The Suffolk village of Easton in 2007

tu 18 de 07	1892 First performance of Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker
	The Easton Farm Park Farmers' Markets are usually held on the fourth Saturday of each month but are earlier in December because of Christmas. When we arrived around midday Saturday things were starting to pack up (well Suffolk Smokehouse had sold out of chicken) and we'd missed both the brass band and Daddy C ... but the children were still enjoying the rides and the adventure playground, and the staff were getting pretty involved too.
tu 30 oc 07	1905 Aspirin became available in Britain
	The Easton White Horse has got one of those attractive you run it! signs just like the Stradbroke White Hart ... does seem to show a certain desperation.
sa 13 oc 07	1943 Italy declared war on Germany
	At Easton Farm Park last night Kasaï Masaï had people up dancing by the third number and just about everybody on their feet by the fifth. Delightful tumbling, intricate guitar swimming in echo, offhanded bass which you don't quite know where's it going next, a good hearted stage act and knowing use of repetition to build tension make KM compulsively danceable. Fiona said They're really nice blokes and earlier in the day they'd given African drumming and dancing lessons to local youngsters. The Shed could have used a bit more audience but whose fault is that? YOURS! Get on the mailing list at Peppery.

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