November???

Well that’s a record even for me – how did I manage to get through October without a single blog entry? Could claim to have been busy – which is partly true; have been accused of being lazy - which is probably also partly true; could blame the dry and settled weather which we had for about 6 weeks – which kept me outside during the day. Suffice to say that I'm sorry its been so long.
However that’s in the past and it is now November; weather has changed – persistent heavy rain showers and a definite drop in the temperature. It all seemed to change for the worse when the clocks went back. Don’t really notice the extra daylight in the morning but it is a pain to have to finish any outside work by 5.30pm.
I will catch up on all the news from October in the next few days or so but we start the new month without the car which managed to blow a connection on the cooling system as we arrived in Ennis last Thursday evening. Keith gave me a tow back to his place on Friday and we are now waiting for the MG parts to arrive which could be a few more days. Luckily we had just done a shopping run and with the delivery of our lamb from the butcher, have a freezer full of meat. Have had the bike out twice so far – weekend newspapers and other essentials - but may have to hire a car for a few days if it goes on much longer. Public transport doesn’t feature in this part of the country.The other effect of the change in the weather is the influx of small furry creatures into our loft. Have set traps and put down some bait but still hear them running around in the ceiling – one of them even joined us on Friday evening as we were trying to watch a DVD. Not sure where the little bugger came from or where he went to but clearly need more traps