3rd
May 2026
Dear All,
There
was excitement after swimming as Merv somehow lost his false tooth plate and
despite retracing his steps and thorough searching it did not come to light so
had to be replaced at some expense.
Plenty
of planting again this week including Lettuce, Sweet Corn, Runner and French
Beans, Radish and Beetroot.
On
Tuesday we had a chapel outing to Oakington Garden Centre for a conducted tour
including a look behind the scenes at their glasshouse and tunnel areas where
they are growing more of their own plants.
Glasshouse
Tunnels
I
had another doctor’s appointment on Wednesday but did not get any further
forward.
I
watched Over’s last football game of the season Wednesday evening – they won 2
v 1 to finish 4th but it was a poor game due to a rock hard pitch and keen
wind.
I
managed to join the Thursday walk as it was a bluebell walk in Waresley Woods.
The flowers were slightly past their best but still worth seeing.
Waresley
Waresley Woods
Bluebells
Little Gransden
In
the afternoon there was meeting of the NIAB retirement Association for a talk
on Fibre crops concentrating on Flax and Hemp showing a range of building and
insulation products that can be made from them.
On
Friday Kate had an audio session to be fitted with hearing aids while I pricked
out Leeks.
Derek Medlock appeared Saturday morning with
anther boot full of bags of rabbit muck – that is 18 bags so far and counting!
This was followed by David Cook arriving to collect Kate’s spare flower plants
as he has just moved house.
The
cricket season began on Saturday and despite Over scoring a decent total of 218
– 8 Bar Hill over took it in the last over.
Best
Wishes
Mike
& Kate
