Dear All,
It was good to catch up with many of you last weekend at Beaumont
celebrating 50 years of Dave and Jen’s “OK marriage”. We enjoyed the occasion
and thanks to all who worked to provide and clear up. It was good to see Mary
progressing with predictable grit and determination.
Kate has been struggling with the cold I generously passed on to her,
but seems to have recovered in time for our trip to Rome on Tuesday.
I ended up with three presentations this week – such is retirement.
The “Just Vegetating” topic was “Green Salads”. Numbers and enthusiasm seem to
be keeping up. In the evening it was “Turkey” at house group (country not bird)
then it was my turn at “Biographies” on Friday and I had chosen “Mark Twain”.
As besides being a writer and humorist he had also been a typesetter, printer,
journalist, travel writer, steam boat pilot, miner, inventor and lecturer so there
was plenty of material to go at.
Mark Twain
Our Thursday walk was hard work this week perhaps because we were
both getting over colds, but also a few hills and a modicum of mud. We started
at Renhold near Bedford and took in Wilden and a further loop northwards.
Wilden
Renhold
I had a trailer load of muck delivered to the allotments shared with
a neighbour. It was excellent well rotted material and I have managed to dig my
share in already.
On Wednesday I was at Wisley again and despite heavy rain on the way
down we kept dry on the Sprout and Leek plots. The visit included some serious
taste panel work on 11 sprout varieties which should never be undertaken
lightly!
Wisley Autumn Colours
Esther has at last started her respite care this weekend. Kian
arrived Thursday night and is staying until Sunday or Monday.
Congratulations to Andy on being “Employee of the Year” for his
division of Ericssons – all that and Albert too.
Albert’s latest (smile not wind!)
Love
Mike & Kate
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