Dear All,
I have had a fairly energetic week for an old man of 69! Strimming,
walking, pitch preparation, helping Esther, Cricket and a little gardening.
On Wednesday, Mervyn and I strimmed all the overgrown graves in the
cemetery. It took most of the day and the strimmer we hired got quite heavy
towards the end.
Kate and I were leading our Thursday walk which started at Moulton
near Newmarket and took in “The 3 churches Route”: Moulton, Graveley and
Dalham. Showers were threatened but held off, so it was an enjoyable walk.
Moulton has a famous Packhorse bridge. As we drove through Newmarket there were
several racehorses out on the gallops, probably because the going was soft.
Dalham Park
Moulton Packhorse Bridge
Cricket pitch preparation was
without my colleague John for the second week as he has been cycling round
France – for some reason I never feel so frisky after the walk!
On Friday Kate and I visited Hutton to put in a shift for Esther.
She left us a lengthy list of jobs which we managed to lose but we cut grass,
tidied the front beds, emptied compost bins, pruned raspberries, cleaned out
the greenhouse, reinforced the rabbit run, fixed a curtain rail, tightened a
light fitting, fitted wheels on a chair and delivered one of the pews which was
removed from the chapel. Workmen were fitting hoists in the bedroom and
bathroom for her respite care duties, which are hopefully closer to
realisation.
Yesterday I was drafted into the 2nd XI as they were
short. It was a good game which we narrowly lost after totalling 178, but hot
and hard work so I did not need much rocking last night.
Dave Garlick was here this morning updating the church on his
Ecuador project. As he arrived over an hour early I did not manage to produce
this bulletin this morning. As usual he spoke very well and stayed for the
monthly chapel lunch.
We have had an exceptional crop of figs this year which we have
managed to keep ahead of the blackbirds. Sweet Corn harvest started this week.
Love
Mike & Kate
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