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Photograph by Alistair Pryde of Words & Pictures,
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Ask
not for whom the hound roos; she roos for thee.
(From:
"Send not to know for whom the bell tolls,
it tolls for thee." John Donne, 1624)
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Well, what a month
that was! Many significant things happened,
alongside the tedium of the continued lockdown.
We had some work done around the house, including
having the tourer’s floor replaced with new
wooden laminate. We were invited to lunch in a
marquee – the only way we would be allowed
to be included in such gatherings would be
outdoors. The weather has been bright but cold
(the coldest April on record, we were told) so
thank goodness for the diesel heater! It was a
terrific lunch and it was great to share company
with other people. Sittings returned (mostly) to
three Magistrates, by dint of perspex screens
being erected throughout. Very odd, quite sweaty
and tests one’s voice to be heard in Court!
Scotland lifted its travel ban from England and
around the country towards the end of the month
… we didn’t join the cavalcade of
camper vans going north … but will soon.
But those things pale into insignificance
alongside the huge news that Hannah gained a
teaching post for September. She’s having a
fantastic time on her PGCE course, now at the
UTC, and now has a job to look forward to. She
also had a major win against Napier University,
whose support for her PhD has been a travesty.
She’ll be moving to Sunderland to continue
her studies! Ian got made a Deputy Lieutenant for
County Durham (a deputy lieutenant is a deputy of
a lord-lieutenant of a county, in the case of
County Durham, Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant
is Mrs Sue Snowdon. The appointment is subject to
the sovereign’s approval) which is a huge
honour. A little about the
position is here.
As we move forward into May we hear better and
better news from this country anyway about the
success of the lockdown and the vaccination
programme, so hopefully we will have more trips
to tell you about next time.
(Before you ask - no photos again
this month ... we didn't take any!)
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