I can't wait for tomorrow. . . .

 . . . .because I get some study time down at our Local History Centre, researching the history of our house, and the surrounding area.  I can't wait.  I have already done a fair bit using the Census records, Tithe Maps, later maps, BMD records for the parish, local newspapers, antiquarian books etc.  Now the LHC has a copy a new book about the houses in the parish which has come out and I can't wait to see what it says about our property.

Yesterday we had to go to the Tip and as we wanted to offload the old carpet from our bedroom (helpfully cut into strips) a.s.a.p. we decided we would go to Brecon, and also do the Grocery shopping there this week.  So Aldi and Morrisons got our trade.  I was very good and despite a quick look in the plant corner - where there were some very sorry looking plants that nobody had bothered to water - I came out plantless!  

    On the way back we went in search of St Matthew's Church, Llandefalle, which was a mile or so from the main road.  Well, we could see it, on the hillside above a beautiful manor house - the two are of course often in proximity to one another.  After driving up and down a bit - to get to higher ground to see if there was an obvious route it, we thought you must have to go up the Manor driveway and around the back.  I wasn't feeling in a mood to be dauntless though, so we came home and I checked it out online and saw a different approach, so we may try again in a few days.  BILLY BLUE EYES - is it one you've been to?  The views, above and below, were taken from a junction where we turned around.  A house was on the corner and what lovely views they enjoyed of the Brecon Beacons, even though Pen-y-Fan was wrapped in cloud yesterday.

The new bedroom carpet was fitted on Monday.  Originally we had been promised a two man team who would help carry furniture.  It was just as well that Tam and J carried the furniture OUT at the weekend, as only one lad turned up on Monday. Very helpful, and explained that the other chap was working for himself now.  We thought we had ordered a lighter more silvery grey carpet - and it had a felt backing.  This one didn't and came with underlay.  I will assume that the shop couldn't get the carpet ordered (we were told this sometimes happened).  Anyway, it is a GREAT improvement on the threadbare carpet that was there . . . but we shan't be using that carpet shop again. We tried to "keep it local" and it had been recommended.

Furniture, drawers too heavy to lift etc waiting to go back in.  Keith just about managed to take one end of the smaller drawer for his chest of drawers this morning, once I'd dragged it along the hall to our bedroom doorway.  The rest will have to wait until Tam is back at the weekend.

For my next post, another church visited (St Gwendoline at Llyswen).  It is certainly time to send up a few prayers for the people of Ukraine and the Russian soldiers unwilling to take part in a war they don't believe in - or support a megalomaniac psychopath.  He has committed war crimes - dropping cluster bombs and ghastly thermobaric bombs - and on the civilian population, targeting homes, hospitals and even schools.  That is  war by any standards.