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The weather was fine over the weekend but we drove home in mist and heavy rain. I then spent 24 hours suffering from what I think was food poisoning. I blame the sushi.

I was wrong about Annie. It didn't take place in a village hall but in the Sue Townsend theatre in Leicester town centre. The staging was dynamic and the kids all spoke with what sounded to me like authentic Noo York accents. Ivy- who is 14- and is looking to become a professional actor- had me conviced I was watching an adult. She was playing Miss Hannigan- juciest role in the show.

We didn't go to Fritchingly for Quaker Meeting because our Friend Xanthe invited us over to Oakham and we went there instead. Their Meeting House is early 18th century. The Friend I was sitting next to was talking about the drawbacks of having to care for a listed building. "See that ceiling? Looks like plasterboard, doesn't it? But when we replaced it we had to use wattle and daub- and find someone with the skills to do it...."

Oakham is a healthy Meeting- 15 adults in attendance on Sunday- plus a baby.....

Here's a picture of the building.