10th
February 2019
Dear
All,
It is proving to be a rather chilly weekend as our
boiler packed up on Friday and our maintenance man is signed off sick until
Tuesday.
After our respective U3A classes on Tuesday we
visited Ken Elsom – still recovering from his stroke in Addenbrookes. While he
was having his blood pressure checked we wandered over the isle to talk to the
old man in the bed opposite – it turned out to be Professor Sir Roy Calne who
pioneered various organ transplant operations. He too had suffered a few
strokes and was unhappy finding out what it was like to be an ordinary patient
and not a celebrity! He has been working on diabetes and was interested that
Kate had been as well and gave her his email address!
Our not very easy neighbours at no.21 planted a
hornbeam hedge along the border between us, it is now 8ft tall and besides the
shading effect I found roots 2 meters into my garden so I have buried a 2ft
barrier made from cupboards salvaged from the Hove renovations. The soil was
damp and heavy so it made me puff a little!
Hedge Barrier
Our Thursday walk was a new one starting at Little
Wymondley near Hitchin. It was very windy and although OK was probably not
worth the trek. Highlight was probably the snowdrop displays.
Little Wymondley
Snowdrops at Great
Wymondley
Friday’s Biography subject this week was “Robert
Fitzroy” who was the captain of the “Beagle” with Darwin on board and later
started weather forecasts – hence Fitzroy the only sea area on the Shipping
News named after a person and not an area.
Admiral Robert Fitzroy
I have been checking germinations and starting
propagation including 12 varieties of tomatoes this week.
Love
Mike & Kate
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