Saturday 14th June 2025

Saturday 14^th June

SHE SAID:

With Geoff deposited at the station early again I returned to Wakefield Court for a leisurely cuppa & breakfast. Around 10am Mum & I headed for an orchid spot near Maidstone that I had been shown last month, to try & find the Lizard Orchid, a wonderfully odd-looking local species. We found 6 in total; I was very happy.

From here I had found a National Trust property that happened to be open this weekend; it is only open 2 weekends a month! It was called Stoneacre & was a new place for Mum; A small, pretty property in a lovely, lush garden.

Then I found a random pub called The Loose Chequers, which was in the village of Loose, for lunch. Mum recounted a story from her teenage years about a school friend who was sent to “Loose” when she became pregnant to be “hidden away” (this was in the 1950’s I think). I said that was funny, loose woman, sent to the village of Loose!

Stoneacre

The Loose Chequers
Lunch Filty Chips & Nachos

HE SAID:

With just 69 runs needed by South Africa I still made the 90 minute train journey to Lord’s. I had a ticket, and I had a rail pass, so why not? It was an enjoyable morning, with the SA fans being really noisy and cheering every run. The Aussie fans knew the result was almost certain to go against us but were still very pleased at the wickets we took. I made it back to Jan’s a bit after 3:30pm after walking back from the station, with Varena and Jan arriving about an hour later.