In return for two nights in a barn bedroom he spent hours helping J put up runner bean frames and french bean wigwams.
A young visitor came to stay for a taste of fresh air and country living. He may have gotten more than he bargained for.
Walking and talking and reminiscing
Our lovely friend Heather, who walked these footpaths 40 years ago and obliged the council to mark and maintain them, passed away on Saturday morning at home surrounded by her family. She was a truly special woman. I never, ever saw her without a smile on her face even when she was feeling ill and undergoing treatment. Heather was a teacher and a headmistress, a practising Christian and a church warden. She ran community lunches in the village for those who were alone, old or isolated. She arranged fundraising fairs and games evenings. She was quietly involved in most of the activities in Colmworth. A good neighbour, friend, sister, wife, mother and grandmother. Her loss is keenly felt by her family and by everyone whose lives she touched and enriched. May her memory be for a blessing.
Early morning cuddles in the pergola with a handsome fella
It was an afternoon visit with mum today
Firstly in her room
One of the wonderful care staff (they truly do care) is a trained opera singer and she loves to sing for the residents
The U3A writing group reconvenes in person after a year of lockdown zoom meetings
Apologies kitties but please wear until the blue tits in the pergola have fledged
Grateful for the loud dawn chorus
That woke me out of a tangled dream to which I had no wish to return. As a result I was out with the animals on a perfect June morning – before 6 am. And as a result of the early start I saw, in the paddock, my first ever pair of bull finches. Such a surprise and such a treat.
The first new potatoes – Charlottes from a bag in the polytunnel
Should be good boiled and eaten with melted butter
And our beloved friend and her grandchildren and two companions make up the party
And the next family arrive
