11th October 2010

11th October 2010.

Dear All,

Serious entertaining this weekend with Mandy and Natasha visiting from Derbyshire. When it comes to parenting skills Phil and Mandy are definitely more Ann Widdicombe rather than Pamela Stephenson in Strictly Come Dancing terms! It takes Kate some time to recover and you seriously wonder how things will work out!
On Saturday we travelled to Heybridge Basin near Maldon, to view Alfie, the new arrival in Kate’s sister’s family. He seems promising material as he went all day without crying.

Alfie

Sister Emma

Heybridge Basin

More digging this week and planting of over-wintered onions, shallots and garlic. Another talk this time to Cambridge Geranium Society who were aged but appreciative.
I missed the Thursday walk this week as I went to the National Carrot Demonstration at Papplewick near Nottingham. We drill the plots for the demonstration and there are also machinery and chemical exhibits. Last time we were in this area a huge hole opened up in the middle of the field as a mine gave way.

Carrot Plots

Kate and I did a walk round the Swavesey Pits on Thursday evening and we also walked Mandy and Natasha round Wicken Fen on Sunday afternoon.

Wicken Fen

We helped with a new Youth Group on Friday organising “Mini Olympics”. It was like rolling back the years but we both felt rather aged!
love

Mike & Kate