..... so I am very glad that the car is packed up and we drive in at the Fair and unpack under cover. I might get a bit damp putting the 2nd lot in (mainly boxes of v. old stock which will go on a £10 and under table), but I'll live.
Feeling tired as Alfie woke me yowling to go out at 4.30a.m. and I didn't get back to sleep. I will probably have to have a mini nap before going to set up. Still, I began the day well and stripped and remade my bed before I came downstairs, and have the duvet cover in the washing machine already. I made sure the bed was remade straight away as no way did I want to wander up there at bedtime and realize to my horror that I had forgotten!
I've nearly finished Running for the Hills. One bit was quite frightening - an odd man in green shorts had been on their land, looking for a pathway to the mountain or something. Not quite your normal hiker. Then that night Jenny (the mum) decided to take the dogs into the house for protection as she had a bad feeling about him. Just as well as in the middle of the night the dogs were going hysterical with barking because they heard someone outside. This happened several times and she phoned the police, but it was an hour and a half before they arrived. When they came downstairs, the most aggressive of their dogs had nearly bitten through the windowsill wood trying to get out to see off the intruder. As they lived in splendid isolation high up on the mountainside, with no near neighbours, this would have been an awful experiencce. One wonders what would have happened if the dogs had been outside as usual - they may have come out to a corpse! The aggressive dog was very territorial and even if it saw walkers a mile or so away, would race off to bite them!! It makes living through a blizzard and opening the door to find a wall of snow an absolute breeze in comparison. Fortunately they were rescued by neighbours, who took them down to their farmhouse before they ran out of food.
I made a chocolate apple cake yesterday, and bought some ham for rolls. I will get the rolls this morning. At least they will be a day fresher. So, we will see what the weekend brings. I just hope I can shift the very old stuff by half pricing it.
Enjoy your weekend.
P.S. Trying to comment on various blogs but the comments won't publish. Anyone else having this problem?
A comment that I just wrote on Sue in Suffolk's blog seems to have been published……
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your selling.
The story about the dogs going crazy in the middle of the night gave me goosebumps 😳😀
Alison in Devon x
Yes - it didn't help my nerves either! Glad that the cats don't make a fuss if they hear people about.
DeleteIt was annoying yesterday with one sided conversations all round, but seems to have been fixed today and Alison in Devon above seemed to be the only person able to comment!
ReplyDeleteHope the fair goes well today
It's good toget home and find it is fixed. Fair not too bad, but boy am I wiped out now.
DeleteLooks like we are back up and running again, I’d have let the dogs out, they should not be nodding around your house.
ReplyDeleteAs she was a woman on her own with two smallish children, I think she decided not opening the door may have been the safer option. When she heard the dogs frantic at the back door though - he had tried the front - I would have been terrified, as I am sure she was.
DeleteI tried to comment yesterday but it didn't work...so I suppose that means 'yes' to your question! Wishing you a fruitful fair...hopefully the car comes back lighter than it left. ~melanie xo
ReplyDeleteYes, hopefully one box less, including stuff from the £10 table. I also sold a personal piece of collectable ceramics, two people wanted it in fact!
DeleteExcellent!! well done! ~m.
DeleteGood luck. Your story reminds me of another. An elderly friend, an affable fellow met a man biking with his dog, all his belonging in a trailer pulled by the bike. I cannot remember what the problem was, exactly. Perhaps his dog had a problem. I can't remember. But in any case, Pete loaded them and their belongings on the back of his truck AND BROUGHT THEM HOME. His wife was horrified. After weeks of living in his tent under a tree by their barn, being fed, just always being there, she told Pete that wasn't comfortable having a stranger basically move in. Gave him a choice. Pete chose rightly, I am glad to say, but he never understood what she was upset about. The man was helpful and he liked the dog.
ReplyDeleteSleep well and enjoy the rest of your weekend. Rachel
ReplyDeleteOh gosh, yes, that would unnerve me to, to have a complete stranger camping in my yard, despite nice man and dog!
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