24th February 2019

Dear All,

Mary-Ann, Andy, Amélie and Albert arrived Sunday evening and stayed until Friday lunch time before departing for Hutton and the “Cousins Weekend”.

On Monday we visited Church Farm, Stow Bardolph near Downham Market which had a fine selection of farm animals especially new born lambs and goats with a large play park. As it was half term we were not alone! Andy had to work a couple of days but found time to undertake some serious walks each day and on Tuesday Mary-Ann accompanied him on a stroll to Cambridge where they met up with Kate and the children at the Zoology museum. I attended the next session of “Wicken Fen” then caught up with them as well.

Wednesday we were at Shepreth Wildlife Park which had greatly improved since our last visit. They have a good collection of animals including Lynx, Fruit Bats, Red Panda, Mara, Coati, Capybara, Cayman, Macaque Monkeys, Meercats, Wallabys and Lemurs – al in pretty good conditions.

Mara

Red Panda

Meercat

Family Group!

It was Ely on Thursday checking out the river, market and a few shops. In the afternoon Grace came round to play with the children and they “helped” me in the garden planting peas and collecting grass from the first lawn cutting.

Garden Help!

I had a Garden Club talk at Offord in the evening and Friday our “Biography” subject was “Hannah Ardent” a German Jewish lady who was a philosopher and political theorist who wrote books on totalitarianism and the definitive biography of Adolf Eichmann.

Over wan an exciting cup semi-final on penalties yesterday to reach their second final this year.

Love

Mike & Kate