Getting organized

 I have a to-do list.  At the top was get my hair cut - did that today - I was surprised how long it had got but she did a fairly radical trim - jaw length.  Hope it's not silly short by the time I roll it under.  It's better than it was though.  I was on the look out for pots of Primulas to dress my stand but there were only bulbs in the green in town, nothing flowering, so I shall stop at the Garden Centre on the way to Carmarthen on Friday when I go to set up.  I dealt with the Probate today too and sent the Will off to the Probate office, Special Delivery.  I posted books to friends in Dorset this morning, and wrote a letter so I am on top of that.  

Snowdrops at the cottage which used to be the Vicar's in early Victorian days.

I have had a lovely long walk, a nice chat with my horsey friend and given her horses cuddles, and then we walked and chatted for 1/4 mile or so together until she was going up into the woods (and then her horse didn't want to leave me!) I walked for an hour and have clocked up lots of steps today (over 12,500) including going up and down stairs about 20 times.  

 I have been doing research into the current value of things bought at auction about 2018.  This is an Ashanti gold weight - this would have been the heaviest weight from a set which gradually increased from tiny to this.  It shows King Kofi Karikari being carried under the State Parasol (which ended up with Queen Victoria).  He was deposed in 1874 after the battle of Amoaful at Kumasi in Ghana and his palace ransacked and looted.  A solid gold mask was taken, a solid gold stool and Royal jewellers Garrards in London became the prime handler of plundered cultural goods.  The gold mask was sold to the Wallace family and is part of the Wallace collection.  This all reminded me why I enjoy finding and researching things like this - though unless I put them on the internet (need to really), they take a long time to attract a buyer in Fairs in rural Wales.

Here is another gold weight, this time a rare bronze horse head.  I cannot find the like of it on t'Internet.  I have found some lovely bronze "fairy" lights and put fresh batteries in them, all the better to light up these pieces and the mandelas I have.  I only have two tables this time so will have to try and strike a balance between pocket money purchases and temptations!

It is now 7.40 p.m. and I have just given up on identifying filigree bracelets and desirable Sheffield blade makers (penknives).  Time to settle down and knit.

Sunshine on my walk.  Not everywhere but lovely to see the landscape light up.  Lovely to hear birdsong again too.  They sound so happy.