Flavours
of Summer
The sun
shone with such warmth and constancy for Mary and Brian
Shaw’s Summer Lunch that there could be no doubt
that the occasion had been truly blessed. So warm was it
that an amazing variety of measures had been employed to
protect mere mortals from the sun’s generosity, from
lashings of sun cream through fetching headgear to
parasols and borrowed gazebos. The trees’ shade was
bagged by the wise who came early.
Welcomed
by our hosts and refreshed by cool drinks, including the
seasonal Pimms, around forty happy people settled down to
enjoy an afternoon of gentle pleasures, not least the
plentiful and excellent lunch which stemmed the buzz of
conversation only briefly and gave us all enough energy
to forgo the afternoon nap and start again.
There
were animals to find and games to play; there were plants
to inspect and the stream for paddling; there were prizes
to win and raffles to try while the laughter rose and
decorum disappeared. Time seemed to slow down to
accommodate our relaxation. And all the while, Mary and
Brian’s beautiful and much-loved garden cocooned and
inspired us until it was time to take up the pace of life
again and go home. No cabaret can compete with Nature!
Our
thanks for such a splendid interlude go to Mary and
Brian, for their warm and generous hospitality on the day
and also for the unseen efforts which made the day itself
so relaxed and seem so effortless. All Saints Restoration
Appeal has benefited from the monetary proceeds of the
occasion. Those of us fortunate to be there have
benefited more than can be measured.
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