There is a local chap (Hoby based)
whom we shall call Eric. We shall call him Eric for no other reason than it could be his name.
Eric (that could be his name, on the other hand....) spent his working life as a driver of many large things. Things like buses and coaches and such. He has just been busted for driving a mobility scooter whilst drunk.
Only in the Wreake Valley........................
Well the wedding last weekend at the Sofitel at Terminal 5 was BONKERS!!! Usually Indian weddings have ceremonies spreading over several weeks.
A month or two before the wedding day there is the Chunri ceremony, where the bride is dressed by the bridegroom's family. Then about the week before the ceremony there is the civil wedding, and then there is the Indian wedding ceremony which in itself can take up to two and a half hours. Each of these sections involves a complete dress change for just about everyone.
Last Saturday it all happened on the one day. Given the whole idea of there being time, time in the sense that that is what most people work to, that is fine. Then there is "Indian Time" which is an entirely different concept. It amounts to little more than a polite suggestion. I managed to keep things right on track until after the civil ceremony, which I was really chuffed with. In the end I was about an hour over time, which when you consider he day started at 8.00 and finished at 22.00 was pretty good. I felt sorry for the priest, the excellent Mr Bhat, who had to be there for even longer than me, and the photographer had taken as many pictures by the end of the Chenri than he usually does in a whole ceremony. The caterers, Madhu's provided 5 quite separate meals through the day, a real achievement when you consider there were over 500 people to feed. All the professionals did an amazing job.
The other really big news is that the new website is launched. Gentle reader, if you can spare the time to have a look www.classinacoat.co.uk, I would be very grateful of any feedback. Needless to say it has been technologically challenging for me!
Not working this weekend - a family trip up to the Lake District, or more specifically Lake Coniston, and Thurston, the outdoor pursuits centre that brother-in-law Andy runs.
It is simply stunning and the weather is set fair. Coniston, of course is famous for being where Donald Campbell died in Bluebird
So it will be back for a few days and then we start our English Heritage work with performances at Dover, with our new tent!
It is very big!!!
Will be out with the red coat again in May!
Live Long and be Toastmastered
