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We were indebted to the Cranbrook Congregational Church for the kind permission to have the Nativity Service in the beautiful Cranbrook High Street building.
The children, who had no opportunity to rehearse in the church, were amazingly confident and sang out their Christmas praises.
Then came the weather.
We coped with a sharp drop in temperature after the super mild Autumn. There is nothing like collecting sticks and the sight of the flames to warm the heart.
That was followed by the snow.
No director’s car was parked; 5 mph was an impossible speed; the gate was frozen fast against all comers.
And then the thaw and the torrential rain.
Overnight, the carpet of white that had lain for the entire week vanished. The track and car park were flooded. Water poured off the field above our site. The waterfalls flowed through the woods.
Let’s leave that behind us, and remember the happy event of the Nativity. Here is a posy for the leading lady.
