It had been many years since I had heard the Master give a lecture - I think it was about Berlin, it was certainly in Coventry and must have been over 20 years ago because my late husband was with me. Mervyn has not abated by one whit his erudition. It was a fascinating, beautifully prepared and delivered lecture.
However, although Mervyn and I are often seen at these events together, what is not realised is that we rarely get to talk to each other - we just wave and nod a few times. Well, this week we finally managed to get together for long enough to have a diary meeting - and book our flights to Helsinki - but that is another story.
We went to the opening of the PCU at the Birmingham Law Courts on Monday evening - yes, Birmingham, where I live!!! At home!!! We had a great time, travelled there by bus and met some interesting solicitors and lawyers, Millers Gin [Mervyn - and supped through a straw] and white wine [stalwart Consort], there were some sandwiches but they were in the distance somewhere and we were going out for dinner to Zizzi afterwards.
We did the diaries the next morning and then got onto the computer to book tickets to Norway. All went well until we printed out and realised that we had booked to come back at 8 o'clock in the morning. Have you ever tried changing a booking with a heavily accented Norwegian? Don't. And all the time 'Norwegian Wood' was playing in the background - oh the memories!! We were children of the Beatles era - I would have cried but for the previously mentioned heavily accented Norwegian.
The flights were sorted out and Mervyn's credit card bashed again.
The flights were sorted out and Mervyn's credit card bashed again.
So all is well. Looking forward to the lecture at the Guildhall next week, I understand that we are to visit the art gallery beforehand - see you there?
the stalwart Ann
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