Dear All,
It was good to see you all last weekend, I hope you all enjoyed the
party and had safe return journeys. Thanks for your contributions and donations
– we received £660 for CEEM. No photos yet from the “official photographer” so
only have a “pre party“ picture of the cake which has been widely praised.
Egg Collection
Serious outdoor gardening got underway this week, firstly digging up
the large bamboo clump which got out of hand with runners emerging 6 or 7 yards
away from the main growth. Kate has been digging up the outlying runners for
several weeks so we blitzed the main clump, it took two days with a pick axe as
the roots were like steel.
Otherwise I have rotovated the allotment and planted maincrop
potatoes, broad beans, parsnips and carrots.
Our Thursday walk started from Kimbolton and touched Graffham Water.
The shorter walk was intended to be 7.5 miles but our leader lost the way a
couple of times so it ended up as 10.5 miles – the same as the long walk and
not for the first time recently they had finished their lunch by the time we
returned! It was rather sticky as the soil is mainly clay thereabouts but
fairly undulating and we were treated to an aerial display by a red kite.
Above Kimbolton
Graffham Water
I fetched the cricket roller from its winter quarters yesterday so
serious wicket preparation is scheduled to begin this week.
Service and meal in memory of Mervyn’s mother this morning
Love
Mike & Kate
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