14th July 2013

14th July 2013.

Dear All,

As trailed last week Kate spent 3 days helping Mary-Ann pack and I met up with them after another Wisley session. Hopefully the move goes ahead tomorrow. Meanwhile Mary-Ann, Andy and a couple of friends have spent the weekend in Nottingham taking in the Test Match yesterday and we have been looking after Amélie – which was no hardship! They all came for lunch today together with Esther and picked up Amélie leaving about 3.30 pm.

Yesterday was Over Carnival so Amélie may well be thinking that the Green will be covered with roundabouts, animal stands and loud music each time she comes to see her grandparents.

  

We had a chapel stand as usual and it was particularly successful this year. We had a quiz, ball game and Messy church craft activities and took over £40.00 in 10 pences. The weather, of course, helped it was a great contrast with the mud last year.

Wisley was again looking pretty good but showing signs of water shortage. We were judging potatoes and calabrese and checked progress of onion sets, tomatoes and runner beans.

I returned to swimming again after my burst ear drum and had another lung scan on Friday.

We led the walk on Thursday starting at Nuthampstead taking in Barkway and Reed.

The garden is looking particularly colourful at present.

  

Love

Mike & Kate