The build up was so great, I forgot to report how it went! Well the lecture was a great success. The great and the good of Fulton turned up- predominantly old men- heads of banks and the like, the President and his wife, lots of Roland's colleagues, not just historians. A very supportive lot. They seemed to like what they heard. Apparently a previous professor had made the mistake of being highly critical of Churchill. The audience politely clapped, but it did not go down well. This was about Churchill and his friendships with Americans, forged at times of war, you couldn't really go wrong. Lots of photos were taken, but they don't seem to have appeared anywhere yet. So no photos of the big occasion. There was a wine and cheese buffet afterwards and Roland was pleased with it all. Fame for a day, now it's back to the routine. Roland claimed he didn't like all the attention, but I think he rather enjoyed it.
The next thing is our little trips to the Ozarks. Since I have no photos of the lecture I thought I would leave you with this enormous stick insect, found in the road outside the library.
It's the biggest one I've ever seen.
And I might as well throw in a few more Halloween pictures. They're getting sillier!
The last two were in a supermarket in Columbia.
This is an insurance office in town
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