16th April 2017

Dear All,

Ben cycled up yesterday taking five and a half hours and plans to return this morning. We have just come in from a 6 am Sunrise Service in the orchard. As usual, the sun was shy about rising in public and had to be photoshopped into the pictures.

Albert has survived the first session of his two stage operation. I guess it was a little traumatic for him - and his parents. Mary-Ann sent a photo of him in recovery!

Kate and I had a rare shopping expedition to Cambridge on Monday after swimming. I needed a few more things for Moldova and Kate purchased a shelf ladder from the Futon sale.

Shelf Ladder

I did a Moldova presentation to our home groups on Tuesday and a “Modern Vegetable Varieties” talk to the NIAB Retired Association on Wednesday. In the evening we went to the theatre to see “Abigail’s Party” which was very good.

Our Thursday walk began at Chevington south of Bury St Edmunds and took in Hargrave and Chedburgh. The weather veered from hot in the sun to distinctly chilly when it went in and the ground had set like rock around wheelings and horses hoof marks.

Chevington Church

We marked up the cricket square on Thursday afternoon and began serious grass trimming ready for the new season. I have been replacing wooden slats in the front of the bike shed. The wood was shaped so I ordered it from our local wood yard and it was not cheap!

Our Wisteria at the front has come out this week and looking magnificent.

Love

Mike & Kate