The news was that Jools' cough was little better. She got a mail back from the surgery on Friday saying her non-urgent appointment with the doctor was on December 14th.
But as we were going to Tesco, she would have a chat with the pharmasist and see about some of the behind the counter stuff. Winter has arrived, though no snow as yet, but the wind is set in the east, its cloudy and feels raw outside. Back home with the shopping and a bottle of serious cough syrup, we put the shopping away and have breakfast. No surprise then that Jools wasn't coming out with me, she wanted to get the cough under control, would only take the new syrup when needed as it can make you drowsy.
They were having a craft day. I thought it might be a fayre, but was a kid's craft day. Anyway, the church would be open and I could take shots of the memorials and windows. There were pagan heads at the top of each column, and as corbel stones. The more I looked, the more pagan heads, even at the top of two of the columns, but not all.
Although, sadly, the tower is in poor repair and needs reroofing, which is why it is currently encased in scaffolding. I am sure when we called in at Barham last week, a sign said there was a craft fayre on, so would be open. I would go back, and get some shots, I thought. Its a half hour drive, if that out of Dover down the A2 and off at the Wingham turning, down the valley and parking outside the church, its spire pointing to heaven.
Inside the church there was no fayre again, just a warden showing a lady round. We all said "hello", and I went about getting shots. I have been here at least three times, but now take the big lens to get details of the windows and memorials high up, so there are always new details to reveal. Star item is the window of St George and the dragon, though is hidden in the north-west corner, and best viewed from the stairs to the belltower. After 20 minutes, the visitor left and the warden turned off the lights, forgetting I was there, but I had my shots.
