2^nd July 2023

 

Dear All,

 

Not too much to report this week. Swim Monday then day of gardening and wicket repair. Kate accompanied Lorna to Peterborough hospital and it was as well that she did as parking was difficult as was sourcing a wheel chair so she would have struggled on her own.

On Tuesday I met up with three walking colleagues at St Ives Weatherspoon’s for a catch up as one, Lawrie, has not been with us for some time with a damaged ankle. Another walker Rob called to update us on his upcoming “Cut & Connect” colon operation. Arthur and Grace came as usual after school.

Our car passed its MOT on Wednesday courtesy of “Diesel”, a local self-employed mechanic recommended by Mervyn. We had a welcome 14.5mm rain during the night and early morning. We kitted up with waterproofs for Thursday’s walk but in the end they were unnecessary as the rain stopped before we started the walk.

We were leading the walk starting from Wyton and circling via St Ives, Hemingford Grey and Hemingford Abbots. It was a familiar route but we added a few loops via the Thicket, Berman Park and The Old Priory in St Ives. One of our number had a fall dodging a bramble and bled rather freely but was able to carry on.

 

 

Houghton Water Mill

 

 

The Thicket

 

 

New Pavilion in St Ives

 

 

Oliver Cromwell keeping watch

 

 

 

Hemingford Manor

 

 

Wild Flower Bank at Houghton Mill

 

We Downloaded “Power of Attorney” forms Thursday evening but have not had the courage to study or fill them in yet! – 4 sets x 24 pages!

On Friday it was Tesco’s followed by Coton Garden Centre for fish, plants and filters then a little digging after harvested onions and peas.

Both Over cricket teams had away fixtures on Saturday so the club hired out the pitch to Hemingford which meant I was on duty to unlock set up and relock afterwards. This more demanding than it sounds as we have small number coded padlocks on the corner posts to stop juvenile interference and a storage cabin with a very burglar proof security system.

Kate attended a music concert in Swavesey in support of Ukraine, which featured some Ukrainian soloists as well as a couple of our walking friends.

 

Love

 

Mike & Kate