Sunday, 10 February 2019


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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