17th May 2020

Dear All,

We continue to be relatively fortunate during the lockdown in being able to walk each day, be occupied in the garden and allotment and have remained healthy. I realise it is much tougher for those working from home, home educating or not feeling well. We do however miss seeing children, grandchildren and friends.

Highlights this week include decorating, wedding anniversary, another new walk and a couple of mega planting days.

The paint we purchased before the lockdown could not be restrained in the pot any longer once the weather turned cold and windy at the beginning of this week. Kate did all the preparation and I applied the paint in the back bathroom.

Preparation - Before

During

 

After

On Friday we managed to remember our wedding anniversary this year as we clocked up 49 years. The celebration consisted of this week’s long walk and a Fish and Chips take away – we know how to live!

We did the longer walk on Friday this week due to the interruption of decorating but found another excellent route across the river to Barleycroft Lake. This was teeming with bird life and both on the lake and on the Over RSPB reserve there were large creches of goslings – up to 50 in one group.

Gosling Creche – Over Fen

 

Creche on Barleycroft Lake

Barleycroft Lake

After three nights frantically covering all susceptible plants in the garden, at Ken’s and on the allotment we have decided that it is unlikely that there will be any more frosts, so on Friday afternoon and Saturday we planted Sweet Corn, Brussel sprouts, Sprouting broccoli, Kale, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Squash, Marrows, Courgettes & Pumpkins. Another frost now would be interesting!

With love

Mike & Kate