13^th July 2025

 

           Dear All,

 

Highlight of this week has been attending the cricket Test Match at Lords on Friday courtesy of Ben providing a ticket as a Christmas present. Lord’s was an absolute picture full house with a “Red for Ruth” dress code. It was very warm and I only lasted until tea time but it was an engrossing days play and good to meet up with Ben after his travels. He is signed up for another marathon next weekend but a bit closer to home.

 

 

Bumrah bowling to Carse

 

Quite a lot of harvesting this week: Runner and French beans, Courgettes, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Charlotte Potatoes and Raspberries.

The excitement on Monday night was a meeting of the Non-conformist Cemetery trustees meeting where we put up the cost of dying!

I spring cleaned the pond on Tuesday and found a newt amongst the mud.

On Wednesday it was Adrian’s 73^rd birthday and Mervyn organised get together at their house.

Thursday was another warm walk this time starting at Barley (not Bali as someone thought!) and took in Nuthampstead and Barkway. Some crops looked OK but others were dying in their feet. Jan Ingram was back walking after two operations for an aneurism.

 

 

Patchy Bean crop

 

 

Decent Wheat crops

 

 

Pedigree Charolais

 

 

 

Unwelcome Hill at end of walk

 

Garden Club next week is an outdoor meeting with the competition assessment of the results from one potato tuber and 40 carrot seeds. My potatoes look better than the carrots!

 

 

Lady Christl

 

 

Nantes 5

 

 

Best wishes

Mike & Kate