6^th April 2025

 

           Dear All,

After swimming on Monday Kate and I caught the guided bus to St Ives for a bit of shopping including paint for the garden table. Later I planted out the new strawberry plants, Malling Century and emptied the big compost bin.

Emma had a colonoscopy which was very painful and prolonged.

On Tuesday I finished digging after leeks, cut the grass and began watering as it is rather dry at present and no seeds have emerged. David phoned about the possibility of another family gathering including Stephen and Margaret Jessup.

We travelled up to Saham Toney near Watton in Norfolk on Wednesday to visit my old boss Bill Chowings. Jan Ingram came with us and we took Bill out for lunch and helped weed his garden. He turned 90 a week before and had a pacemaker fitted the following day but he looked quite well.

 

 

Lunch Venue – The Chequers at Thompson

 

 

Jan, Kate & Bill

 

Thursday was an ideal day for walking as it was dry, sunny and not too hot. We started at Shepreth south of Cambridge and took in Foxton and Fowlmere including Fowlmere Wildlife Centre. Spring flowers were much in evidence.

 

 

Shepreth

 

 

Celandines

 

 

Foxton Daffodils

 

 

The Lodge, Foxton

 

 

Fowlmere Wildlife Centre

 

In the evening it was another Over Produce Show Committee with the usual 19 point agenda!

After collecting fuel for the garden machines on Friday we were entertained by an extremely garrulous Solar Panel insurance salesman from Rayleigh in Essex. He had made two previous appointment which he had not kept.To put it mildly donkeys hind legs would be in danger!

Due to trouble the chapel are experiencing with a neighbour who has fallen out with the Play School who use the premises, I have had to write a formal “Statement of Truth” regarding access to the bordering lane which he is curtailing with a fence. Legal advice is being sought and their paperwork states that they charge £500 an hour!

Plants of the Week this time are Snake head Fritillaries and Mouse Plants.

 

 

Fritillaries

 

 

Arisarum prodoccideum – Mouse Plant

 

Over 1^st team did not have a game this week so I watched the Reserves beat Abington 2 v 0.

The courier arrived at 6.45pm Saturday to collect the parcels for Moldova. He only spoke Russian but nevertheless it was a relief after two aborted attempts.

We are off to Northstowe church this morning to support Philip who is giving a presentation about Moldova.

 

Best wishes

Mike & Kate