I was out in the garden and I hear this loud screeching noise. I looked around and then up on the roof, I could see what was causing it, one of the squirrels. In the past I thought this was a bird making this noise, so I learned something today. ??
Author: Michael James
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Week 32 – October 5th 2020 – Week 29 of lockdown
During this week, whilst looking through stuff, I came across an Chelsfield Exiles team picture from 1989.
Taken at Poverest Recreation ground.
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Week 32 – October 5th 2020 – Week 29 of lockdown
With the pandemic not looking to be getting any better and Claire Company saying that working from home would continue, we decided to change the second room into an office for her.
The first picture is from 2017, when we had a damp issue in the room, this was all resolved and redecorated by our builder Terry and this is how it looked in 2017.
Watch this space to see what happened a few weeks later
2nd bedroom with a damp issue. 
Bedroom after the work done 
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Week 31 – September 28th 2020 – Week 28 of lockdown
This season has been completely different to any other season.
On an international front, we have to say thank you to the West Indies male and female teams, plus the Pakistan team for traveling and living bio secure bubbles life’s to play cricket for the public to watch on TV.
Also the way local teams adhere to playing cricket during these covid19 times.
This is a lovely video made by the ECB, you will have to login to watch.
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Week 31 – September 28th 2020 – Week 28 of lockdown
Some more camera practice, one of the squirrels eating and taking a break.
The new lawn growing well too.
New lawn is doing well and squirrel at the nuts. 
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Week 31 – September 28th 2020 – Week 28 of lockdown
Due to Covid19, late seeing Claire dad for his September birthday.
What do you get a man that has everything?
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Week 31 – September 28th 2020 – Week 28 of lockdown
Some more camera practicing of sunrises.
Sunrise 
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Week 31 – September 28th 2020 – Week 28 of lockdown
Now after many years of waiting, our next door neighbour put up a fence between our drives.
There was a small gap between the drive and fence, could I do it?
This was going up a level for me in DIY !!
I decided to concreate the gap in, towards the front of the house I put Cornwall stone into the concreate, then in the middle where the widest gap was, four solar lights. Then at the top and various other places white stone. Yes white stone, my mother-in-law thought I painted each one 🙂
What do you think?
New Solar lights and Cornwall stone 
White pebble stone. 
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Week 30 – September 21st 2020 – Week 27 of lockdown
Friendly XI v Ash (Away)
The final game of a very unusual season. For the second week I arrived late, due to reasons mentioned in other posts. This time, the match had already started and James had won the toss and we were batting.
Now I have been playing for over 40 years, even one match where snow was laying on the ground and it snowed during the game, but this is the coldest I have felt on a cricket pitch ever.
We were given an excellent start by Luke Shaw and Matt Scanlan, putting on 93 for the first wicket, the boundary was reached often with 12 fours and 4 sixes between them. After losing three wickets for 18 runs, Dean Freeman continued his form from the previous week and with the promoted Mick Sumner put on 129 for the 4th wicket, Dean was in amazing batting form, hitting 10 fours and 5 sixes in his 86.
I then went in and Mick brought up his own 50 and we even put on 22, before my batting season was summed up, with a golden duck, where the ball pitched and then just shot along the ground to be bowled!
Once time team mate David Harley son Ryan was the pick of the bowlers with 3-52
New Ash Green 273-7 from 40 overs – Luke Shaw 34, Matt Scanlan 69, Mick Sumner 55, Dean Freeman 86, Ryan Harley 8-0-52-3, Alex Piller 8-0-55-2, Carl Graham 3-0-32-2
In reply Ash Village were never in hunt, with a fiery opening spell by Felix Quantrill, backed up by some pretty sharp fielding which I have to say I led the way.
Ryan completed a fine game with 32, and then Graeme Moir with the returning injured Kieran Clements to hold out for a draw, it was a shame that a joke piece of fielding, happened more than once, which spoil the game for me.
Ted Quantrill completed a fine spell picking up 3 wickets to end the season in style
Ash Village 140-8 from 40 overs – Graeme Moir 40*, Ryan Harley 32, Felix Quantrill 6-3-9-3, Edward Quantrill 8-1-37-3 – match drawn.
After the match, Rob Bristow had turned up, which was impressive in this cold weather and we had a good chat, before we went off to see John Harley grave.
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Week 30 – September 21st 2020 – Week 27 of lockdown part 3
This last part of the story, I’ve decided to allow only register users to see it – So please register and feel free to leave comments on any posting in the blog.
