26h May 2024
Dear All,
After
a rather chilly swim on Monday, we had a message to say that sister Mary was in
hospital with a very high pulse rate. It turned out it reached 140 instead of
the normal 60 so she was kept in an observation ward together with two Indian
ladies speaking Gujarati and a Spanish lady who used the floor as a toilet! She
was home later in the week but her pulse was still about 100.
We
travelled to Witcham on Tuesday to purchase an electric fence in the next round
of Days v Badgers! It occurred to me that we could probably buy strawberries
for the rest of our lives for the cost of the fence – but that’s not the point
is it. In the afternoon I attended Jonny Wayman’s funeral at the Crematorium
together with about 300 others. I was captain of Over Reserves when Jonny made
his football debut. Meanwhile Kate did a recce of a few areas of a walk we were
due to lead later in the week, unfortunately the heavens opened and she
returned home looking like a drowned rat!
We
had a serious downpour that night and I recorded 32 mm rain so that our garden
returned to its familiar water-logged state for about the 6th time
this year.
Floods
Before
the deluge I had sown salad onions and radish in the garden and peanuts and
corn salad in the greenhouse.
Norman
Ingle was here for lunch Wednesday followed by church group at Kitson’s. They
have had a trying few days as eldest son Matthew had a brain operation, younger
son David fell off his bike and broke his wrist, Bob’s sister-in-law died the
previous Friday, Bob is suffering from mild dementia and mother living with
them is now 102 years old and understandably is often forgetful.
The
walk Kate has recced took place on Thursday starting at Dry Drayton and took in
Bar Hill, Lolworth, Boxworth, Knapwell woods and Childerley Hall. It was an
interesting walk but the recent heavy rain meant that mud was back on the menu
especially in the woods. We also traversed some of the tallest barley that I
have seen recently and this was mainly responsible for Kate’s soaking on
Tuesday.
Bar Hill Circle
Path
Boxworth
Knapwell Wood
Giant Barley
On
Friday I managed to assemble the electric fence and started new potatoes from a
pot.
Electric Fence
Charlotte Potatoes
& Aquadulce Broad beans
We
also collected an outdoor table and chairs from Doris next door to Merv &
Pat who is having a clear out.
I
was called up to play cricket on Saturday but was slightly relieved that the
opposition cried off. Instead, I collected still car less Dave and we watched
Over 1st thrash St Ives 2nds by 8 wickets.
Ben
has moved on from Botswana to Malawi via Niagara Falls.
Niagara Falls
In
Malawi he has been helping a friend who he met on his trans Africa trip and is
now working in conservation. The picture shows the construction of a firebreak.
Firebreak
Regards
Mike
& Kate
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