Last weekend

I got up early

And went to Hereford to meet some friends at the food festival.










This was a hairy biker but not the ones that most people had come to see ;-)

We missed the chance to see the biker's cooking demo from the warmth of inside... But on seeing people standing on the steps realised that we could see inside from outside...This is the only picture I managed of Dave...

And then I got someone to stand behind me so that the glare on the window disappeared (we did cause a bit of chaos getting people to stand to block out the light so photos worked...)

But this is Si making a pudding (and the shadow of a big bloke...)

It was cold at the race course, and this sign caused us to laugh - all three of us were wearing glasses !!

While I've been quiet I have been knitting, catching up on sleep, and visiting the vets several times - sickly is now out of his collar, he managed to rub off some fur either side of his head, but his scar is healing well and we are all enjoying him being allowed out :-)

And in a hope of getting back into blogging I'm going to try and post everyday in November...

So tomorrow there will be photos of knitting :-)

What I saw last weekend...

If you dont want to see steam trains, strange characters, and scenic pictures move away now..

These two were hiding in the plants for sale at
LLanfair Caereinion station...

They looked a bit strange but nothing like some of the other people about...





This was the train that took me to Welshpool. The journey took about an hour.
I managed to talk to a train widow for some of the journey, discussed knitting with her and on my return to Colinette was told that she visited and bought something !!



A goods train, that was parked up at some point on the return journey.

At the three stations along the line people were swapping trains, some trying to go on all combinations of train & carriages ....

I nearly had a aged man wearing very short leather shorts sit next to me but the needles scared him off...




And a train having a drink....

There was a real ale stall at the station (sorry no cider Rosie) I didn't have any, recovering from pear wine from the night before...












A loud organ that could be heard from a long way away...

There were also lots of men dressed in blue outfits - and I didn't mean to include such a view !!





At the Shrewsbury Steam show the week before this was having a race with a friend...

And lots of men with cameras....

They hung out of windows, waited in fields and stood on embankments, made notes of numbers...



And on Sunday we went to the Welsh Food Festival

It was set in Glansevern Hall Gardens.

These two were fighting in the gardens...





These were pecking in the posh gardens...

There was cider (note for Rosie) there and Gareth did sample some of it...

There were lots of other free samples to be had...





Walking round the lake we noticed this tree...

Think it was lucky to still be standing, an impressive lightening scar down one side ...















And on the Second of September you dont expect the trees to be turning....


This one was just beginning to go lovely orange red colours...








We left before the Welsh dancers performed...













And there was a weather woman ...

I'm so impressed that I managed to get her head in this photo, (if you look hard enough she is there...) It was a lot of a random shot !!
(click for bigger - she is there honest ...)

And the next post will include some knitting...

If you are still reading this and haven't guessed the number of circular needles I have there is still time... think the best answer so far is from Mary-Lou 'not enough' .. I still dont know the answer, need to do some sorting out upstairs and find the ones missing in action or should that be resting !!!

And I would like to thank the local farmer for choosing a nice warm day with a slight breeze to spread chicken muck on the nearest field to my house... and I bet you can all guess which direction the wind is coming from.... and there is no rain due for ages (a bit of a shock there...)