An Evening Out

At the Burger King car park in town, masses of early blossom on a Blackthorn tree.  I have seen the first lambs too, and there are lots of Snowdrops out and I have wild Primroses all along the bottom of my holly hedge.  Now they are threatening snow again - it was snowing up in the Cambrian mountains yesterday afternoon (the route I take to Tam's at Aberystwyth).  Just clear skies and a frost here overnight though.

A bit of luck with my Word Puzzle yesterday morning.

I found out a You Tube "how to" on increasing stitches over a gap so did a little practice.  Will do a couple more practices and get back to the bonnet.  Whoever wrote the pattern assumed a lot more knitting knowledge than I have.

I had an impromptu visit from my new neighbour yesterday and we chatted for nearly an hour.  I sent him home with a still-warm chunk of the loaf I'd just made.  He has promised me Leeks in return.

My evening out was just down in the town, at a Builth Wells Heritage meeting, where a retired Vicar gave a really interesting talk about his ancestor, the Murderer!  It was someone I had read about in a local history book.  A bit of a dastardly bloke and he was the last hanging in Brecon Jail (a very popular day out for the populace of Brecon too).  Now I need to visit Llanafon Fawr church again and find the gravestones of the Murderer and his victim, which are next door to one another.  The vicar was very entertaining, and had us in fits when he was telling us, after his talk, about  when he and 3 other lads (two in the room last night) were in a band together, and the problems they had to solve with the old bangers they were driving to get to a gig!  A good evening out which really cheered me up.  It's good to hoot with laughter.

This afternoon I plan to go to Llandod to try and get my craft light repaired as the cable has been broken on it (possibly Rosie as she's always turning the lights on and may have been a bit rough with it).  I am lost without it and it wasn't a cheap one to buy either.  Keith, of course, would have had it mended in ten minutes.  

Another big unexpected bill coming next week as I've just had to book L. Whale in to have the wonky claw pulled again.  £150+ . . .

Have a lovely weekend, all.