No cause for concern, quite the opposite - we had a break in the weather. Brief but extremely welcome.
First thing this morning it looked damp and grey but Peter assured me that looking at the satellite pictures he was sure it would be better later on. And it was! Sunny and warm. I was glad I had heeded Peter's advice and got some washing done ready to hang out on the line.
It would have been a good day to go to the zoo but Peter needed the car to take some people to look at the camper and it was too windy to cycle. Having thought the day was going to be wet again I had planned to do more sorting out in the utility room and have made great progress. Two storage trolleys have been condensed to one with the other being consigned to the garage and I've got some ideas on how to utilise the narrow cupboard built to house the bathroom pipes. Another big job was pulling out the washing machine to give the floor and the machine a good clean. This was made easier by my cunning design of being able to simply lift off the section of worktop that goes over the washing machine. I designed this to give easy access to the plumbing for when we need to swap washing machines but it made cleaning easier too. The last major job was to put back a piece of the outside door that runs across the bottom and stops rainwater dripping inside the door. This had fallen off a while back but I knew I needed to take off a cap piece at the end so that I could slide it over the screw heads. It broke when I tried to prise it off but is now back on with the aid of some strong glue.
After all that I gave myself a break sitting out in the sun before getting out the hedge trimmer to tidy up the long hedge. The new higher steps made it a bit easier but not as much as I'd hoped. Maybe I should look into a longer reach hedge trimmer as this is a job that will need doing regularly.
Another sit out in the sun before ironing and that was my day done.
My riding buddy sent me the photos from our ride last Friday so enjoy.
This is a FB video of us cantering on the ridge near Devil's Bridge with me at number four. We'd been given strict instructions to stay in a line to avoid any rabbit holes. Poor old Cadno is coming in at the end and I think it's pretty obvious he's slowing down in his old age. The photo below is us all grinning wildly after that canter with the sea in the far distance.
Below- the first part of the leading section, the next bit was even steeper. This is another FB video taken just after we had got back on our horses as we crossed over the steam railway line. I'd been given Iola's horse to hold while she helped the other riders remount with the strict instruction not to let go of her as she would disappear down the line heading for home.
Crossing the Rheidol River.
'Scuse the silly face but that ice-cream tasted good after three hours in the saddle. And it was my first ice-cream of the year.
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