Making scenes

5th July
I realise that I may have been feeling rather tired but I am in the midst of a blazing row with the NFWI Moodle which is the members' training section of the NFWI website. As members we are all encouraged to acquire a password so that we may enjoy the benefits of this modern site. Ha! I have been going in and out for about 2 years now using my password but today it tells me that it is invalid and I must have forgotten my password. So I went through the usual period of self-doubt---perhaps I used capital letters? Perhaps I used a password for something else eg the house alarm? Finally I decided to appear to confess to having lost/forgotten my password, though I knew I hadn't, in order to get another to gain access to the site. The administrator then delivers another utterly unmemorable password by e-mail. OK. I'll go in with this new one. A little grid comes up with "add new password" and "add old password" which, of course is now established as "forgotten and invalid" so the whole charade starts again.Catch 22. Spit! So I have risked excommunication by sending an acerbic e-mail to NFWI.
Me, one of the members who has been fighting tooth and nail to get the WI to embrace the web locally in Bucks!

4th July
We enjoyed another really different type of monthly meeting tonight. It involved role play under the direction of two magistrates from the local Bench. Not only was it informative but also great fun to do.We were delighted to learn that the efforts of the craft group producing items for the 90th Anniversary display in the Market Square on Sunday had resulted in over £300 worth of sales. The raffle for a friendship quilt made by the members, a patchwork cushion and a coffee cosy had raised a further £143. The display looked good and had been of interest to visitors and who knows might have attracted some new members too.The County Chairman visited and the press had taken photos and some interviews were conducted.

1st July
Besides taking a stall at the Farmers Market to promote our WI's 90th anniversary until 2pm, the Bucks Education & Current Affairs Committee held an afternoon event in the Public Hall. A Dickens of a Good Tea. The speaker talked about the links between the life of Charles Dickens and the characters in his novels. This was interspersed with readings and it was all very enjoyable. The tea was home-produced and voted excellent.Bertie Pearce ended with a magic trick which resulted in the amazement of not only the audience but also those working in the kitchen: where on earth had that raw egg come from? This event was a bit of an experiment to see whether WI members would like sometimes to come with their families to meetings on a Sunday. There were over 70 people present so perhaps they did but it would be nice to know what they thought of the idea.