Good Morning Early Birds!

[waterboatman]

Monday. A lovely day yesterday. The wee white tornado supervised proceedings, as usual, did quality control in the kitchen and passed everything as suitable for the table. A good day was had by all.

No frost this morning, so I'll have a trip over to Wotton-under-edge, After I've found out what those contractors are doing! Yeah. Right.

Have a happy day everyone.

[1ozzy]

Hey Boaty, how's things?

Did Snowflake catch the rat?

Builders, yeah, right. A good reason I've never hired one.

[waterboatman]

Afternoon oz. I'm fine thanks mate.

Snowflake caught two! :o}

I'm getting fed up and annoyed with those contractors. Talk about a cowboy outfit!

How's things in downsideupland mate?

[1ozzy]

Well done Snowflake, were they dragged indoors to be admired?

All's goodish down 'ere thanks. Going into the Big Smoke tomorrow for a catchup with "Sad Sacks Anon". Been feeling a bit down again, maybe a natter with people with similar issues will help. If not, I'll probably walk away feeling better coz their issues are greater than mine;-/

Either which way a win.

[waterboatman]

Sounds like a good plan to me mate. Half the battle is recognizing the problem.

Once they are dead she's not interested. Gets on with looking for the next one!

[dannyk13]

Good morning all.

[1ozzy]

Just had a major outage here.

No, not me emerging from a closet wearing a nice summer frock, saving that for another day ;-)

Bloody internet!!!!!

[waterboatman]

Morning danny. All well mate?

ox I'm glad I'm not the only one to have internet grief!

[waterboatman]

The image I got there would frighten horses mate! ;o}

[1ozzy]

You neigh sayer ;-/

[waterboatman]

:-D
A warped imagination.

[1ozzy]

The best sort to have.

[waterboatman]

Can't argue with that mate!

[1ozzy]

What do you plan to do in Wotton-under-edge?

What edge is Wotton under?

[waterboatman]

http://www.cotswolds.info/places/wotton-under-edge.shtml

It's a small market town literally under the edge of the Cotswold escarpment. There is a delightful organic shop I like to frequent. The main shopping street is narrow and one way!

[waterboatman]

There are four bakeries in the main street, they all do a roaring trade.

[1ozzy]

Looks delightful.

Four Bakeries, quiche for breakfast, sausage roll for elevenses, pie for lunch and a pastry for afternoon tea, there should be five, what's for dinner?

"Ozleworth Bottom" I find intriguing .

[waterboatman]

There's an even better one. Waterly Bottom. It is real!

What it means is that it is in a dip in the land, at the bottom. At Waterly Bottom there is a rather nice pub, called The New Inn. It's about three hundred years old and is the only building there! It's down a very narrow road that only goes to the pub.

[waterboatman]

https://whatpub.com/pubs/GLO/0371/new-inn-waterley-bottom

[1ozzy]

A bit like this place, one building that does as much as it can.

http://www.aussietowns.com.au/town/st-albans-nsw

[waterboatman]

One of the joys of Waterly Bottom is that there is no mobile phone signal.