More by luck than anything else, we had chosen a fine day after all the recent rain for our semi-final match in the Flitch Salver (see posts passim). Our opponents on the day were Anne and Kieran, with whom we have often played n the past, but not before in this competition. We were required to give them 7 strokes so knew that it would be a tough challenge... A view which was reinforced on the first, where we both scored creditable 5s, meaning that we were 1 down straight away.
The match was a ding-dong battle for the first half, with each side trading wins on alternate holes. We did though manage to get our noses in front after holing most, if not all, of our make-able putts. And we managed to hang on to the end, winning the match on the final green. This puts us through to the final of this competition: opponents as yet unknown.
Home for a few hours of intensive domestic chores in anticipation of family visits on the morrow and then up to London by train for a pre-theatre supper (back to the
Archduke!), followed by the short walk to the National Theatre. We were taken by how busy all the bars and restaurants looked on a Thursday night: there's clearly plenty of holiday spirit still around!
We went to see
Three Days in the Country, a modern interpretation of a work by Turgenev's presumably longer version (A Month in the Country). This was a comedy about love and was wonderfully acted out by a cast who were on stage the whole time, sitting on seats in the back when not actually speaking. There were a number of familiar faces -
Mark Gatiss, he of Sherlock fame, and
John Simm (State of Play, Life on Mars etc.) - both of whom were in fine form.
A very enjoyable evening... and we caught the earlier train back which will make the 05:45 alarm tomorrow that bit easier...
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