The Strawberry Thief

 I never knew I was destined to have a real life version of William Morris's title.  I had brought all my potted strawberries into the greenhouse to stop the Blackbirds scoffing the lot.  Instead of Blackbirds, I had Rosie - who can actually nearly SAY strawberry now (you can understand the word which sounds pretty like) and now I have just ONE left - AND all the ripe wild Strawberries have been foraged too.  Yesterday Tam picked about 10 wild ones and offered them to Rosie, who grabbed the lot and stuffed them down pronto!!!  

Roses in full bloom at Plas Dinam the other day.

She is an absolute darling, and as you can see, into everything.  My living room could be called the House of Fun!  I need to tidy away tonight.  She brings such joy and is a happy little soul unless her new teefs are hurting her.  We have lovely cuddles, and she's always bringing me a book to read her.  The house is SO quiet when they go home, although I am exhausted from running around with her.  Yet my watch tells me I have only had 3 minutes exercise today.  Really?!!  I feel like I've run a marathon carrying a barrel.

The tent is in permanent residence, but the other things I move out. 

Tam started off putting the rose arch together today and did one side to show me how it went and I spent the afternoon working on that.   $!&^**$%** words were used as it was difficult and then when I got to the 2nd top arch it appeared to be drilled so that it went with one arch up and one down.  Gosh, the air was blue then, but I worked it out.  I managed to stagger out to the stables with it to get it under cover, but then one of the farmers popped in for a natter, and offered to put it in for me (I'd asked to borrow a fold bar - e.g. pointy ended metal bar.  He had one in the pick up.)  Phew, a job well done - just have to put the blunt screws in which hold the cross struts in place - my poor back had had it by the time I needed to do those.  A job for Sunday when Gabby's here.  

Right, tired as a tiredy thing, but as a break from the Construction work, I sorted out some of the pieces of (pre-Covid!) stock, when I had my business, and which need to Go, and some are even on trend right now.  There's a bit of luck.  I also threw together a huge pan of leftover Lamb curry, with tomatoes and green lentils.  Very tasty.  Off to watch tv for an hour and then it will be bed.  I will watch the final of Race Across the World. I presume it's the final episode anyway.