28^th August 2016

Dear All,

I had another session at Wisley this week and as my usual travelling partner was not attending Kate came with me to make sure I did not doze off on the M25. The journey does not improve but at least it was not the M20!

We were judging 32 Sweet corn varieties and the trial was well grown which made it slightly easier. As we were leaving the trial field and walking to the restaurant we bumped into Peter and Annemarie Nunn with their daughter-in-law in a wheelchair.

I have met a few ex NIAB folks this week firstly at a funeral for the former photographer Giff Gates and then at a Wrinklies lunch at Girton.

As we were at Wisley on Thursday we missed our normal walk so we did a shorter local ramble on Wednesday taking in the allotments and guided bus route.

As the weather seemed settled we held a BBQ on Friday night with 11 attending. It was the first of the year and indeed for two years come to think! But it seemed to go quite well.

Over lost at both cricket and football yesterday. The 1^st cricket team are likely to be relegated despite an opening stand of 205 and it is going to be a long football season as they lost to the bottom team.

It is Felicia Gordon’s 80^th birthday do this afternoon, some of you met her at my 70^th.

Love

Mike & Kate