22nd January 2026 - Getting fed up with rain

Thought for the day :"I'm on my way to fix Cat Stevens' caravan. Awning has broken..."

Wet 

Another lazy day - seem to have a few of them lately 

Puppies were a bit lazy as well 

Have the image for Hannah and Ollie's Wedding in July 

Resolved our long standing problem with Paypal Evri and Halal (The Chinese company that Susie bought her jeans from)

Spent a long time getting the time line right and getting all the emails in order to show that Evri were still looking for the package 7 days after the date that they retrospectively stated that it had been delivered.

Took a lot of patience but found a lovely lady called Jenny in the Dispute Section who sorted us out - heard the whole story and then refunded us with the amount claimed - which sadly Susie had entered on the list as £59.50 rather than £59.90 the cost ..  Lovely lady sent us a credit for 40p afterwards. 

So Susie has a Paypal Account again 

TillyVision

 

Cheers 

21st January 2026 - Another wet day

Thought for the day :"Thought I saw a cow sleeping on a building site but it was just a bulldozer"

Wet

Peacocks are still very bedraggled 

But, had a good evening with Ollie and Hannah to discuss their wedding reception in July.

Should be fun 

Trip to NCE to pick up Susie's meds and to Beulah to get more coal.  Filled the car up in readiness for the weekend where I shall be addressing the Haggis in Swansea at Beaufort Ladies' Night and heading off to Bristol for the Thomas of Accon Meeting.

Tillyvision for today :

Still got my head in the book for the Consecration and Instruction next week.

Cheers 

 

20th January 2026 - Signs in the Sky

Thought for the day :"Has anyone tried Stallone's Scones? They're the best thing since Sly's bread."

Wet

Signs of the time ? 
We now have a the aurora as far as West Wales 

Photos from local photographers in Rhydlewis

Sadly - nothing seen at Ffynnon Wen 

For us, the day was wet and dripping 

A wet view of the cottage 

Even Fabio is looking damp and desolate 

TillyVision 

Cheers 

19th January 2026 - Mixed day

Thought for the day :"I wanted to be a historian, but there was no future in it."

Wet

Early start as taking Susie to Carmarthen Glangwili hospital for her CT scan.

A relieved Susie was able to eat later on !!

Walked dogs and managed a TillyVision 

Fajitas for tea 

Evening in front of the box.

Cheers 

18th January 2026 - And home again

Thought for the day :"The reason birds fly south for winter is because it’s faster than walking"

Dry

Driving home from St Briavel. Got home after lunch time, walked the dogs, and spent a couple of hours unloading the car and clearing all the general equipment from the weekend.

A generally quiet day.

Susie preparing for a CT scan tomorrow which requires starving and taking some nasty medication that keeps her in the bathroom for most of the day. Not a happy bunny.

Tillyvision

Cheers 

17th January 2026 - St Elli Installation Llanelli

Thought for the day :"My chiropractor has an inversion table to stretch your spine, if you feel so inclined."

Dry

Drive up from Wye Valley 

Installation at Llanelli - Mandated Officer as Right Worshipful Past Junior Warden. 

A food day 

And then a drive back to the Castle for the evening banquet  and Singing with Devil stick doing his inimitable magic and juggling acts.  

No other photos - which is a bit of a pity

Cheers 

16th January 2026 - And off to St Briavels

Thought for the day :"Mality. Mality. Mality. Mality. Right, that's the formalities over with..."

Wet 

No Photos today - have a car full of music kit and LARP kit.

Cheers

15th January 2026 - a little logging

Thought for the day :"I have been diagnosed with the ham flu. I did have the swine flu but I was cured."

Wet

Up and out early ...  Chilly and plenty of fog around, though not too much here.

Dogs walked and ready for a nap..

Rubbish out and sorted some of the kit for the gig at St Briavel's tomorrow 

Decided that I had to address the last tree that fell. Changed the last chain on the chain saw 

Cut until it was to blunt to work 

Pictures in reverse order

cleared

and how the day started 

pathways were inconvenienced  before 

Oh and cut some kindling 

In other news, managed to get some of my outlook files working 

Some of the Evri documentation has now been recovered - thought he images of teh failed delivery dated after 28th November are still lost 

Managed to take a screen grab of this statement for Ben the Evri manager stating that the contractors have lost it.

   

More work on the Consecration and ceremonial for Athelstan. Ho Hum

Cheers 

 

14th January 2026 - Lazy Day

Thought for the day :"Due to a spelling error, some of America's most dangerous criminals are currently waiting at Heathrow…"

Wet

Another fairly laze day.  Walk the dogs, cleared the sump on the kitchen chimney, shopped for some coal and got some eye drops - seem to have ad conjunctivitis for about three weeks.

Worming tablets for the dogs picked up.

Thought about cutting the latest fallen tree but ran out of time.

Maybe tomorrow !

Cheers 

13th January 2026 - Sorting music kit for Banquet

Thought for the way :"Milk is the fastest liquid on the planet. it’s pasteurised before you see it."

Dry

Couple of tasks today though a slow start, managed an extra couple of hours asleep!!

A walk with the dogs and a surprising growth of the daffs and bluebells. 

Wondering whether the area trammelled by the digger will actually spring any of the bulbs that got moved and dug up.

We shall see what comes up 

The tulip bed is rather overgrown

And the flags are starting to sprout

Cheers 

12th January 2026 - Dodging Showers and prepping

Thought for the day: "A paper airplane can be in flight yet remain stationery."

Wet

Days are wet and miserable in the gardens at the moment 

Had to reset the roofing on the veranda - hoping that it will hold - have to wait until the next major rainfall.

A day prepping for instruction ceremony and special progression at the end of the month.

Have Medieval Banquet weekend at St Briavel's castle at the weekend and having to slip in an installation on Saturday morning as Mandated Officer. 

Will have to look out the speakers and kit tomorrow.

Cheers