9th July 2023
Dear All,
Highlight
of this week was arguably me coming out of cricket retirement for the umpteenth
time to play at the age of 77 yesterday. We were playing the top of the table
Fordham with 10 men and although we did not muster a great score of 80, we had
then 7 for 4 at one stage. Then a Sri Lankan chap came in and smote 50. I was
last in the batting order and did not trouble the scorers but fielded like a
spring chicken! And have officially been recognised as the oldest player to
represent Over! I was not the only oldie playing with three of us clocking up
211 years!
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Les (66), Mike
(77), Dave (68)
I
delivered my 283rd Garden Club talk at Willingham on Monday and this
will be the last for a while as I have not accepted any more bookings at
present – turning out on winters nights is not much fun and, in the summer, I
would rather be gardening.
Tuesday
morning, I spent a happy hour or two preparing a wicket for the mid-week team
that hires our pitch only to find an email cancelling the fixture when I
returned home.
In
the garden there has been plenty of harvesting this week and I have planted out
late leeks and swedes. Kate has harvested loads of currants and gooseberries. Two
badgers have appeared on the nightcam but we still cannot find out where they
are getting into our heavily barricaded garden.
Casablanca
Tuesday’s Harvest
Mini Cue – Lunch Box
I
spent some time cutting back a Yew hedge which over shadows my allotment on
Wednesday – it belongs to the next-door house and creates a pronounced edge
effect to my crops.
Amḗlie
was 12 on Wednesday and her joy was increased by her teachers being on strike!
Celebrations included burger and chips with friends and a trip to the cinema to
see the latest Spiderman film.
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Amḗlie and friends
Next
day back at school she was photographed at school with their local MP Peter
Kyle at a dyslexia event.
MP at school
Our
Thursday walk started at Balsham this week and took in West Wickham and West
Wratting. Crops again mostly looked well especially sugar beet and a surprise
was a field of Cannabis (low chemical!)
Icknield Way Trail
Sugar Beet
Cannabis
Love
Mike
& Kate
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