Up early today. Got a quick coffee at Club then car to Kings Cross. Collected tickets and on the 10:05 to Ely. Had to change at Cambridge but arrived in good time. Lunch and visit with SC and CC. Talked books. Gave CC the RS remarks and the catalogue I did for the "Corrogatio Nugarum " exhibition at COV. Got complement form CC on typography which chuffed me.
Had to sort out meeting up with CH and JG at Cathedral for 1st Advent Sunday service. As it turned they came to us and SC & CC for tea.
We then marched off to Ely Cathedral and settled into our designated seats.
Service was lovely and the music quite good. As part of the service we held candles. Lots of wax spilled on trousers etc.! Towards the end of the service Janet managed to set her candle wax guard on fire. It was a comic scene her frantically trying top blow it out to no end! Finally told her to throw it on the ground and stomp on it. She did and the disaster of burning down Ely Cathedral narrowly avoided.
After service off The Lamb with CH and JG for some supper. Good time and decent food but for CH's steak which he felt was "off". We were not charged for it so that was OK.
Waked back to SC and CC house where we are staying.
And so to bed.
London tomorrow and flight to Boston.
ADDENDUM-
Had to sort out meeting up with CH and JG at Cathedral for 1st Advent Sunday service. As it turned they came to us and SC & CC for tea.
We then marched off to Ely Cathedral and settled into our designated seats.
Service was lovely and the music quite good. As part of the service we held candles. Lots of wax spilled on trousers etc.! Towards the end of the service Janet managed to set her candle wax guard on fire. It was a comic scene her frantically trying top blow it out to no end! Finally told her to throw it on the ground and stomp on it. She did and the disaster of burning down Ely Cathedral narrowly avoided.
After service off The Lamb with CH and JG for some supper. Good time and decent food but for CH's steak which he felt was "off". We were not charged for it so that was OK.
Waked back to SC and CC house where we are staying.
And so to bed.
London tomorrow and flight to Boston.
ADDENDUM-
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Ely Cathedral - Last Night
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