6th September 2026

 

           Dear All,

Sunday evening we collected Adriana from Cambridge Park & Ride station at 9pm. She is the pastor’s daughter from Burlacu, Moldova and this was her first trip abroad. She had spent time with an uncle in Dartford and friends in Bristol and we entertained her for a couple of days at the end of her trip. I have known her since she was a baby on my second trip to Moldova in 2007, she is now at university in Chisinau.

We decided to give her the full Cambridge tour on Monday catching the Open Top bus for an 80 minute tour, followed by lunch in Weatherspoon’s and a visit to the Fitzwilliam museum.

 

 

Adriana

 

 

Punting

 

 

Mathematical Bridge

 

The Round Church

 

On Tuesday we explored Ely with a tour of the Cathedral then a walk to the river. In the afternoon we showed her the delights of Over: the river, church, Hardinge statue, Community Centre and chapel. She had a 6.30 am flight from Luton on Wednesday so we were up at 3 am to send her off in a taxi – not fancying an early morning drive.

 

 

Ely Cathedral

 

 

We met up with Geoff and Janet Pake on Tuesday evening to take Adriana for a meal at the Porterhouse pub in Willingham.

Kate has been busily sorting questions for the Day Centre Quiz and I helped with the sport round and tidying the PowerPoint presentation.

In the garden I have been distributing the composted rabbit manure and digging some in in the top greenhouse while Kate has renewed the Strawberry bed. I have also sown Green Manure crops for digging in later.

 

 

Strawberry Bed

 

 

Peppers have been very productive this year.

 

 

Emma has been pinned back together but is still in hospital – they are hoping she will be able to go home very shortly.

 

 

Emma’s Leg

Kate and I have booked a week in Mundesley, Norfolk from next Saturday after I have had a scan and meeting with my surgeon on Friday.

 

Best wishes

 

Mike & Kate