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Bluebell Bugle

We explored some of Cornwall that we had never seen before.  Last year we revisited one of the places that we first really went to in 2000.  The Minack Theatre, for a stunning performance of Hamlet.  We had a monsoon, remember the trooping of the colour this year?  Well it was the same storm that fell on us all evening.  Only good thing was that we had just bought new oilies so we were relatively dry, unlike the performers, who swam across the stage. There are that many corpses in Hamlet, too!

Whilst down in Cornwall it just so happened that Darian's sister Alison was there with David.  We met in Polperro , spending a couple of memorable days together.

My birthday present from Darian was a melodeon, that I am struggling with. All was going quite well till this spring, when I managed to break my hand when a lawnmower with a duff flywheel key, I later found!, back-fired on me.  I was just getting better when my tutor had a sight problem.  I have promised myself that I will persevere….

At the cottage we had our share of all that rain over last winter, but not as much as some, we are on top of a small hill, though the water does lay on our drive, especially if our neighbours ditch has not been cleared!  I now clear it!!

During the Autumn of this year we had the heavy rain that hit this part of the world, a local farmer told me we had 2", poor

Cambridge had 3".

Still all the rain over the last year has helped one project.  I planted, with the kind permission of

We had a great time at the Sidmouth Folk festival that year too.  For a change the sun shone and we pranced and danced, sung and made merry, Oh to be at least 10 years younger!!

the farmer and the parish council, 25 trees down our lane, and with all that rain we only had to water them a few times in the heat of the summer.  They are looking