some burly young cadets to help her put her gazebo up! It was SO cold that when we got home about 4 o'clock that we lit the fire.
Well, I'm off to bed now - I have just started The Hare with the Amber Eyes by Edmund de Waal. I've a Book Group meeting tomorrow when we shall be discussing Case Histories by Kate Atkinson which I thoroughly enjoyed. And then on Wednesday I shall be stewarding our MESCH exhibition at The Tavern Gallery in Meldreth. Anyone coming to see us ?
I frequently get offered seats on trains so I'm not sure what that means???
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