About us: This weeks Mid July Blog.

About us: Apart from the obvious jet stream disaster we are doing quite well this week. Four days in seven were rain free but on the days it did rain it made up for the dry days!!! I brought an old tin bath a few weeks ago for planting in: I thought it would make a nice colourful display in the yard........needless to say the bath is now half full of rain water & if I had planted anything it probably would have drowned!!!
High of the Week: The chicks have been let out into the yard to discover the wider world & they love it.......It's lovely to see them scratching & feeding on grubs & grass. They are still quite small so we were a bit worried about the predatory cats.......but we still have the same number that we started with, good news!
On the furniture front: my favourite piece this week is a huge antique chest of drawers we have restored & painted in a light grey, most of my clothes would fit in it & that's quite a big ask!! The other items which are very popular are the free standing, custom made, kitchen pieces which are being made to order for an old cottage in Bala.
Moan of the week: If there have been any knock on advantages to the tourist industry round here as a result of the London Olympic Games, it is not in evidence here........The local area is suffering quite badly with bookings down all over the categories of  accommodation, hotels, B&B's, guest houses and self catering cottages & camp sites; as long as the London hotels do well I suppose that's all that matters to the great & the good!!!