31st May 2026

 

           Dear All,

Phew what a scorcher – another week of water carrying and trying to keep every thing alive. Geoff Pake heroically came up with the loan of a heavy duty fan which has helped no end.

 

 

Later on Monday I turned off the kitchen tap and it came away in my hand creating a few minutes of excitement with water everywhere.

The allotment is gradually filling up, this week with Sprouting Broccoli, Red Cabbage, Squash and more Sweet Corn. There was a minor crisis when Kate spotted Processional moth on the apple trees. This can be very destructive so we have been busy pruning out the infestation.

 

 

 

Processional Moth

 

I attended the last session of Biographies on Friday when the topic was Eleanor of Aquitaine a remarkable lady who married two kings and survived 80 years

 

 

Eleanor of Aquitaine

After we had an end of term meal at the Maypole.

We met Glenn Firth while we were watering the allotment on Friday and he passed on the sad news that his partner had collapsed and died at work in April.

Cultural highlight of the week was Over Players production of “Murder on the Nile”. It was very well done starring Roger Hetherington as the detective.

 

 

 

I accompanied Kate to St Ives on Saturday for another Covid jab.

It has been an exceptional year for Broad Beans – I think our freezer is nearly full.

 

 

 

Today’s New Potato Harvest

 

Variety Jazzy 39 tubers

 

 

 

Regards

 

Mike & Kate