Old Style Daily Wednesday 22 March 2023

mehefin

Morning  from a sunny but soggy mehefinland
My word it must have rained a little overnight, the dip on the end of our road is flooded. Wonder how many will get stuck this time!
Well 2 weekends on the trot we have been to birthday parties. The first was a surprise joint 70th in a very posh ( read expensive) hotel. About 30 people from all over the country had made the effort. It was a lovely afternoon/evening but the food was pretty poor considering that this is a top notch venue. The room had been decorated by the daughter and it looked superb. A complete and utter surprise for the couple and the picture on her face said it all.. the language was something else ( expletive deleted ha ha ). The room was chilly though so it did put a slight dampener on things.
The second one was a local hostelry in a private room. Just eight of us. A good time had by all although again the food was disappointing. This place has aspirations to be Michelin star, but it didn't hack it this time. They gave us 2 different menus to start with. Then they didn't have sufficient of a simple starter. One's beef was tough, one undercooked and so on. However it was a rugby day and they were giving out a free curry at halftime. The place was packed so we were glad to have a bit of privacy, and as the birthday boy is about to start chemo it was just as well we were separate. A good time otherwise and a long overdue catchup.
Back to normality and the humdrum this week lol. Farrier tomorrow afternoon so hopefully the weather will play ball and stay dry, although the field is like a soggy sponge at the moment. It squelches ( isn't that a great descriptive word) underfoot as you walk across. Showman is the colour of mud so that looks like a bit of work later. The mares are coming into season and expressing themselves rather obviously iykwim. Spring is springing so it is no surprise really.

Hugs and spoons as always.
Mehefin