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<p>Richard and Nicola were on a <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://heroevents.eu/article/quintessential-summer-rally-returns-to-lincolnshire/" target="_blank">Classic car rally in Lincolnshire</a>. At the end of the 3 day event they drove to me and Helene joined us staying for a couple of nights.</p>
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<p>Several times a year I stay with them in London so it was a great opportunity to pay then back for their wonderful hosting.</p>
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<p>Visiting Lincoln is always a good thing to do with visitors. The cathedral is majestic and dominates the skyline.</p>
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<p>Apart from the revitalised city centre there's also the <a href="https://www.lincolnmuseum.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Collection and Usher gallery</a> to visit.</p>
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<p>Unfortunately the café in the Collection has gone downhill and I would no longer recommend it to visitors. There are plenty of other places to eat.</p>
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<p>We walked the castle walls, something I haven't done for over 6 years. Jane and I volunteered in the castle and could walk the walls for free now it costs £10 per person. For visitors it does give great views of the cathedral and views across the city.</p>
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<p>One of the jobs on my long list was to paint the workshop door. It was showing a few knocks and the wood seemed to be swelling in places.</p>
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<p>Miraculously the original paint was still usable after nearly ten years.</p>
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<p>I used to say the only thing worse than watching paint dry was putting it on in the first place. This wasn't too bad a task.</p>
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<p>I'm really enjoying my involvement with the u3a photography group. At the last meeting we persuaded some of the members to come along and act as fashion models. We had a good number of volunteers and they had fun dressing up and parading on the cat walk.</p>
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<p>My friend Brian decided to get a candid shot of me.</p>
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<p>A quick update on the vegetable garden: broad beans have been harvested and are in the freezer; green beans have been on the plate for a couple of weeks along with courgettes and a few runner beans; greenhouse cucumbers are looking good however the tomatoes have been slow and still not red.</p>
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<p>The red cabbage and broccoli are coming along provided I can keep the butterflies off them.</p>
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<p>The crops that haven't done so well are the carrots and parsnips; onions and garlic are never great; spinach failed completely; </p>
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