On September 28, we arrived from Pullborough in Cambridge and started off with a lunch together as the Opening of this MGA Conference.
Always great for seeing friends from all over the world!
Ferd Hensby had opened up his mushroom farm for a farm walk.
We end up going back to the Royal Cambridge Hotel and low and behold, now we had each a twin bed!
Three years ago at the Cambridge MGA Conference we SHARED one twin bed!
Three years ago at the Cambridge MGA Conference we SHARED one twin bed!
We went for a walk and had a pizza in the city. It is cold, around frost that night!
On September 29, we had together breakfast at 7:00 and at 9:00 I departed by bus with the ladies program. Off to the studs of Newmarket...
Discover Newmarket just click link for more
Visiting Sir Michael Stoute and his stables.
In the same year during the Queen's birthday honors, on April 21, he had been knighted.
Equine Pool in Newmarket click on link
We also got to visit a lady who had a small equine pool, filled with 60,000 gallons of water and in the center an island.
Newmarket was an entire city, filled with horses!
Just as an example to show my readers how the straw from those stables always has been collected as an ingredient for the mushroom industry by e.g. Walkro
We had lunch and visited an Abbey but I have no info...
We ended the day with dinner-dance at the Swynford Paddocks Hotel and Restaurant.
Lovely evening...
SWYNFORD PADDOCKS HOTEL AND RESTAURANT is now: SWYNFORD MANOR click link to see more about this 17th century hotel.
September 30, we went together to the conference lectures at 9:00. Lunch and thereafter we visited the exposition.
Ruud Thielen from The Netherlands did hand me the Italian study books for my Italian Language course from NTI. He is the son of Jan Thielen and both I've mentioned: Visiting A.G. Linfield Mushroom Compost Facility in England just click link.
We both went shopping and I've found linnen/cotton damask napkins and a black angora beret.
We had dinner with Gerard Derks (who lived in Italy and had worked for the same company we were planning to work for in Italy) and Huub Aarts who was part of the Dublin, Georgia Campbell Mushroom Plant's construction.
On October 1, we got a ride from Mike & Mary, who dropped us off at the Hilton London Gatwick Airport Hotel just click link.
Convenient hotel, as the airport or train station can be reached from their back entrance!
We left by train at 12:30 to London... stay tuned!
Thanks for your visit and comment!
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We also got to visit a lady who had a small equine pool, filled with 60,000 gallons of water and in the center an island.
Newmarket was an entire city, filled with horses!
Lovely evening...
September 30, we went together to the conference lectures at 9:00. Lunch and thereafter we visited the exposition.
Ruud Thielen from The Netherlands did hand me the Italian study books for my Italian Language course from NTI. He is the son of Jan Thielen and both I've mentioned: Visiting A.G. Linfield Mushroom Compost Facility in England just click link.
We both went shopping and I've found linnen/cotton damask napkins and a black angora beret.
We had dinner with Gerard Derks (who lived in Italy and had worked for the same company we were planning to work for in Italy) and Huub Aarts who was part of the Dublin, Georgia Campbell Mushroom Plant's construction.
On October 1, we got a ride from Mike & Mary, who dropped us off at the Hilton London Gatwick Airport Hotel just click link.
We left by train at 12:30 to London... stay tuned!
Thanks for your visit and comment!
From London by Train to Pullborough and Visiting Linfield Mushrooms | previous post by me
St. Ives - Cambridgeshire, England | previous post by me where we visited Ferd Hensby's Compost Ltd.
Cambridge MGA Conference in England | previous post by me about a three year earlier conference
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeleteherzlichen Dank und sonnige Sonntagsgrüße
Elisabeth
Liebe Elizabeth,
DeleteDie Sonne reicht uns leider nicht heute... Aber vielen Dank!
Liebe regnerische Grüßen,
Mariette
Hello Mariette, What a traditional visit to the English countryside. It reminds me of some of the fancier areas in the Chagrin Valley of Ohio, but of course what they were trying to imitate was the traditional English countryside!
ReplyDelete--Jim
Dearest Jim,
DeleteNo, there always has been a direct link between horses and mushrooms! Especially in earlier years they used pure horse manure because of the straw (the main ingredient) and soaked with urine as a nitrogen source and droppings. The race horse stables were eager to get rid of it and often even got paid for that. Because of expansion in the mushroom industry and less horses, the 'synthetic' compost, made of straw and supplements like chicken manure, some urea, and e.g. cotton-seed-hull, soybean waste with added gypsum created the proper pH. Ingredients used depend mainly on the availability in the region as there is some flexibility. In Indonesia e.g. we were using sugar cane bagasse and rice straw as a main ingredient.
The countryside was just an added bonus!
Hugs,
Mariette
Hi Mariette! For horses swimming pool. Great idea. Have a nice new week;-)
ReplyDeleteDearest Anne,
DeleteYeah, my mouth almost dropped when I saw all that for those very expensive race horses! A different world.
We have a rainy Sunday...
Hugs,
Mariette
I know I always tells you that I find it so amazing that you can recall all these trips with such detail when I can't even remember what I did on any given day last week. :) Thanks for stopping by my corner of the world and always for your very lovely comments. Wishing you a good week ahead.
ReplyDeleteDearest Tammy,
DeleteOnly by means of diary... Otherwise, where would we be?! But together with the photos and scrapbook material you can really bring it back to life!
You do manage to document your fabulous trips also very well.
Always a pleasure to read you and enjoy your photos!
Hugs,
Mariette
Dearest Mariette; Oh, you made me wish to see horses; Never seen one with my own eyes (*^.^*)
ReplyDeleteCountryside of England must be gorgeous beyond my expectation. And first to know that walking in the pool must be good for race horses.
I am happy to hear that you could enjoy Cherry Blossoms ♬
Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*
Dearest Miyako,
DeleteVisiting those pure bred race horse stables was quite an experience.
They are worth millions of dollars and they get treated royally.
England is a beautiful country indeed, great for gardens with the ideal climate.
Yes, we briefly enjoyed our cherry blossoms but we were gone for seven days... missing the blossoms peak.
Hugs,
Mariette
I love to stay in older hotels like the Swynford. You have so many wonderful travel memories.
ReplyDeleteDearest Janey,
DeleteWe do have precious memories from the greatest places and friends!
Hugs,
Mariette
Love it.
ReplyDeleteDearest R's Rue,
DeleteThank you!
Hugs,
Mariette
Menos mal que los hoteles están acondiconados en su interior se tien una temperatura cálida.
ReplyDeleteSiento no poder aclararte que tipo de árboles erán los que había en mi anterior entrada. No pertenezco a la zona donde tomé esas fotos. Esa zona está en el nordeste de España y mi vivienda esá al sur de mi país.
Besos
Querida Ventana de Foto,
DeleteNo tengo idea si los hoteles donde nos alojamos están con aire acondicionado.
Inglaterra no tiene una necesidad real de eso, supongo. Aquí en el sur, sí, no podemos vivir sin.
No te preocupes por los árboles, fue mi suposición de estudiar tus fotos.
Abrazos,
Mariette
I love that horse sculpture. Never seen a swimming pool for horses. It must be really good for them to do some exercise without too much stress on their feet :-)
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful day, Mariette!
Dearest Tamago,
DeleteGuess those pure bred horses love being pampered like royalty! It was new to me as well, never ever heard of it before.
We enjoyed a lovely sunny day, going back and forth to Atlanta.
Hugs,
Mariette