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So
twice five miles of fertile ground
With walls and towers were girdled round :
And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills,
Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree ;
And here were forests ancient as the hills,
Enfolding sunny spots of greenery. |
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Cambridgshire,
Big Sky country |
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Well, it
was only a matter of time before the first of us ventured
out into the country to listen to the broccoli growing and
visit Sally in her country getaway.
Yes, you can see cows and sheep from
Sal's bedroom window (don’t ask) and her kitchen is
orange, but it is very restful up there and living proof for
those who’ve never been North of the Watford Gap that
the countryside can really be rather Arcadian and bucolic.
Don’t knock it until you’ve
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course, Sally's anticipation of the move would have been greatly
heightened if someone had told her that Cambridge actually
has more than three streets, something that both Kay (very
astute, medical type) and Sal (not quite so brainy but with
a winning smile and a PhD) managed to miss in a whole day’s
shopping in town.
Girls, there’s no fire so stop
hanging around the fire station watching the lads polish their
engine and get about town a bit! |
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Speaking
of polishing engines, we were treated over lunch to Ken’s
blow by blow account of his last visit to Cambridge where he
and Barbie had the pleasure of witnessing a great deal of youthful
exuberance in a punt under the bridge. |
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What brought
this train of thought on you ask; could it be anything to do
with the standing order to Ann Summers on his credit card statements?
I shan’t say anymore on the matter, but you might want
to ask him at the next club night. |
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Punting
on the Cam was delightful, the sun was shining for us, the
grass was green, the girls of Balliol were at netball practice.
Andy had a decent stab at the pole but hadn't reckoned with
the intensly competetive nature of Gary "Hawaii 5-0"
Sherriff, determined to take his captives out on the fastest
hour's relaxing punting the Cam had ever seen. |
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I
swear whole punts full of Japanese tourists were swamped by
our wake and the bed of the Cam is littered with bobby sox and
Nikon’s to this day. |
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Mui
macho Senor, mui macho! |
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Andy
moving the punt into "attack" position |
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