Dean at "Faculty Meeting" Lunch
Suzanne Kingsley with Shakespeare character
Betty working on the Archives
Rose & Peter Carey, Harlaxton Village
Sally Brown
, choir directorAbigail Snow, daughter of 1 of British faculty (9 yr old)
Nita & Malcolm Knapp with us at The Blue Pig
We had a good visit with Malcom & Nita Knapp on Sunday afternoon, including dinner at the Blue Pig. Some of you will remember when Malcolm visited us in Liberty in summer of 2006 (I think it was)
Earlier that afternoon on our walk down the front drive we met a couple from Harlaxton village who invited us over for drinks this afternoon (Tuesday). We had not had that happen before. We walked the 25 minutes or so to their house and had a delightful hour with Rose & Peter Carey with tea, cider, beer and wine (1 for each of us) and lots of talk of families and travels. We walked back in time for me to get to choir.
Our Harlaxton College Choir got started late because most of the students and faculty were watching the Inauguration on the big screen TV. (I missed it, but will watch for newsclips later tonight.) The choir is going to sing appropriate songs in Latin and Middle English and Swedish in Lincoln Cathedral and in the Castle on Friday, much to the British professors' dismay, we understand. Should be great fun to spontaneously burst into song when Sally gets us started.
Dean has written 5 of the essays that Gordon suggested, entitled "Happening Here," linking events and people and places from close by Harlaxton to their British Studies Course. He has really enjoyed doing the research and writing them up. I have worked some in the Archives, trying to make some logical order of the info about the Manor building itself. I may or may NOT be making any headway! It is interesting reading.
We had the Faculty Lunch at the Principal's Cottage today, with Suzanne preparing local Melton Mowbray sausages and Hunters' Cake. It was a good time to enjoy good (& different) food and to visit with the others. There was a short meeting with announcements at the end. I believe they just have two more of these "faculty meetings" during the term.
Next Friday (23rd) we'll go with ALL the students (required) and many of the faculty to Lincoln; we've been there a number of times, but we always enjoy it all. Then, Saturday (24) we're going with 55 others to Coventry and Stratford and will see Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet" put on by the Royal Shakespeare Company. (I'll write about all that and include some photos afterwards.)
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