Dear All,
U3A term started this week which meant we were teaching a new class
on Tuesday. There are 23 on the register for this year with a waiting list of
10. We know 9 of the class from “Rambling” so even though Cambridge U3A now has
over 3000 members you soon get to know quite a number. The new venue in the
Friends Meeting House worked quite well but was busy with a music appreciation group
of 100 members and a Keep Fit class on at the same time. This weeks recipes for
Carrots & Parsnips are available on application to Kate Day at kday19@hotmail.co.uk !
Kate is studying Spanish again this term and attended another course
entitled: "History & the Bible", I am on “Biographies” again and we started with Beatrice Shilling,
a fairly unique lady engineer, born the same month as my father and famous amongst
other things for designing a modification to Spitfire carburettors to stop them
flooding during steep dives. She was also a keen motor cycle racer and was the
first woman to exceed 100 mph around the Brooklands circuit.
It was the Brassica Open Days in Lincolnshire on Wednesday and I
took a couple of fellow walkers, Dave and Lawrie with me. We visited five sites
and this year the trials were very good due to regular rain and decent
temperatures. Highlights included a cabbage that can be cut in squares for
Cabbage wraps, a purple pointed cabbage, several Romanescos, uniform Pak Choi
and a increased interest in kales.
Cabbage Wraps
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Romanesco
Pak Choi
Kale plots
Fennel trial
On the way back we came past the site of the F15 plane crash at
Weston Hills and met several excited fire engines.
Yesterday Kate went to a Messy Church training day at Milton, there
was a Mens Breakfast and I watched Over Res beat Chatteris Res 2 v 0.
I managed to run out of Febuxstat pills for my gout this week and in
the two days waiting for them to come in had an instant flair up, so I missed
the Thursday walk at Much Hadham. Kate went and most of them just missed a
downpour.
Love
Mike & Kate
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