We woke on Sunday morning to a wet, grey cloudy outlook. For the first time since we have been at Llaingof, it rained non stop all day and we recorded one whole inch in 24 hours. Bliss, the garden and the farmers really needed the water, and David and I had a nice indoor day. It seems criminal to stay in doors and do some of the necessary chores when the sun is shining, so we managed to do a little catching up on the really boring things. As soon as the rain stopped we were out for a breathe of fresh air.I find it more tiring to be indoors than outdoors doing some manual labour out doors.
The gardens and veggie patch look nice and fresh after their wash. I felt sorry for the sheep, who were shorn last week and were out in the fields in the rain. They didn't seem to mind though.
We have three huge water butts, which each feed into the next one, and they were overflowing in no time at all, so we might have to think about increasing the number. I would like to have them a bit nearer the poly tunnel, which is using a lot of water at present, but for now walking to and fro with the watering cans about 20 times a day is doing me a lot of good in the waist line department.
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