23rd July 2023
Dear All,
Monday
was a longish day as after swimming we dug 2nd early potatoes at the
allotment. I followed this with a haircut and bean and tomato harvest. About
6.30pm there was a loud knock on the door and Joyce, Derek Medlock’s partner
from two doors up appeared in a very shaken state. She claimed Derek had gone berserk
shouting and raving and she was terrified as he had put her in hospital twice
with broken bones. They do not live here but in Nottingham but kept the
bungalow as an occasional stop over spot. Kate calmed her down but she was too
frightened to go home and eventually phoned her son in Nottingham to fetch her.
He arrived at 10.30pm having been diverted off the A1 and took back to his
house. Derek left next morning having done a quick search for her on the
village Green! We do not know how this story has played out yet.
Tuesday
was the church AGM which this year was preceded by a successful “Bring &
Share” meal.
On
Wednesday I accompanied two of our walking colleagues to Chelmsford to watch
Essex v Kent in the Cricket County Championship – the 1st day of a 4-day
match. Essex had a very good day dismissing Kent for 207 and scoring 104 – 0 in
reply. Meanwhile Kate attended the Garden Club Summer Social – albeit briefly
as she mistook the starting time!
Sir Alistair Cook
in full flow
We
were leading the walk on Thursday which was local at Fen Drayton lakes. It was
good conditions for walking being dry and fairly cool. We stopped at a couple
of hides to view the birdlife.
Elney Lake
Moore Lake
Geese, Ducks,
Cormorants and Gulls
Path by the River
Ouse
Fen Drayton architecture
On
Thursday Kate and I were interviewed by Kate Baker a young lady studying for a
MSc in Gardening and the Environment especially Wildlife. We tried to explain
that some sort of pest control is essential in the vegetable garden while in
the flower garden it can be different.
After
we had to go to Coton Garden centre for sealant as our fish tank has sprung a
slight leak.
Kate
and Gordon celebrate 50 years of marriage this week and held a reception at
their house in Haddenham on Saturday afternoon. Neither Over cricket team had a
game scheduled this weekend which was fortunate given the weather.
Pastor
David is on holiday for a couple of weeks so we have a guest speaker this
morning from the London City Mission, he came up last night and stayed with us.
His name is Emmanuel Chanda and his family originate in Zambia.
Emmanuel
It
has been another productive week in the garden with Runner beans beginning and French
beans, courgettes and cucumbers coming out of our ears!
Love
Mike
& Kate
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