The summer's performances are over! Quelle domage!
Actually it was a lot of fun. Hard work but fun!
Obviously Ipswich has a universal effect. After writing about it last week the number of visits to my blog dropped dramatically. Could this be mere coincidence?
With this in mind I will try to generate a little more interest.
Breast Feeders.
Now, I know this may seem a little odd, but it is a subject that causes me great angst when I am working.
I have discussed this with other performers and I seem to have a high incidence in breastfeeders at my performances. I don't know why this is. Perhaps it's an urge to mother when they see me.
Last week at Framlingham it was raining and a lady with her baby asked if they could shelter under our tent.
"No problem", says I.
I turn away to deal with something else and when I turn back. She's popped one out and suckling the baby.
Now in principal, being a liberal modern new man, this doesn't bother me. In practice I am a little squeamish.
However, this event pales into insignificance at Dover Castle over the weekend when I am performing away and I look down into the FRONT ROW when I clock a woman (it is invariably women who are guilty of this) who is feeding a kid WHO HAS WALKED ACROSS TO HER!!!!!!!!
Whoaaaaaaaa!
Isn't it amazing how whenever there is something there that you don't want to look at your eyes are inexorably drawn towards it.
Enough.
Very much back to the Master of Ceremonies and Toastmaster work now and a really busy month of it. I have some weddings (Stapleford, Ettington Manor, Heathrow Radison) some dinners (Whittlebury Hall) and several others.
As a parting note, I was reminded last night of a sign I saw outside the Red Lion at Rothley when out on Terry, the BSA earlier in the summer.
They had a sign outside the pub advertising "Psychic Evening here on July 12th", then across it (this is absolutely true) "Postponed due to unforeseen circumstances." I nearly fell off the bike laughing.
Well that's it gentle reader. More next week, when I hope to be back a little more into village life.
Live Long And Be Toastmastered.
