12th May 2013

12^th May 2013.

Dear All,

It has been a week of catching up in the garden and writing reports on our recent visit to Moldova.  In between I have attended the ENT clinic at Addenbrookes and had my ear vacuumed – an interesting experience but it seems to be healing OK.

As my appointment was on Wednesday, Kate travelled down to Godalming on the train for her tour of child minding duty. But we had a day with Amélie on Friday, as Esther is looking after her this weekend as Mary-Ann and Andy are at a Festival. Esther had to work on Friday so we were called in for child minding and gardening therapy!

  

Grandparent Duties

It was back to walking on Thursday after an enforced break for me. We started at Sutton near Potton and took in Biggleswade, Sandy and Potton on the way. We were only caught by one shower but it was windy and about 20°C cooler than Moldova.

  

Sandy Woods

As usual they broke the cricket mower while I was away so preparing the wicket has been more fraught than usual. In the end the match was rained off quite soon after it began yesterday.

Yesterday was Kate Foster’s 60^th birthday and her eldest brother Jonathan gave a lunch in her honour. Jonathan holds a senior position at Marshalls Airport and lives in a substantial converted barn at Teversham.

  Kate at 60 

  

                                                                  Jonathan’s Barn

Love

Mike & Kate