I know it's one of the great British conversation pieces - but blooming heck it was nippy last night.
A pretty hectic round of events, AGMs, christmas drinks and meetings meant I was rushing from location to location.
The new coat was warm but it didn;t cover my ears and I hadn't got gloves so I got the full benefit of the 'chill'.
Just browsing through my computer files this morning, I noticed this (pic left) engraving from Robert Bloomfield's Farmer's Boy first edition (1801) of the winter scene - the attraction of the open fire and it's camaraderie that goes with that I think has just served to remind me of just how cold it was.
In terms of events and activities a huge well done to UCS for the Centenary Carol Service at St John's Parish Church, Hampstead - Poulenc, Rutter and JB (Junior Boys School) singing 'Little Donkey' - what more could you want at Christmas to set the seasonal cheer. :-) You really get a sense that UCS is a learning community - strong, confident, fun, but crucially inquisitive and challenging and it is this that I find impressive.
And Queen's Park Residents Association (also last night) - a very impressive RA and truly with a clear idea of what they should do, how they fight on local issues and keep a really active watching brief over the local area. Cllr Mark Cummins and Emily Tancred were there - I'm always impressed and amazed at just how assiduous and hard working they both are for their area and residents.
I also had some appointments with residents on very specific topics, some considerable number of letters to sign and then the attendant emails and post for the day...
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