Life at Waen: May 2014

So it was the WI spring show and so my basket of knitted veg, my gardeners apron and my vegetable pizza set off from Waen and travelled with another lovely WI lady to be judged..

I arrived and put my offerings on the table and looked at the competition and at that moment decided that I had NO chance... But its the taking part and we got a point for every entry so I was contributing to the overall team effort...

The gardeners apron competition... mine is in the top left... the welly fabric (of course)

My Basket of knitted veg is at the front in the middle

And I am not admitting which one is mine.. okay I will - top right (dreadful)

So we left to come home whilst judging commenced and that is that I thought.. shame but I knew I had tried my best - NEVER has there been so much stress over a vegetable pizza of approx 10 inches.. Mine kept growing .. bloody thing!

At half one we set off back to the results and you will never believe.. because I do not.. I Got a THIRD prize.. Granted it was a joint 3rd prize but I don't care I still got the natty little prize card.. I was seen to do a small jig and showed no decorum what so ever .. clearly this was not the WI way but I did't care :-)

my 3rd prize

Where did April go anyone? But it was a good one with a few successes.. the Woodland is DONE and the enormous pile of building rubble that has been the blot on my landscape since we moved in has been removed. Easter was lovely and we have had lovely guests to make us smile too.

I have been participating in a photo a day mini project with some chums throughout April and so the good news of this is I don't have to babble on and can instead show you April at the lovely Waen in photo form :-) I hope you enjoy xxx

The poly tunnel at work all planted up and seeds sown.. loving my job :-)

The beautiful magnolia tree looking stunning in the sunshine

The little toad who was in my welly whilst I was trying to get it on.. mild concussion for him but he survived

The bee frames have arrived.. the bees are due any time now.

a rainy day but the porch provided chicken protection

The 'butterfly protection unit' - net curtains will stop my cabbages and sprouts from annihilation

Freshly dug bunny hole

new trees in the orchard

New fridge .. with a freezer in the house .. the walk to the garage started to grate :-)

potting on time

Mummy number 18 and her lovely twins

I am helping to test recipes for the Powys/Montgomery WI cook book .. here are mine to test

Cool new chain sawed mushroom from one of the chaps at work.. LOVE IT

WI recipe - Waffle berry pudding ready for the oven.

the completed one - YUM!! its a winner

a Day out at Pig Keeping school

cute babies

Lovely mummy and her babies

Hungry Girls

Pig keeping school was close to the place in the UK known for its most bee hives.. now christened Apedale :-)

WI Recipe 2 - LOVELY!!!

WI Recipe 3 - Vile!!!!

The beginnings of a cot blanket for Mr W's grandchild to be.. this is a bunny he has always drawn for his boys and anyone else for that matter :-)

Harmony in the home

cool house in Bishops Castle - out for lunch with a chum :-)

WI recipe 4 - not bad ish

After deciding to walk part of Severn Way with chum we got a little lost - we eventually picked up the road we should have been on and finally found home.. and there it is in the distance..