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Dear friends, It was a good thing that the window was not open at the time or she would have come in! Only two weeks to the Capel show and the committee is working hard to finalise all preparations to…

Dear friends, We haven’t seen many butterflies this season as it has been so wet and windy. This ragged beauty visited our garden last week and I hope we will see a few more in the next few days with…

Dear friends, In the high season of strawberries I share with you the picture of a present my brother received for his birthday last week. He doesn’t like strawberries. Can you believe it? Dik and I have both come down…

Dear friends, The last week has been very busy for me, culminating in helping at scrutinising the counting of votes for the constituency of Dorking and Horley. It felt like a great privilege to be involved in this but I…

Dear friends, I hope you have all registered to vote and have encouraged your family and friends to do the same. Suffrage is a hard-won right and we should exercise it for the good of our neighbours. The little guy…

Dear friends, Every year this is what I look forward to in the garden the most: our rambling rose. It’s a riot of tiny blooms, smelling heavenly and covered in pollinators. It flowers for up to two weeks and gives…

Dear friends, We are very excited that our solar panels have been installed this week. A few tweaks are still required but it’s already working. With the weather what it is maybe we should consider a wind turbine as well!…

Dear friends, The news of the General Election took us all by surprise this week. If you are not yet registered to vote please consider doing so now and urge your family and friends to do the same. People have…

Dear friends, The last stop on our travels on the continent was Reims, the former coronation seat of France. We had no idea of the vastness of the cathedral and the richness of its decorations (see pictures). There are stained…

Dear friends, After our travels we are home again. As always it was great to be away and equally great to come back. God bless, Dineke van den Bogerd notes-20240512.pdf Weekly Notes Readings-20240512.pdf Weekly Readings