EVENTS EVENTS
---:oOo:--- 20th Anniversary Celebrations August 22nd has come and gone and is already receding into the mists of time, but golly, weren't WE lucky bunnies, and don't we KNOW it? From Monday the 17th through to the morning of Friday the 21st , we were pounded by high winds, driving rain and general climatic grimness. Gazebos were erected on mud in the teeth of a gale and it was accounted a miracle when they were still standing the following morning having neither blown away, buckled nor slid downhill.
Then, on Friday afternoon, as we were wandering forlornly around the quagmire with tombola prizes, jumble, books and assorted junk antiques the wind dropped, the skies cleared and the sun came out.
If I was a person who believed in omens I'd be mentioning the moment on that Friday afternoon when someone walked past the buddleia outside the office window and a huge cloud of Painted Ladies, Peacocks, Fritillaries, Red Admirals and Tortoiseshells flew into the air …
Saturday, August 22nd dawned.
The sky was blue - except for the picturesque, fluffy white clouds. A light wind – of the variety usually referred to as a ‘zephyr' – was gently ruffling the leaves on the trees and the birds were tweeting away like anything.
The ground had dried out. The first visitors arrived. The Mayors arrived. The park-and-ride system up from the car park at Muncaster Castle was worked flawlessly. The outdoor service went without a hitch (even after we half-inched the power cable to rescue the ice cream van when its generator packed up … ).
The birthday cake was cut. The speeches were delivered. The photographs were taken (by Yours Truly, who is not, therefore, in ANY of them … ho-ho-ho). People basked in the sun, licked ice creams, drank wine, ate strawberries, wandered around the garden and greeted old friends. Then, after the raffle was drawn, all 300 or so magically melted away again.
Sunday, August 23rd dawned ...
High winds, driving rain and general climatic grimness.
I don't know about you – but WE find that slightly scary ... ---:oOo:---
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