One of the busiest weekends in living memory – well, perhaps not, but there was a lot going on. First, I had to be at the Norfolk Record Office by 9.45am on Saturday to take part in the Paston Footprints launch for volunteers. I gave a very brief talk on Blofield and Norwich, met the project manager and one or two other volunteers who I’d met before, plus one I hadn’t, then returned home just in time to have lunch with Heather and Simon, who had just arrived by train from Leicester.
Dot made a fairly quick exit after lunch, because she had a rehearsal for a Sillars concert, which was at St Andrew’s, Eaton, in the evening. I had to meet Robin and Shelagh Limmer, plus the Hendersons, because I had their tickets. That went OK. The church was packed, but we got quite good seats, although unfortunately I couldn’t see Dot. Still, I had a very good view of the percussionists. Concert was excellent.
Afterwards we called in for a quick drink with the Hendersons, during which Dot made the mistake of saying she liked the Russian piece. We were a bit late leaving, considering the clocks went forward and we lost an hour.
On Sunday I was preaching, and afterwards we had lunch with the Greens at the Woolpack Yard – a pub in Muspole Street. We booked, but it was almost empty. The menu was very brief, but the food was excellent. Then in the evening we decided to go to a concert at St Luke’s featuring the work of a local composer (“Before Pilate”) and Vicki Ellis on flute (not a solo, just part of St Gregory’s Orchestra). It was quite good, and again the church was packed.
Which brings us to Monday, when we decided to go and visit Jessie, who we hadn’t seen for a couple of months because we didn’t want to infect her. She was in good form, and she also had Janet visiting her. Afterwards we went to Sainsbury’s and then on to the cemetery and back via Wroxham because we’d noticed on the way out that the North Walsham road was closed. Couldn’t help noticing, really.
Yesterday Annette called round for a cup of tea, arriving just as Dot got back from one of her schools. Had quite a long talk, partly about Lisa, who seems to be having a hard time in Australia. She (L) had asked me to find out something to do with a church in Norwich that Blossom had heard on a Podcast, but despite trying hard, I couldn’t help. I think they may have got some details wrong.
In the evening we took Judy to Cake and Compline at the Archers, which was quite relaxing, in a hectic sort of way. Today it’s raining again, and I have to go to a meeting with the Archdeacon and the Rural Dean about the interregnum following the vicar’s departure on April 15. It’s not just the three of us: several others are coming from St Luke’s and St Augustine’s.