Iden

Winter, especially this winter, reminds me of a naughty child, sent upstairs to play out it’s tantrum. What is it going to throw at us next, we ask ourselves. Never fear though, it’s tirade will end, and before we know it, the snowdrops will be carpeting the churchyard once again.

For now though it’s a waiting game. Right now I’m happy to wait it out until the spring buds appear. Iden is battling against the elements regardless . The Fete Committee, held their annual dinner at ‘The Bell’ on Saturday 18th January, and very nice it was too! People look so different, without those red T-shirts they wear, which say ‘Iden Fete Committee [there are some good looking folk in this village] An evening of lovely food and good company..

The Iden Horticultural and Garden Society held their annual party on Saturday 25th January at 7.30pm in the village hall. It was unusual to find it’s members arriving in the village hall without their amazing displays of flowers and fruit and vegetables. Well I’m telling you that they all deserved a party , because anyone who actually knows what answers lie in the soil gets my vote. Even the common earth worm turns it’s nose up at my garden , but these folk are at one with nature. They are the very antithesis of a superficial world The food was lovely [ these green- fingered people can cook too.] Maurice Metcalfe compiled a quiz, enjoyed by all. It was a very good evening. I look forward to seeing their produce in the near future.