7 - 11 Jan: Helen Odell's wedding

Sat - up to Cambridge for Helen and James' wedding, staying at the Doubletree Hilton aka in our day as the Garden House Hotel along Mill Lane on the river.  In morning went to the Scott's Rough Notes exhibition at the Scot Polar Research Institute - moving to see the actual scribbles in their diaries as they knew full well they weren't going to make it:

Then wedding at 2 in Sydney Sussex chapel, wedding breakfast at 5pm, dancing, supper (cake, cheese, port and sandwiches), more dancing, and finally walked back to hotel at about 11:30.  What a fantastic day and event, well done Odells and Weavers.  I'll let the pictures tell it all:

Ian and Angela looking too relaxed!

Dinner the night before

Mrs M and Angela leaving the hotel

Mrs M and Lulu outside the chapel

Groom and best man looking worried because bride was fashionably a few minutes late

Lulu and Lucy

I'm sure it will be alright

Why we were there

George Wallace, so good

Biffy & Grace

The Royal Masonic girls, all grown up

with the bride

John Minshall, the bride and Cherry 

Cutting the cake

Dancing

More dancing 

Supper - cheese, cake and port!!!!!!!!!

Lulu and Melanie

the bride

Sun - Woken by phone call from Lulu announcing breakfast at 9 so George and Grace could go for a swim late.  Then we had a quick walk to Christs' for old times sake:

Master Lodge

Chatting to a young Charles Darwin in New Court

Outside my old room S1 in 3rd court

Christs' gate

Fitzbillies resurrected as cafe - chelsea buns still same!

Tried to see Vermeer exhibition at Fitzwilliam Museam but queue was too long, so we looked at some of the other galleries which were delightful and just enough 'stuff' to not be boring.  Left about 2pm to drive back home

Mon - Kirsten's memorial service at Bow Church, with drinks/canapes afterwards thanks to Abedeen Asset Management.  Sobering occasion, ameliorated by the glasses of red wine I drank.

Tue - Lots of coughing during the night, keeping me awake.  Decided drugs are required, so bought some Sudafed from chemist.  Dampish start to the day, went for run around Chorleywood lanes and paths (up to Bullsland Farm) so lots of hills and slow pace - 52mins for 6.25km, but no walking so thats good, felt fine despite still-gummed-up feeling in sinuses.

Wed - Leaving at 2:30 for Gatwick to go skiing for 4 days at Chamonix.  Not been there before, but its supposed to be good for a short break being quicker to get to from Geneva airport.