Wet.

We woke up to another wet day. Hoping it wasn't too wet to rebuild the chimney Peter went and collected the Matbro from Bowden Farm. Unfortunately the Matbro could only be placed side on to the end of the house and after some consideration the builder said it didn't give him safe access to the whole chimney. As he has to remove what could be an unstable structure it is best to go with his judgement and unfortunately we will have to hire scaffolding. 

We were enveloped in wet cloud for the rest of the day. Even before yesterday's tree cutting I had felt really tired and was even more tired today so I gave up and took things easy. 

But that didn't stop me driving in to town to see the fireworks. I picked up my friend first and she was sensibly dressed in waterproofs. People in Devon don't let a bit of drizzle keep them at home and there were plenty of townsfolk out to enjoy the fireworks and the annual fair. 

After the fireworks we joined the crowds making their way to the fairground. As usual there were many stalls selling candy-floss, popcorn, sweets, toffee apples, doughnuts, hot dogs, burgers and noodles. All very tempting but absolutely not allowed on my diet.  

There did not seem to be quite so many rides this year and worst of all no carousel. Lots of kiddies versions but not full size gallopers. We had been looking forward to riding those gaily painted horses sedately above the crowd but not this year. My friend has been going to the fair all her life and she remembers a few years when there has been no carousel so hopefully it will be back next year. 

There were still lots of people there but it was noticeable that there were fewer people on the rides. No large crowds waiting for their turn to be spun upside down or round and round at great speed. The recession is leaving everyone with less money to spend.