18th April 2010

18th April 2010.

Dear All,

It has been a busy weekend or end to the week. On Thursday our walk started at Cavendish and went to Clare, both villages are chocolate boxy or contain several very picturesque buildings. The weather was bright, sunny and cold and just right for walking – only 10.1 miles this week, hardly worth getting out of bed for!


Cavendish Cottages


It was a 35 mile journey from Over and I had to return to the next village, Hundon, in the evening for a garden club talk.
On Friday I hired an industrial sander to attack the chapel school room floor, which was quite a job as the floorboards were full of nails and none of them was level. The chapel itself is being repainted by Ray Asplin so goodbye pink panels, hello tasteful magnolia and mushroom with gold trimmings.


Chapel Refurbishment

Esther and Eirwen came to collect our 25 year old rabbit hutch at lunchtime. In the evening Kate and I drove down to visit Ben and inspect his new flat. The M25 was closed anticlockwise so we had to use the Blackwell tunnel – a bit daunting for simple country folk! – but not too bad thanks to exemplary map reading by Kate and the Sat Nav. We ate at the local Vietnamese restaurant and slept on the new sofa bed.
The flat is quite smart and quiet but only 100 yards from Streatham High Street. We helped hang a few pictures and purchased a rug but did not have long to finish jobs as Ben was involved in a vital relegation battle at 2 pm at Sydenham. We went to support in baking sunshine, but due to the absence of numerous key players the task proved too much for the plucky Hampstead Heathens who eventually succumbed by 4 goals to 1.


39 Gleneldon Road (right of semi) 1st floor back


Watchful defender sees off Chertsey’s 13th corner

This afternoon I have been to Grantham for a CEEM meeting about Moldova. We are due to fly out next Friday but at present that looks to be in some doubt!
Kate has spoken to Gwen re the cousin’s reunion offering accommodation. At present they plan to hire a car to take John and Muriel out and about and bring them up to Cambridge but plans are not set in concrete.
The garden has started to move with potatoes well up and several other crops emerging. We had a slight frost earlier in the week but it did not seem to hurt much except the frog spawn.
I have put some Ecuador photos on Facebook for those interested in that sort of thing.
Love

Mike & Kate