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Sunday, 29 May 2022

29^th May 2022

Dear All,

Bold move this week upgrading my mobile phone. My old one was very basic and ceased up every time I added an app. I am not completely in the driving seat with the new one but it has potential. We had a quick shopping trip to Cambridge on Wednesday as Kate needed to find some birthday presents, then we moved on to Coton Garden Centre for aquarium filters and an albino catfish,

On Monday, after swimming I had an exchange visit with Phil Dobson the guy who usually beats me in the Veg Show. He has a large garden and Adrian helps him on a weekly basis. They have horses which helps the fertility of the outdoor plot and has invested in some sophisticated containers for growing his indoor crops.

Phil’s Veg Patch

Veg Containers

Mafeking was relieved tooth wise on Tuesday after nursing a broken fang for over two weeks. As there was not too much of the tooth left the operation involved some serious drilling to fix some supporting structure!

Another good walk this week starting at Cowlinge, south of Newmarket with a loop down to Wickhambrook. The crops in the area were excellent with some wheat on ear and serious crops of barley and OSR.

Wheat on Ear

Wickhambrook

Processional Moth webs

In the evening I had a Zoom session with Phil who has booked to go to Moldova in June for 10 days. He hopes to help with refugee centres at two places as well as supporting the pastors and churches that we support.

Village cricket is suffering locally as despite merging with Willingham the 2^nd team failed to raise a team for the second time this year. The square still needs cutting but this was the 3^rd week without a game.

I had a photo in the Cambridge News this week despite not sending one in! The topic was “Ceremonies” and they printed a photo the last time this topic came up 2 years ago!