9th February 2024 - A soaking and road repairs.

Thought for the day :"Apparently the community held a meeting about the crazy person living in the neighbourhood – funny that they didn’t invite me"

Rain 27 : Dry 13

Bag 10 still...

Up early to get to Tescos and do some shopping for the weekend. Will be Dave's Birthday this weekend and so we are having Sarah, Dave and Zephyr across for dinner tomorrow so Susie wanted to get the right food, and also some stuff to take to Crete on Monday Night.

Dropped a package off with Evri on the way - seems to work well these days ..

Decided to take the dogs on a walk before the rain came in - and it went very well, until 'Thena decided to go walkabout - 20 minutes waiting on the bridge and no sign, and then the skies opened up.. and as there was no sign of Thena I decided to walk back up to the Donkeys, another mile and a half in the pouring rain, calling all the way. It is not like her to be away that long - but as I finally get to the donkeys 'Thena pants all the way up the path as if to say "What are you doing her.. I have been waiting for hours at the bridge!"

Anyway - managed to recite the 1st Degree Tracing Board four times instead of the normal one time.

Passing the break in the road, the council workmen were finishing work on building up the road underneath .. seem to be working quite well 

But near my seat, someone or something had dug up the grass and disturbed my daffodils, could be a dog or some creature, hopefully not a person. Hoping the daffs survive. The rest by the seat seem to be okay.

In other news:

9th February is the feast day of Saint Teilo (born c.500).

Reputed to be a cousin, friend and disciple of Saint David, Teilo was bishop of Llandaff, where his tomb is and also founded a church at Llandeilo Fawr, as well as Penally Abbey, near Tenby, his probable place of birth.

St. Teilo was a great- grandson of King Ceredig of Ceredigion and from a young age, he studied under St. Paulinus of Wales at Wincdi Lantquendi (Whitland), it was here he met and befriended Dewi (St David) and along with fellow students Aeddan and Ysfael, they travelled to Mynyw (St. Davids) where Dewi founded his famous abbey. They were at first however harassed by an Irish pirate named Bwya, but they killed his cattle, burnt his fortress to the ground and ousted him.

Teilo, Dewi and Padarn are said to have travelled to Rome, where they were consecrated as bishops by the Pope. Teilo then succeeded St Dyfrig as Bishop of Glywysing & Gwent and is thought to have the Bishop's Seat to Llandeilo Fawr. Then in 549 the great yellow plague swept through Wales, so Teilo took his surviving community through Devon and Cornwall to Brittany, where they were greeted by in Dol and from there they moved on to region of Cornouaille, which they saved from the ravages of a winged dragon and stayed for seven years before returning to Llandeilo Fawr. After the death of St. David, Teilo became known as one of the holiest men in Wales and he was joined at Llandeilo by many disciples: Teilo died at the Abbey of Llandeilo Fawr and it is thought Saint Euddogwy brought some of his relics to Llandaff cathedral some 200 years later.

Cheers !