Dear All,
I hope you are all still above water level? The bottom of our garden
flooded briefly mid week but it went over night. I have just pulled some leeks
and each one went “slurp” as it left the ground!
Not too much to report this week as U3A classes have not restarted
and no extra meetings or activities except the annual New Year Chapel Social.
Kate was IC catering and with over 50 booked in it takes a good deal of
planning and execution. This year’s menu: Butternut Squash soup or Chicken and Pork Terrine, Roast Beef and Yorkshire pudding, Braised Red Cabbage, Leeks in Cheese sauce, Roast Potatoes, a Selection of Sweets, Cheese & Biscuits, Coffee and Chocolates. Price £5.
I presented a review of the year and a startling feature is how many
locals have passed on this year. In 20 years I have never listed more than 4 or
5, this time there were 13 with some connection to the chapel.
Our Thursday walk encountered a few showers but was not too wet, but
of course, a bit muddy. We started at Linton and took in Hildersham and the
Roman Road that used to link Cambridge and Colchester or Duroliponte to
Camulodunum by the Via Devana as we prefer to say!
Above Linton
River Granta (or Amazon?!)
Historic Clapper Style
I have set up my heated propagator in the greenhouse again this week
to start some germination testing and planted out some chitted broad beans as
my original Aquadulce are now over 12” tall and likely to succumb to any severe
weather if and when it arrives.
Love
Mike & Kate
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