Hello - I'm back. Well and truly stuffed with food and knowledge so I may have to just light the fire and have a little doze... I'm going to be truly disorientated for the next few days - always am when he clocks go back.
For those who asked - my course was military history. More specifically it was about D-Day and the weeks immediately afterwards - the personalities involved, the tactics, the arguments, the vast preparations and the logistics of supply, what went right, what went wrong, lessons learned (and not learned) from previous campaigns etc etc.
All very interesting and I learned a lot. One lady was the widow of a veteran and a few people had fathers who'd taken part so we got to hear some personal stories too.
I love going to Madingley Hall - it's a real break in very pleasant surrounding (Tudor Hall and estate with beautiful gardens). The food's good and the company is with like-minded folk and generally very pleasant. Tutors of the highest calibre. They even have a gin menu🤭
Need to go again soon...
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
Years ago when my dad left he would visit every Sunday to take us out,he always arrived at 11am. Our cat who normally never went into front garden would go out and sit on front wall at 10.55 on Sunday without fail, she obviously missed him and obviously she could tell the time!
The farmer told us that they weren't pets. They would be like M-U's outdoorsers. They were the pest control officers! Arrived promptly morning and evening to get fed and they lived in the barns and stables.
Cacoethes: An irresistible urge to do something inadvisable
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For those who asked - my course was military history. More specifically it was about D-Day and the weeks immediately afterwards - the personalities involved, the tactics, the arguments, the vast preparations and the logistics of supply, what went right, what went wrong, lessons learned (and not learned) from previous campaigns etc etc.
All very interesting and I learned a lot. One lady was the widow of a veteran and a few people had fathers who'd taken part so we got to hear some personal stories too.
I love going to Madingley Hall - it's a real break in very pleasant surrounding (Tudor Hall and estate with beautiful gardens). The food's good and the company is with like-minded folk and generally very pleasant. Tutors of the highest calibre. They even have a gin menu🤭
Need to go again soon...
Pleased that I did a lot of cooking yesterday as tonight's tea is organised.
T'bird, sounds an interesting and enjoyable weekend.