Dear All,
Family duties this week. Mary-Ann started back at work for 3 days a week and as she only has nursery places for 2 days there is a rota for the third day. We travelled down Tuesday via Esther’s as her garden needed some attention: cutting grass, weeding the front, emptying the large compost bin etc. Esther was at work but joined us for lunch. We managed to finish in dry weather but it was raining by the time we reached Godalming. Mary-Ann and Amélie both had colds but the baby minding went OK and Mary-Ann survived her return to work. We pushed Amélie down to Godalming and only got slightly wet. It was excellent exercise as the route back to Ockford Ridge is quite steep.
Team GB
Watching the Olympic Flame
Both gardens have an excellent stock of giant slugs. I have heard that the supply of “Nemaslug” the biological control pellet has run out and is unlikely to be back on the market this year as it takes 12 weeks to brew up more.
Tuesday we got the message that Ben suffered an accident near Braemar on his John O’Groats to Lands End bike ride. He hit gravel coming down a hill very fast and fortunately landed in heather. He is badly bruised and sore and the bike broke front forks and buckled a wheel. Passers by with a van looked after him well taking him to a doctor and finding accommodation. He had bought a special Boardman bike for the occasion and could not get the correct replacement parts in Aberdeen or Edinburgh. He eventually caught a train to Peterborough and we picked him up on Friday. We stopped off at Hinchingbrooke Hospital for a check over. They do not think he has broken anything and if it is a rib nothing can be done anyway. R&R should do the trick but he is obviously disappointed not to complete the trip.
Both gardens have an excellent stock of giant slugs. I have heard that the supply of “Nemaslug” the biological control pellet has run out and is unlikely to be back on the market this year as it takes 12 weeks to brew up more.
Tuesday we got the message that Ben suffered an accident near Braemar on his John O’Groats to Lands End bike ride. He hit gravel coming down a hill very fast and fortunately landed in heather. He is badly bruised and sore and the bike broke front forks and buckled a wheel. Passers by with a van looked after him well taking him to a doctor and finding accommodation. He had bought a special Boardman bike for the occasion and could not get the correct replacement parts in Aberdeen or Edinburgh. He eventually caught a train to Peterborough and we picked him up on Friday. We stopped off at Hinchingbrooke Hospital for a check over. They do not think he has broken anything and if it is a rib nothing can be done anyway. R&R should do the trick but he is obviously disappointed not to complete the trip.
Bike
& Body
Our Thursday walk started nearby at Elsworth and circled via Cambourne and Knapwell. We did not get wet until the last 10 minutes.
We were planning to go down to Beaumont on Friday but cancelled to collect Ben.
It is Holiday Club next week so we spent much of Saturday am setting up then catching up in a soggy garden. There is plenty to do but at least it has been productive with peas, mange tout, French beans, broad beans, potatoes, calabrese, carrots, beetroot, lettuce, cucumbers, raspberries and boysenberries all harvested this week.
Love
Mike & Kate
Our Thursday walk started nearby at Elsworth and circled via Cambourne and Knapwell. We did not get wet until the last 10 minutes.
We were planning to go down to Beaumont on Friday but cancelled to collect Ben.
It is Holiday Club next week so we spent much of Saturday am setting up then catching up in a soggy garden. There is plenty to do but at least it has been productive with peas, mange tout, French beans, broad beans, potatoes, calabrese, carrots, beetroot, lettuce, cucumbers, raspberries and boysenberries all harvested this week.
Love
Mike & Kate
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