On a refreshingly wet Sunday, yet somehow dodging the torrential downpours, I popped over to to help Pat and the Friends of Shepherds Hill Gardens with a bit of hedge trimming and path sweeping. Very satisfying to see the fruits of our labour and Pat was very grateful for the extra hands with the more physical work.

Hopefully we can go for one more group session before deep summer, as many of their volunteers will be disappearing on holiday too. Even just a little bit of help is a huge boost for them. And there's always refreshments at the end - which isn't why we do it, but the guava juice was delightful!