It has been a bloody awful day, cold and very wet! Far too wet to be digging the veg plots and far too cold to be thinking of planting broad beans and early potatoes. Even the dogs seemed unwilling to stay out on the beach for their walk, favouring the comfort of the arms chairs in front of the fire (above)I have braved the elements for a while, and placed a few well chosen stones on the ever growing Church wall but allowed myself to be interrupted by a visit from the fat faced welsh farmer, who gave me loads of advice about setting up the next pig enclosures, a job I want to start next week! He said he would give me a hand stringing the pig netting taut, but stated he couldn't help me sledgehammer the 4 inch posts into place (at 71 I wasn't expecting him to!)..." I get a little breathless" he explained in his usual understated way!
For part of the afternoon I was effectively rained inside the house and caught by accident a re run of the 1944 classic Jane Eyre . Now I am not really a fan of Orson Welles (Mr Rochester in the movie) and I have always favoured the sweet faced Olivia De Havilland over her feuding sister Joan Fontaine (who played the plain Jane Eyre), but I kind of enjoyed this Gothic romp on the Hollywood moors. It was the ideal antidote to a miserable afternoon!
Horrid day here too, rain rain and then some more rain, had to evacute the silkie x's to the spare room as they're run became a swamp. Haven't told the husband they're in the house as long as the boy doesn't crow in the morning I'll get away with it.
ReplyDeletejess you are mad as a box of frogs
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Five inches of heavy wet snow here last night. Shoveling the paths to the bird feeders was a chore, but the birds were glad I did it. None of them came inside.
ReplyDeleterained inside the house ... how convenient. :-)
ReplyDeleteLove those old black and white movies. Something special about them. It was in the 70's here today. Warm and beautiful which is very unusual for Feb!
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