yippee a varied week

The one thing I really love about the work I do now is the varied nature of it, this week has been a good example.

Okay so it was really cold at the start but lovely because of the hoar frosts. And yes I have not earnt a lot this week just like last week. But theres more to life.

Tuesday morning went to Grange Farm the local RSPB farm for a catch up on whats happening there, it looked great see picture. Then told stories at a christmas get together Tuesday evening and got paid for it so a little coming in.

Wednesday was into Cambridge doing some shopping for that day.

Got some tidying up work done at two gardens Thursday where I could work without causing damage to the soil so a bit more earnt. Had a look at a one off bit of gardening work today in the village, despite the ladies interest in having the work done asap I will leave it a few days to let her think about the price I have given her.

Last but not least I need to mention the Smith and Busby Variety Show on Wednesday 8th at CB2 in Cambridge, I think we stunned the folk attending with our mixture of story and song which includes me warbling awway, a real delight, not sure if that was the right word to describe it mind.
Have a look at You Tube and type in
Andrew Malcolm December 2010

Recovered yet!

For more torture look at the pictures

http://picasaweb.google.com/cambridgestorytellers/AndrewMalcolmDecember2010#

Blimey did I really pull all those faces, obviously!

Have a lovely weekend.

The depths to which we stoop hah.........

Well you have to do dont you eh, work that is even if as with this one its a free one you are taking part in. Whats he on about this time well look below and dont bother turning up saying you know me can you have a free seat for old times sake.

Much trunpeting and rolling of drums..................and action.

Had enough of Christmas shopping already need a bit of a laugh or a shiver to run down your spine!

You need Smith and Busby!!!!! the best medicine and remedy in the universe.

Well the thing is Jones is not available for this gig and come to think of it, its a different Smith as well.

But for the show to see in Cambridge in December 2010 get yourself to the cellar at the cafe/bistro CB2 in Norfolk Street Cambridge at 8pm on Wednesday 8 th December to see Andrew Smith and Malcolm Busby of Cambridge Storytellers.

With an exciting mixture of daring do, ghostly stories and traditional songs from the age of Victoria to the present day, can you really afford to miss this the event of the month.

So get your Wednesday evening Christmas shopping done and come along to be entertained for a couple of hours. Admission charge £5, concessions £3.

Delphinium

And there it stands in all this cold and frosty weather, a lovely blue Delphinium, it flowered earlier this year and has come again in the mild weather we have had this autumn, bit of a shock for it now I suspect but I cant talk Delphinium so cant ask it how it feels. Not the only thing still out though is it, anenome's, quite a few rose's too.

Been a fair week gardening, I have finished of a few oneoff bigger jobs as well as seeing some of my regulars. And still the gardening work goes on, odd jobs mainly now though and tidying up but work none the less, new gardens still coming forward too.

Looking back a few months and seeing how I have got on I am happy. The variety is good, gardens, stories and helping out an ecologist.

Talking of stories, finally getting a show sorted for early December, yes I know its a bit late but its not looking too bad so far, two of us both members of Cambridge Storytellers are going to entertain for an evening, whats planned is a mixture of story and song. Should scare and entertain I reckon.

Still digesting last weekends conifer course, my last module of the university certificate course I signed upto in April, it has been very interesting but hard in places, I am going to miss it all the modules have been good but the plant ones especially so. The module assessments were done at and coming back from Bedgebury Arboretum, where there are some spectacular trees. Especially Tsuga heterophylla and Cryptomeria japonica "Elegans", and the Cedrus and the Pseudotsuga. A brilliant place.