Somebody, somewhere must surely have written a poem in praise of the perfect summer tea party: a party held on a day when the sun shines from dawn to dusk, with no threat of rain or errant breeze to dampen the spirits – or the sandwiches and cake – or ruffle the tablecloths and elegant sunhats (if any). It was just such a day when Michael and Augusta hosted a tea party prepared by the Maramba Link team at The Coombes in aid of the Maramba project. Visitors arrived – ferried across the three fields from the gate by kind people with Land Rovers. For the next two or three hours we partook of the most generous tea – sandwiches – cucumber and egg of course – scones, jam, cream and cake. Those so inclined wandered around the lovely garden, and enjoyed a most interesting talk on thatching by a master of the craft. I don’t know how much was raised for the project, but it was a most enjoyable afternoon. Thank you all so much.