I popped along to help Mr P out in his garden. Having warned him I wasn't much of a gardener, he kept me company from his garden bench and gave clear instructions about what needed to stay, what needed to go, and the best point on the stem to prune a rose.

We enjoyed a good old chit-chat, and he was delighted to have had some help in his garden. The ninety minutes sped by, and the back and side flower beds are now looking a lot clearer.

We had a full team today at Parkinson's Cricket; eleven people with Parkinson's, along with their carers. After a competitive warm-up session, the focus was on batting - I did plenty of running to retrieve the balls from every corner of the hall. We then moved onto a game, where everyone who wanted to took a turn at batting and bowling. We all enjoyed ourselves before settling down for tea and biscuits.

Gwyn and Tracey made a return visit to the lovely Mrs A to finish painting her fence, supervised by a gentle little cat, and a HUGE spider.

Tracey and Gwyn met Alex and the happy crowd at DCF's Monday Mates for a special gathering. Lovely people from the Hindu Temple came with great chat, an informative presentation about Diwali, celebrated this month, and delicious food. One of the participants with dementia said "I can't remember why I came here but I've really enjoyed myself". That's a mark of success!

It was a delight to join the Parkinson's Cricket gang for their batting practice. I fielded with a trusty net & helped with the washing up after tea.

Gwyn and Tracey were delighted to return to Mrs A's to see what she had been up to in her garden.

She'd transformed the areas that we had previously helped with, and they are now beautifully covered with decorative stones and matching plants. The next job in line was painting the fence, but we decided to go one step further, and painted dots on Gwyn's trousers and Tracey's sleeve as well!

There were a few spots of rain, but not enough to spoil our work, and we were generously rewarded with some delicious sweeties. Yum - thank you, Mrs A.