20th - Left early for Meldreth. Missed connection at Stevenage due to engineering works! Managed to get connection to Royston. JG collected us at Royston.
His light lunch turned out not to be so light - fois gras with sauterne, slow cooked lamb, potatoes and veg, treacle tart to end. Nice claret with the lamb..
JG kindly drove us to Cambridge. Left at the hotel (Former Garden House) where J realized she had left a bag in John's car. John contacted and brought bag back - all well.
Dressed and arrived at Chapel in good time for the comm. service. Found it very moving as usual especially the use of the old prayer book language. Sermon was frankly not much.
Big group - Champers in combination rooms a bit of a crush. Then into Hall for dinner. Sung grace by choir. Sat next Casey for dinner. Had not seen in in some time. Talked over past and then politics.
Dinner very good and wines, as usual, of the best especially the white with fish course and the claret for the beef.
More later - must get ready to meet JR for dinner at Lord's.
21st.
Weather has been gray. wet. cold and miserable.
Got an earlier train form Cambridge to London and doing errand at Bank and purchasing replacement scarf for Caius Scarf stolen from cloak room at Union Club.
Once back at Club had cup of tea and buttered bun. Good refreshing option.
JR here at 4:30. Had quick drink then car to Lord's. At first could not book ADLEE but sorted it out eventually and got to Lord's in good time. Drinks and dinner quite nice - Lancashire Hot pot. JR, myself and Paul and Andy. Andy was up at john's and read Hx. Was supervised by Abulafia, Talk was of cricket, Cambridge and politics (not too much political discourse). Taxi with JR back to Club. Dropped JR at Green Park.
Janet and I went to morning bar for a coffee and I had a brandy.
Tomorrow to Qs and two small errands - drop off shoes for repair and buy wing collar at New and Lingwood.
Dinner and Opera at ROH in evening. But CH to tea at 4,
His light lunch turned out not to be so light - fois gras with sauterne, slow cooked lamb, potatoes and veg, treacle tart to end. Nice claret with the lamb..
JG kindly drove us to Cambridge. Left at the hotel (Former Garden House) where J realized she had left a bag in John's car. John contacted and brought bag back - all well.
Dressed and arrived at Chapel in good time for the comm. service. Found it very moving as usual especially the use of the old prayer book language. Sermon was frankly not much.
Big group - Champers in combination rooms a bit of a crush. Then into Hall for dinner. Sung grace by choir. Sat next Casey for dinner. Had not seen in in some time. Talked over past and then politics.
Dinner very good and wines, as usual, of the best especially the white with fish course and the claret for the beef.
More later - must get ready to meet JR for dinner at Lord's.
21st.
Weather has been gray. wet. cold and miserable.
Got an earlier train form Cambridge to London and doing errand at Bank and purchasing replacement scarf for Caius Scarf stolen from cloak room at Union Club.
Once back at Club had cup of tea and buttered bun. Good refreshing option.
JR here at 4:30. Had quick drink then car to Lord's. At first could not book ADLEE but sorted it out eventually and got to Lord's in good time. Drinks and dinner quite nice - Lancashire Hot pot. JR, myself and Paul and Andy. Andy was up at john's and read Hx. Was supervised by Abulafia, Talk was of cricket, Cambridge and politics (not too much political discourse). Taxi with JR back to Club. Dropped JR at Green Park.
Janet and I went to morning bar for a coffee and I had a brandy.
Tomorrow to Qs and two small errands - drop off shoes for repair and buy wing collar at New and Lingwood.
Dinner and Opera at ROH in evening. But CH to tea at 4,
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