Dear All,
Tom Webster has been down from Scotland this week. A few of the NIAB
“Wrinklies” met up for lunch in his honour on Tuesday after I took him to the
Botanic Gardens. He is understandably getting a bit frailer but currently has
his right arm in plaster as he typically was determined to see whether he could
ski on one good leg! The answer is evidently “no” as he kept falling over until
he eventually cracked a bone in his wrist.
Tom and Prunus x yedoensis
He and his Cambridge hosts, Jock and Molly came for lunch on Friday
and he back up north on Tuesday.
Last Sunday afternoon Kate and I visited the Hyacinth open day at
Waterbeach. A local farmer, Alan Shipp holds the national collection and opens
the site once a year to show 189 varieties and 10,000 bulbs. As you might
imagine the scent is quite powerful.
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I have been struggling with a swollen knee this week but it was
tolerable on Thursday so I did the usual walk this week at Guilden and Steeple
Morden. I don’t think it has improved the knee!
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Steeple Morden church
Esther came up yesterday and Kate has been helping her make a wee
dress – I can’t guess for whom!
I have spent non active time sorting vegetable seed packets for
Moldova. We have been given more than 2000 packets from Suttons and Mr
Fothergills but not all are suitable.
Over won 3 v 0 against Cottenham yesterday – a somewhat nervous
performance as they approach the final furlong of the season 4 points clear at
the top of the Premier League!
love
Mike & Kate
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