The day began wild and windy. I wondered about doing some washing but with the likelihood of rain being 40% at 11.00, 80% in the afternoon and 95% by the evening it wasn't worth taking a chance. Sure enough the rain arrived just before mid-day and since then it has been cold, wet and miserable. The sort of weather that sucks all the joy out of the day. I've been trying hard (and partially succeeding) to motivate myself to those small indoor jobs that don't get done and then make me feel stressed because I haven't done them. Really I would like to curl up on on the sofa with a coffee, a packet of biscuits and something light to watch on the tv. But no biscuits 'cos I'm still on my diet and there are jobs to do first.
This morning, before the rain set in, I walked down to the Hall for the charities fair. A lot more stalls and people than at the craft fair on Saturday. I try and spend freely and even bought some raffle tickets though I avoid all the tombola stalls. If I did pick a winning ticket what on earth would I do with some random ornament or bath product? What I did buy were; some greetings cards donated by the artist who comes on the Sunday walks (Brooke - overseas donkeys and horses charity), glass tealight holders and a useful fancy set of hooks from a senior citizens group, a brand new pair of very soft leisure trousers/pjs and a light long sleeved top from Next plus a miniature keyring flask from the group raising funds for a new bus shelter and some sedum cuttings from the community gardens. I had seen the same ones growing outside a house on Saturday and thought that I could do with them in the garden so that was fortunate.
Gandalf and the BBR got taken down just before mid-day and the rain started to fall. I saved as much of the bubble wrap as I could and regretted using quite so much gaffer tape as I prised it off the scrap bubble wrap which at least will go in the recycling bag.
It's too wet to go down to the official announcement ceremony in the village but here are some of my favourite scarecrows. The Killer Bees is my firm favourite while Yr Adar/ The Birds was another good one.
The Little Red Wheelbarrow really is a character in a children's book.
This Florence Nightingale was well done.
And a few more.
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