Well it's all been happening in our village the last couple of months!
July saw our 'Wheelbarrow Race' a happening unique to Braughing. Usually it rains which adds to the fun but this year it held off - well mostly! It consists of grown men dressed up often as 'ladies' pushing each other n decorated wheelbarrows round the village past two pubs and drinking at each before wheeling themselves through the ford which has been dammed up for the evening. Everyone gets soaked, the kids throw paper bags of flour at the contestants and then everyone drinks and dances in the street till the early hours - even if it rains. Somehow it remains amazingly good-humoured and happy. It's rather nice to wander the village street, glass in hand and chat to friends and neighbours!
This last weekend we went to the local pop festival! Well I say festival - some friends open their garden to an invited audience to picnic - drink (of course) look at paintings in their house and listen and dance to a band called Soul Kitchen who are a brilliant Soul and Blues band and great entertainment. We met up with some friends and danced happily all night AGAIN!
Fun today collecting dd and family from Stansted after their hols and returning here for a quick family supper. Naomi (nearly three) entertained us with the new song she had learnt in French at the kids club - great accent by the way! We were way impressed, maybe next time she will learn to speak English!
