9th May 2010

9th May 2010.

Dear All,

After Mondays family gathering at Hutton the week has mainly been report writing, photo downloading and catching up in the garden.

Swan & Cygnet wood, Stock

63rd Birthday gathering

I have sown courgettes, squash, gourds, pumpkins, water melons, cucumbers, beetroot, peas, carrots and radish this week and planted out runner beans, French beans, celeriac and cabbage. The rain has been useful but outdoor crops are slow due to the cool weather.
Our Thursday walk began at Hail Weston near St Neots and proceeded via Great Staunton for 11.2 miles notable for vivid blue swaths of bluebells and yellow splurges of rape.

Royal Oak, Hail Weston

Hail Weston

Cricket got off to a traditional damp start with both matches cancelled on Saturday.
Alpha seems to be going OK with 8 guests turning up for the third week.
Our Labour candidate was deselected at the last minute due to unwise utterances so we must have been the only constituency in the land not to have that option.

Love

Mike & Kate