Wednesday. Not a shorts day then.

Stuff I ordered from ebay has mostly arrived now. Though i am still waiting for pink flamingos for the garden. The monster high clothes and other dolls clothes...garden lights and dolls all arrived. Disapointed about the flamingos.........

So here we are at Wednesday. Monza and I have been rattling around since 3am....it is bouncing with wind and rain. We both declined the opportunities to go for an early walk with the sunrise. I got out washing. why? Well it is loads of towels and blankets from the back of rusty van. I put them out on the washing line anyway. So far they have been washed over another four times. Then drank tea. Then some more tea. Pox this is set for the day.
"Loverley" said Lee as he woke up with monza jumping on him"well at least the car does not leak.....do yer want tea?"

So we drank tea and cuddled Monza whilst contemplating the plan for the day. It was to be Wetherby calling back through Huby to see a house.
I have to check out a house today. I have no hours at work so i am drinking tea and doing research. Some American friends are coming in September to find their Yorkshire roots and soak up the atmosphere. I say froends! Only two have actually met me ....though i guess by now those who have not will have been duely versed as to our strange excentric yorkshire ways. So for my part checking out the house is essential. Needs to be near a good pub!
Next......the itinerary. More tea and more research as the rain batters the windows

There are small castles. There are churches. There are effigies and gothic huge castles. There are mansions and cellars filled with history and ghosts. There are stories......portraits....places museums and a prison some ruins....an abbey.....Whitby.....Pickering....Scarborough.....york.. Harrogate ....Ripley church stuffed with their history.....(family member was vicar......known as "the plague pastor" as he stayed when all others ran away......a railway (this has nothing to do with it. I am just throwing it in...) in fact everywhere in this part of Yorkshire is related in some way to this family.........ancient it is.....All this has to be fitted into one week with time off for eating.
"anything else I need to fit in?" i asked after reading out the list....

"Otley.  Ilkley.   Wetherby.    LEEDS!!!!" intejected Lee taking time to look up from his utube about repairing and replacing car bits.

The weather forecast is heavy rain all day. Yes it is good that fonz car does not leak.

Now 4pm and it is still hammering with rain and the car still does not leek. the sun room however is a different matter and water is collecting like it is to sink the Titanic.
My mission to find the house was acomplished and the car is still going strong.

 Through a farm gate that has to be opened and shut securely. That was me soaked then..........and there was a notice saying beware the BULL!!!!

 So we did not mess around. up the farm road we went ...


past a herd of cows all of which wanted to say hello......

 into the working farm yard and there it is. I had found what I was looking for. eventually. we got as far as 20 minutes from our house and went in predicable circles. my directions are not all they might be.....ask any one!

 we went into the farm yard and turned around then left straight away. after all we were not actually invited!

 The view coming back across the farm land.....

 and yes there was a bull in that field.

 So the mission was accomplished. The house is gorgeous in a fabulous place and It was all booked for the dates required last night.....so it is a good job that it is all gorgeous.

Jobs a good 'un.

Back home Lee proceeded to find more out about Fonz car. It turns into an estate car and all the back seats fold down to make a massive space. He found some storage compartments in the back still with junk inside.....old pair of trainers and some tools so far.

Lee says that someone paid about £35,000 for Fonz when new. He was "top of the range"........Monza will be pleased.

About four weeks until my birthday so I ordered this Glen Kilpatrick print on canvas........

whitby-photography on ebay. it is only small. this is okay....as I only have small walls.