A month has gone by since the last entry. Easter was the earliest it has been for many years. The cold winds blew and there were snow flakes in London (according to Brian), but it was warm in St Mary's for the first Easter services of the new. lively Rector, Peter. He said that he has 'a million ideas before breakfast but 999,999 are non-implementable'.
On Easter Monday we drove over to Uppark. The exhibition about the 1989 fire has gone but there are photos from that day in many rooms, and evidence still of scorch marks in some floorboards.
Above is a view of the House, which was finally re-opened to the public in 1995.
This is a view of the Salon looking towards the Parlour. There were several families with children doing an Easter egg hunt. It was cold walking in the gardens.
Last weekend we went to Worthing Choral Soc's ("Barry's choir") performance in St Andrew's, Clifton Road, a cold Victorian place, with uncomfortable seats. There were several folk from Broadwater. They did Dvorak's Mass in D - the contraltos were a bit 'thin', but overall a creditable show. I may well join them in a week or two for their summer concert.
On Tuesday, went to the Pavilion to hear the mountaineer Simon Yates talk about his experiences including the infamous cutting of the rope on Joe Simpson in the Andes in the 1980s. Joe wrote his book 'Touching the Void', which was also made into a memorable film. Yates illustrated the talk with many slides. He makes a living as a mountain guide, but still goes into wild places. A favourite is Tierra del Fuego, at the tip of South America.
