13th July 2026 - Work in the Heat - and Chancellorship AMOAG

Thought for the day :"Bugs Bunny's favourite social media is Whatsapp doc"

Dry

Susie up early clearing the springs - and no I have not been down to take a photograph yet - got distracted.  Will take it tomorrow when I go down. She was up at 7am as was shown by the new CCTV cameras in the Tavern, and did a couple of hours work before I rose.

But I was off in the Landie to get chopped wheat for the duck house and layers pellets.

Sadly the new peachick did not survive. Her leg was badly splayed and I do not think she was getting to the water enough in this heat.  Will have to try another way once the aviary is completed. Probably will have to purchase again.

But then it was to the entrance to the Tavern

Nancy's Marquee was up - but the lid needed attaching properly to the frame. Probably we will not have bad winds but I Am not taking chances.

Lashed the edges all around and then started to retrieve all the fairy lights that have ceased working over the last two years.

So after a n hour or so we have two sets of fairy lights working again - albeit that once is flashing very fast suggesting a circuit problem somewhere - but still better than throwing the lot out - there has been a fair investment over the years.

Having recovered the fairy lights, it was then possible to trim the box hedges and the hedgerow leading into the Tavern 

 

and a bit of the lane 

Got too hot to clear up today - so will be a job for tomorrow

Sarah donated a fridge for the Wedding and future use.

Will be useful for the catering at the wedding - which I hasten to add we are not doing!!

Susie cleaned it and it came up well

In other news - I occasionally come across some of these wonderfully crocheted  post boxes - I think I shall start a gallery of them 

This one is in Horeb

In other, Other news...

Was invited today to become the new Grand Chancellor of the Ancient Masonic Order of Alfred the Great!!

This sounds grand - and it really is... as it is in effect the Provincial Grand Master for Wales and Mercia in that particular Order.  It does not take affect until October which gives me a chance to get used the idea of running my own Order, rather than just being deputy as in the past.

It has no importance outside Masonic Circles, and indeed there are many in Freemasonry who are unaware of the Order and its rising in popularity...

But for me - I can say I am Chuffed 

Cheers !