Bainbridge Rotary club etc.

We were all pretty exhausted after NYC and slept soundly last night, having a rare lie-in this morning (I did not get up until 8.10AM!) We were served a lovely breakfast, featuring more of our host Polly's fab baking and scrambled eggs with cheese, and homemade bread.

We then prepared to head out to Bainbridge Rotary club. Due to a bit of a mix-up in communications, nobody came for us at 11.45. We called the club shortly after 12 and after some strings being pulled, two of the club's members commandeered an SUV - from a showroom! - and came to the rescue. The club were very welcoming once we finally arrived, and we had a quick bite to eat before our presentation. I was delighted to see kids in the audience (no school for them this week) and managed to get some participation from them in my segment - the Very Hungry Caterpillar is a well travelled creature! We'd all like to thank the club for such a warm welcome and for staying later than usual to allow us to present.


Our vocational afternoon had been rearranged, so we next went to an animal feed production facility, which produced pellet feeds for dairy cattle, horses, birds, goats, poultry and, of course, bunnies. We took a quick tour of the premises and watched the machinery producing pellets, and had a bit of a laugh at Helen's expense as she'd chosen to wear her skirt and heels today!

From here we nipped across the road, to the garden centre/farmers' store, where we chose a plant for Polly, as today's her birthday. I was in my element because it had a goat with kids, hens and roosters, piglets, ducklings, chicks... oh and some bunnies!



We next stopped briefly at a horse farm, which I probably enjoyed the best, before heading to downtown Greene. Our first stop was at the Village Cafe and Bakery, where we ate the 4 remaining tea cakes and had teas and coffees.



Mike then collected us in his wonderful 1927 Pontiac called Betsy, and drove us to an ice cream store, where we all ate enormous ice creams.




Following this we stopped for a brief drink at The Silo, a fabulous bar/restaurant set in gorgeous rolling hills. The bar was full of character with unusual decorations, including a wall of bills (notes) behind the bar. Then we dashed off to the Olive Branch at Jericho for food - once again, I was faced with a massive sandwich. I think I need to be on half rations from now on!