Heatwave

 

Raubritter, one of my favourite roses. First seen when we visited Cothay Manor in Somerset to go to an antiques fair there (friends were standing and had given us free tickets).  I had this in the garden at Ynyswen too.

A tentative couple more flowers on The Lark Ascending - this vies for favourite non-Rambler rose.

Our "new" view from Tam's bedroom window. The world and his wife has been busy haymaking this week and the fields here have been cut, baled and carried.  This heat would have crisped the cut grass off in double quick time.

Another unwelcome guest, found legging it down the stairs yesterday evening.  They must be coming down the chimney in Tam's bedroom, but it's all sealed up firmly with boards and gaffer tape, so I don't know where they are getting through.  It was most disgruntled at being urged to climb onto some cloth so I could take it outside - lots of mini squeals and it even bit the cloth though I was being gentle.  I carried it out to K's workshop and it is gone this morning.

When I went down the town yesterday to get some bits and bobs, I found myself in the middle of the British Motor Rally Championship - the Builth Wells leg.  I fairly shot up the hill to Co-op and turned left, but of course, a 30 limit there so I wasn't exactly holding up the car behind me anyway.  The Groe was filled with big Pirelli Tyre vehicles and lots of spectator cars.  From our garden, you could hear them growling as they changed gear up the hills on the Eppynt road towards Brecon.

Once again, we are waiting for medication to work, though to be honest, K seems worse.  I think he is still not drinking enough, despite encouragement from me and the P. nurse.  Sigh.

I spent yesterday looking at the beautiful weather, desperate to go somewhere (fat chance) and instead setting to and decorating in the kitchen.  The darker teal/jade wall glows like a jewel with the sun on it. Photos to follow when it's all done . . .

Things to be grateful for this week:

New medication to hopefully help Keith.

Financial support ditto - still hoping to find the right Mobility Scooter.

Wayleave cheque for the electricity pole on our orchard paddock.  Nice to have money coming IN! after all the BIG bills associated with the new kitchen.

A beautiful garden.

Good friends.

Living somewhere so beautiful.