August
On Friday 1 we
visited a small museum in
On Friday 8, Roger’s
bowling club held an open evening:
Teresa, Helen and Jay were all able to go:
Helen tries her hand
Helen and Jay watch the fun
Roger’s birthday on
Sunday 10. He had a magnificent array of
presents, the principal one being a new computer on which Teresa had been
working for months to ensure it was all set up for the day with Roger’s
favourite software (and some new items to boot). It is much faster, and Roger will in future
use the now common wider screen for his Web pages. Other presents included TomTom satnav,
chocolates, an electricity monitor (from Helen), a new word game, and from both
Teresa and Helen a wide selection of well chosen reading matter, particularly
some interesting and definitive background books on the Morse novels of Colin
Dexter and the associated TV series.
As Helen’s birthday
follows closely (on 14), we had a joint birthday meal and most of Helen’s
presents as well. For the birthday cake,
Teresa had found this little decoration in the form of a bowler:
Roger had a good run
in the bowling club competitions this year, reaching the final of both the
men’s championship (level) singles and the men’s handicap singles, but
ultimately losing in both finals.
Teresa again entered
the Winchcombe Show on Bank Holiday Monday, with even more exhibits than last
year. She won four first prizes – for
shortbread, rock cakes, grape jelly and plum and ginger jam, and several other
awards, running the overall winner close.
The shortbread (101) and the rock
cakes (102) The grape jelly (centre) The plum and ginger jam
(centre)
At the end of the
month, Jay spent a week at
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