Josh was home at 3am. I tried to get him uo around 8am, I’m not cruel after all 😉 I sent Skye in to wake him. She woke him but didn’t get him up. Next I bribed him with a visit to see Ally, if he was quick enough. He wasn’t particularly quick but that’s to be expected! We went to Tregurnog with water for the ewe lambs and chickens. The lambs hadn’t drunk much at all so we could leave a bit spare for next time. Skye and I checked the rams and Josh sorted the chickens. They had a bit of water left too.
We then went via Creigiau so we could have a very brief visit with Ally. We saw Jordan and Louis too. Uncle Josh was a hit. Then it was home for an early dinner because of a fully booked afternoon. My father likes his main meal at lunchtime so we had a roast dinner before all our walking in the hot sun. We were ready early enough for a cheeky visit to subzero 😋 The visitors were waiting for us when we got there. These particular visitors are the winners of the furthest travelled to reach us award. The ladies in the party were from the Ukraine! (Although the man was from Dartmoor.)
There was a bit of a language barrier butwe managed. ‘Coal’ was the most challenging. The lady got her phone out and passed it to me. I said “coal” into it. Nothing. Apparently I watch too much “Star Trek” because I was supposed to type it in 😂 We finally managed and they understood. They came from a big city and were enchanted by our views. They also adored the alpacas and have left us a brilliant review. We said our goodbyes and even had a hug. There was just enough time to share some warm (left in the truck) cherry pepsi before the next visitors.
When we got the harnesses I swear I saw Tex sigh. He likes to have Sundays off 😂 He made a slow start but was then just fine. He often has to be “encouraged” to get going. As we were leaving, the other boys were standing around but Tex was flat out, fast asleep! The girls came over for food, even though they had eaten about 2 hours ago…
While the family enjoyed the swing, I went back for the mule and we topped all the water up. Leo looks a bit better, the dribbling has stopped. He’s due his second dose of antibiotics and painkillers tomorrow so let’s hope it keeps working. We finished and we were tired and hungry but we had a lovely day. Sheep sorting tomorrow, show prep Tuesday and the Glamorgan Show on Wednesday. A busy week ahead! We had another great review in the evening too!
Helen x
