Good morning Mick and all GN's on a still ,so so day, of not grey but not sunny yet ,morning in North Yorkshire. It is Wensleydale show today so I hope it keeps fine for them, (perhaps it could rain everywhere but there!) We are in such desperate need of the rain, the fire that started last week near Fylingdales is out on the surface but is still burning in the peat below and the fire brigades are still having to be there watching for flare ups. There are no steam trips at all on the railway, disappointing many who love to both go on them and watch them pass by. Yet despite notices everywhere about the extreme dryness and asking people to have no fires of any kind and be careful with rubbish etc etc, yesterday a runner fortunately going past, had to persuade some idiots , who had got out of their car on the moor, NOT to set up a barbecue!! I dont know which is worse, that people do not think or care about anyone but themselves, or that they dont seem to be able to equate actions with consequences and despite all the notices and so forth do not understand that what they are doing is dangerous and risks death and destruction to all creatures and the moor itself, that they have come to see because it is beautiful!
Well I am creaking and crawling around this morning. a lot of pain and difficulty in getting out of bed. That has actually settled it, that I am not going to the show. No chance of being able to walk about even if I got a good disabled parking area. I am still pottering about in my dressing gown, want to get a shower but at the moment would have difficulty in even getting in so looking forward to my Bach to lift my spirits with some coffee to cheer the morning and hope I can ease up a bit.
So my revived plan for the day is if I ease up enough, I can buy the Yorkshire Post and then go off to Richmond for 10am or as near as I can manage to that as there is a Plant Sale in the church. I used to donate plants to that when I lived in Richmond myself, and know that there are some very good and keen gardeners in their church. So that is a good mix, an excuse to buy some plants, some of which will be ones that you are unlikely to see in a garden centre, catch up with the news from old friends and acquaintances serving on the stall and the money goes to a church charity, so you can feel quite virtuous about spending too much on plants when it is for agood cause! So I will be the good kind of customer you want, as I shall arrive with bags for plants, loose change, not asking for change from a £20 for a !.50 plant! They usually have tea and coffee and cakes for sale too, so once I have managed to negotiate the rather steep path and steps up to the church I shall be fine. That is the best I can think of for today, and then it will depend how creaky I am , whether I can cope with the drive up swaledale, or have to admit defeat and come home. Ah well one thing at a time, we shall see. So fingers crossed.
Good to read your plans for the day Mick, glad to see you are getting back toyour routines but if your cough doesnt improve do go back to the doctors. After your recent problems you wont have a lot to fight it with. Hope you see lots of friends today. Marydoll, I obviously missed some posts when my laptop was going haywire and am sorry to hear that you have had a fall and hope that you are now recovering well. It is part of the joy of grandchildren seeing patterns and behaviour that you recognise from your own children, and funny that they seem to have no recollection themselves of how they behaved in those long gone days, Still we can use our memories to remind us of how we coped and see it if now works on another generation!
Hope everyone can have a good day, and welcome back to the travellers. I have cheered up mentally having enjoyed my Bach, but cant see much change in my ability to move about. Will try and do a little of my yoga, especially the brathing, as I want to get myself into the routine of doing some every day, hoping it will help me both physically and mentally. what was that saying ? May we change what we can and accept what we cannot change and have the wisdom to know the difference!
