Rain
Tremendous rain here today, so we’re all huddled in the stone shed as even the hardiest are not up to working out in this weather! We had to load a van and a lorry first thing, so there were some people hiding when it came time to decide who was going to be on the forklift. We all qualified to drive it, but no one wanted to this morning! In the end our tough local mason put us all to shame and jumped on it and had the job done in about 10 mins, so we didn’t complain when he awarded himself 15 minutes ‘off’ against the fire with a big mug of coffee!
We’ve got a big limestone fireplace to work out today, and it would have been a lot easier if we could have done it outside but the forecast is rain all day, and it looks like it. I saw on the news this morning that the Northern lights could be visible a long way south this week as there has been some major magnetic activity from the sun (that’s what causes them apparently) but if this dense cloud persists then I don’t think we’ll be seeing them sadly!
The farmer’s sheep look very miserable this morning: All huddled up against the fence, and looking very damp! The chickens are staying in the barn, scratting around in the straw and the cattle bedding, but the ducks are clearly in heaven, and wondering what all the fuss is about!