20th December 2023 - Trials and Tribulations in a Pear Tree

Thought for the day: “Saw a Christmas tip – wrap empty boxes and every time your child misbehaves throw one in the fire. I just wonder what happens when you run out of Children?”

Day started pretty well - decided to go and get the beer for the weekend and do the Christmas shopping that we failed to get by not having a Christmas ASDA slot..

And so we went on the Landie as that was a far better idea to put the keg in ..

But as we are about to leave - Owen transport phone to say that they tried to get a 30 ton truck up our lane and decided that it would not be a good idea and that they had our Mulled Wine and Mead delivery on board...

So I popped down to the layby to get the bottles and a pallet - always have a use for small pallets 

After storing that all away, we set off in the "rattle and shake bus" to Cardigan - but get to Tremain and a clunk and the engine stops...

I actually opened the bonnet to see if I could see anything obvious - guess what - I failed!

Susie says "sounds like the timing chain snapped" - I am sure that means something in some language.

But I put a call into Tom who always has his phone on silent and never looks at it 
which did not help a lot at all

So I called Sarah and asked her if she could pop up to tom's and ask him if he could bring his trailer down and rescue us - 
and star of all she does exactly that

And in fairness she then comes up to us in the layby and picks up Susie to take her home as she is popping paracetamol like sweeties and not feeling at all well...

As I sit in the layby - I make a decision that it is really not the time to be opening the Crimson Moon  this weekend - too many things just adding to each other and we really would not enjoy 
and Storm Pia is on the way ..
And though we have the mulled wine and spiced mead delivered - well we do not have the beer yet so we could just decide not to open..

And so I cancel the order with Mantle brewery..  

And that is that - we can have a quiet weekend instead...

And Tom comes and we put the landie on the trailer and take it back to him place...

Serious applause - he rolls the landie off the back of the trailer and with the momentum reverses down into his ground and into a parking spot to the right that he can only just squeeze into - Well done!

Before I leave - he is starting to take the rocker off to see if he is right and that the timing chain has broken and whether any damage has been done to the valves...  Ho Hum ...

We are so lucky to have guys like him on our doorstep and willing to help ...

So What do I think of Christmas ?

But I have posted that we will not be open this weekend 

In other news..

Partridge in a Pear Tree..

The partridge in a pear tree is Jesus Christ.  

Two turtle doves are the Old and New Testaments.  

Three French hens stand for faith, hope, and love.  

The four calling birds are the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.  

The five golden rings recalled the Torah or Law, the first five books of the Old Testament.  

The six geese a-laying stand for the six days of creation.  

Seven swans a-swimming represent the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit--Prophesy, Serving, Teaching, Exhortation, Contribution, Leadership, and Mercy.  

The eight maids a-milking are the eight Beatitudes.  

Nine ladies dancing are the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit--Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self Control. 

The ten lords a-leaping are the Ten Commandments.  

The eleven pipers piping stand for the eleven faithful disciples.  

The twelve drummers drumming symbolise the twelve points of belief in the Apostles' Creed.

  

Cheers !: