Pulled in All Directions

Hello Friends!

I seem to be pulled in all directions right now.  It's good that things I have waited on for months are finally happening, but I could do without them all happening together.  

To try and take my mind off things, I've been studying on my Wild Welsh Herbal Medicine 2026 course and have strained and bottled my Nettle and Rosemary infusions.  Stinging Nettle = Danadl Poethion, Rosemary = Rhosmari, and still in the Kilner is Dandelion = Dant y Llew.

Danadl Poethion Infusing

Danadl Poethion Strained

A very handy funnel with an interchangeable base

Preparing to strain the liquor

Rhosmari Infusing

Rhosmari 

Rhosmari

Think back to last December and the time I hurt my back which resulted in all kinds of help throwing itself at me.  One of the things was a more appropriate bed, not a profile bed but something new that they are introducing, a cross between a bed and a chair.  Well, it seems these beds are designed for people of taller proportions than me, so they have ordered a design for those of us of more diminutive proportions, and it has arrived.  So I get a phone call was to book an appointment in the middle of June for me to try it out, then, if it suits one will be ordered.  When will I get this bed, I wonder?

I had one of those phone call appointments, you know the sort, the clinic will contact you between 8:00 and 2:00, only in this case they didn't.  Another half a day wasted.

There's been a slew of parcels that are delivered between 6:00 and 8:00 which means I can't go out for my walk as there is nowhere to leave them if I'm out.

Two days ago, I got a phone call to tell me the roofing contractor had a cancellation and could he come on Thurs/Friday this week to fix my roof.  Well, I could have used more notice, but I have been waiting since March and if he couldn't come this week then it would be late June.  No brainer, he was here today!!!

Then, late this afternoon, Welsh Water reared its ugly head again!!!  This afternoon, I flushed the loo and the refilling cistern sounded rather poorly. It took ages, spluttering all the while, to refill so I waited and I flushed it again and out flows all the disgusting crud you can imagine. Taps on the sinks doing the same, and the concerto finished with no water. Phoned WW, oh, yes, they have been working on the stopcock again and they will come back to finish the job. Er, so what do I do in the meanwhile for water? Good question. I was told it might take 24 hours, but try leaving taps open, and eventually a filthy brown trickle appeared. By this time, I had hit the roof, 24 hours without water and no notice??? I began pointing out health issues, hydration issues, water for tablets issues, etc and not a drop of clean safe drinking water in the house. What can you do, though, when Bozo on the other end is a complete Jobsworth? I know I can always get a pitcher or two of water from a neighbour, but that is not the point. Eventually they sent someone around with a 2ltr bottle of cheap drinking water. He flushed the system and I now have water, allegedly safe to drink. However, it will be three working days before they finish the job {pavement dug up, only this time we have barricades} and Sat, Sun, and BH Mon don't count. He did say that the mess they've left is not satisfactory, has been documented and reported. Ho Hum . . .

Somehow, with all these minor dramas going on, in between the dramas and the inclement weather, I have for the most part kept up walking, although I have missed a couple of days when it has been logistically impossible, unless I creep out in the dark of night! Last night was not pleasant, as there was a sea fret starting to slowly slip across the land, and by this morning it was fully ensconced over the land.

Pretty pink Hawthorn

Bowers of Flowers the white Hawthorn forms a Bridal Canopy over the Bridle Path

I remember well this view when Carn Llidi was not hidden behind the giant Sycamore tree that stands in the way

In only a few short weeks, the hedgerows have gone from bare stone to floral fantasia!

The greyness of the slow sea fret as it engulfs the land from the sea

Sycamore Twins

So, the all too short reprise for pollinating insects is over, as the Council mowed through everything!

I hope that today Welsh Water will return and finish the job, and I hope the roofers will finish too, for my lawn is a mess. They will clear it up, but not until they are finished!

Until next time!

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