February

On Thursday 8 February we had the first significant fall of snow for several years. Jay’s school bus did not run and Roger had to cancel a trip to Malvern for bowls. Teresa took these pictures in the snow:

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By Friday 9, most of the snow had cleared, luckily, as it was the bowls club dinner in the evening at the Beckford Inn about seven miles away. The Inn claims to date back to 1750 and to have been visited by Charles II fleeing from the Battle of Worcester (which was in 1651). Well, it makes a good story.

Side view of the Beckford Inn Interior of the Bredon Room (where we dined)

We thoroughly enjoyed the evening, and both food and service was to a high standard. The menu offered was:

Starters

Paté de Campagne served with apricot chutney and warm toasted brioche

A mousse of salmon and prawns, wrapped in a slice of oak-smoked salmon, served on a bed of dressed leaves

Fan of two melons on a raspberry coulis with a garnish of mint

Entreés

Roast sirloin of Herefordshire beef, Yorkshire pudding

Breast of chicken in a white wine, leek and mushroom cream sauce

Fillet of wild Scottish salmon with an oriental glaze

With fresh vegetables lightly buttered: baby corn, broccoli, carrot batons, roast potatoes, new potatoes

Dessert

Rich Crème Brulee with a crunchy caramelised toffee top

Blackcurrant Cheesecake with crème Anglaise

A platter of cheeses: mature blue Stilton, Wensleydale, Cheddar and Brie, served with biscuits

Coffee

From which Teresa chose the salmon, beef and crème brulée, and Roger the melon, chicken and cheesecake.

On Wednesday 21, Teresa and Juliet went to London to see The Sound of Music. Jay had wanted to see this ever since seeing the reality TV programme in which viewers chose Connie Fisher to be Maria.

Roger delivered them early to Evesham station and Helen met them at Paddington to shepherd them around London. There was time for a couple of hours in Oxford Street before the performance. In an obviously expensive shop’s window display, Juliet spotted a silver saddle and Helen a silver cello:

After shopping, to the Palladium for the performance. As luck would have it, Connie herself was not performing this week, but it did not affect their appreciation. After the show, Helen steered them quickly back to Paddington, whence home after a long but enjoyable day.

Towards the end of the month, Teresa was pleased to see one of her stories given prominent treatment, with illustrations, in My Weekly:

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