Wednesday, February 13, 2008

High Knoll out of bounds

We had quite a long school today – I don’t know why it went on so long, really, other than that there seemed to be a lot of work to get through! By 12.20 we weren’t finished yet, but took a break for lunch, and then continued with science – both an experiment and the usual reading, and Charlotte’s Web after lunch, finishing off completely by about 1.30. Then I had to brush Caleb’s teeth and take him to the dental hygienist, where he was supposed to have a fissure sealant done. However, when she looked in his mouth, she saw that the back molars aren’t actually through the gum all the way yet, so it couldn’t be done today. She just polished his teeth, and we left and went to town, still to look for onions, and still couldn’t find any. Home for 20 minutes, had a quick rest, and then Nick and I needed to go to the oriental restaurant so that we could decide what we want to eat tomorrow night, as we can’t celebrate Valentine’s Day on Thursday night. The food at the Orange Tree Restaurant is delicious, but takeaways have to be ordered in advance.

Another big section of High Knoll Fort has crumbled away, quite unexpectedly. The area had fortunately already been closed off since the wind took out a 12 foot chunk some months ago, so there was no loss of life or injury, but the timing was quite strange, as they were a couple of days away from reopening most of the fort, once they had gotten some safety nets or something erected over the danger spot. The whole area surrounding High Knoll has been closed off now, and obviously it’s quite dangerous. It’s a pity that such an historical building is falling into disrepair.

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