13th December 2009.
Dear All,
Our College garden visit this week was to Homerton, which is just going through the process of being absorbed into Cambridge University, having previously been a teachers training college. It has a huge 26 acre site near the hospital and houses 700 students more than any other college. Having a large car park it is greatly favoured for out of term conferences and these have helped improve their bank balance. Once again the gardens were not spectacular but feature several sheltered courtyards, a conservation area with 3 species of orchids, an orchard and a 60 tree lime avenue.
Homerton Cavendish Building
Secluded Courtyard
Monday evening we had a pub meal out with 10 of the rambling group at The Old Crown in Girton. It was an excellent meal and good company.
Tuesday was work, a trip to the garage to have wheels balanced, tracking adjusted and 2 new tyres followed by groups in the evening. A third group started up this week which is encouraging.
I had to write a book review on Wednesday covering “Vegetable Seed Production” for Experimental Agriculture. I am sure most of you will have read it, if not I can recommend it for the dark evenings! I visited my old director, John MacLeod, again in hospital with prostate cancer. He went from walking to not being able to move in a week but remains very positive. Leaving Brookfields in Mill Road at 4 pm took me 1 hour 45 minutes to get home as Cambridge was gridlocked.
In the evening we entered a team in the Christians in Sport area quiz at St Neots. The quiz was run by ex Cambs Utd star? Graham Daniels and there was a full house of 17 teams of 8. I told our team not to try too hard but we had a sports genius on board (Chris Kean) so we won!
Winning Squad
Our walk on Thursday started at Braughing near Buntingford. It was billed as 8 miles but our leader was back from a 6 week cruise and decided we would be back too soon and added a couple of miles. It was sticky underfoot so quite hard going.
Cottage in Braughing
On Friday Kate and I went to Cambridge Christmas shopping which went quite well ending with lunch and my first trip to Morrisons at Cambourne.
Kate is currently at choir practice ready for the Christmas services – 2 weeks today and it will be all over - as Dad was wont to remark!
Love
Mike & Kate
Dear All,
Our College garden visit this week was to Homerton, which is just going through the process of being absorbed into Cambridge University, having previously been a teachers training college. It has a huge 26 acre site near the hospital and houses 700 students more than any other college. Having a large car park it is greatly favoured for out of term conferences and these have helped improve their bank balance. Once again the gardens were not spectacular but feature several sheltered courtyards, a conservation area with 3 species of orchids, an orchard and a 60 tree lime avenue.
Homerton Cavendish Building
Secluded Courtyard
Monday evening we had a pub meal out with 10 of the rambling group at The Old Crown in Girton. It was an excellent meal and good company.
Tuesday was work, a trip to the garage to have wheels balanced, tracking adjusted and 2 new tyres followed by groups in the evening. A third group started up this week which is encouraging.
I had to write a book review on Wednesday covering “Vegetable Seed Production” for Experimental Agriculture. I am sure most of you will have read it, if not I can recommend it for the dark evenings! I visited my old director, John MacLeod, again in hospital with prostate cancer. He went from walking to not being able to move in a week but remains very positive. Leaving Brookfields in Mill Road at 4 pm took me 1 hour 45 minutes to get home as Cambridge was gridlocked.
In the evening we entered a team in the Christians in Sport area quiz at St Neots. The quiz was run by ex Cambs Utd star? Graham Daniels and there was a full house of 17 teams of 8. I told our team not to try too hard but we had a sports genius on board (Chris Kean) so we won!
Winning Squad
Our walk on Thursday started at Braughing near Buntingford. It was billed as 8 miles but our leader was back from a 6 week cruise and decided we would be back too soon and added a couple of miles. It was sticky underfoot so quite hard going.
Cottage in Braughing
On Friday Kate and I went to Cambridge Christmas shopping which went quite well ending with lunch and my first trip to Morrisons at Cambourne.
Kate is currently at choir practice ready for the Christmas services – 2 weeks today and it will be all over - as Dad was wont to remark!
Love
Mike & Kate
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