Sunshine and showers

The weather has been intermittent showers and lovely sunshine. I took the dogs for a beautiful walk from Larcombe Foot near Winsford to Exford and then back over Room Hill to the river valley and home. The dogs loved it and didn’t stop – even dear old Abby kept bowling along and walked the whole 3 hours without a break. Not bad for a dog with a pin in her hip and who in human years is 112 years old! Later on in the week we went over to Aldermans Barrow. As you can see from the photos, the weather was very mean and moody and the dogs had a wonderful time!

At the weekend Ally and Martyn came for the day and after a day of catching up on news, needless to say my throat was sore by the evening. They are going to be grandparents and are thrilled at the prospect.

Great excitement in the village on Saturday as it was our first Beetle Drive. For those of you who haven’t experienced this thrilling and absorbing game, the idea is to draw a beetle depending on the numbers thrown by the dice. (Why does everyone on the table say out loud the number thrown)? The age range was from 10 to 92 and I have to say that that for sheer cunning and dexterity of hand (arthritis allowing) the older the contestant the more skilled they were!

I went down to Otter Nurseries yesterday and met mum, my sister Julie and Ally for lunch. Otter Nurseries started off very small but has grown into a huge concern with a fantastic array of plants, garden equipment and gifts. We spent a happy couple of hours chatting, browsing around and buying some Christmas presents and generally having a ‘girlie’ day out! Although we are very rural, we are only an hour away from some great places to spend a day.