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@nelliethehooker that is very low for Carsington, but then we were amazed how low the Derwent Valley reservoirs were a month ago. Since February it has been very dry in this South Yorks/North Derbyshire area. The last reservoir built in Yorkshire was finished in 1936, and Yorkshire Water has a dismal record in terms of fixing leaks and sewage discharges. So clap trap from YW about investment is met with scorn around here. I won’t go into what the head honcho earns, and the divi’s to shareholders😡

P.S. .....as we were unpacking the car, we suddenly heard a loud bang.....

....the heat got to it......

David

We got home about 1pm and OH went straight out to work - rowing up for the forage wagon.
I’ve rummaged in the freezer and found some buns I can use with a tin of corned beef for the workers’ supper. No cakes as we finished them off before we went away. And until the Aga is lit and got up to temperature (tomorrow) there will be no baking.

Outside is hot like the rest of the country, but inside our house it’s freezing ! I’m wearing a thick jumper. That’s the advantage/disadvantage of very thick stone walls. And no Aga on since we went away.

Holiday ? What holiday!

@DSB I can see our favourite beach on your third photo🤩 Porth Kidney, the other side of the River Hayle. It’s a very dog friendly beach, but you do have a bit of a stroll to get there, so it seldom gets as busy as the Godrevy side. If you get there early, there’s usually parking by Lelant Church, St Uny. The church is very old, and very lovely, and there are one or two nice pubs in Lelant. A nice drive round the back of the village as well, you end up at Lelant Saltings, and can sit on the little station platform and watch for some interesting bird life, always Little Egrets down there. Have you explored the old mining area around Botallack? Botallack Manor Farmhouse was “Nampara” in the original Poldark series, some good birdwatching around there as well.

Great pics @DSB. That’s one of my favourite places and I don’t mean Costa🙄

Has it? You mean to say I'm going to have to upgrade my T V. Next you'll be telling me you can't get those huge tubes at the back. Hope they do refunds at Radio Rental.😀

Another lovely day here. We decided on a walk around some old mining flashes near the Anderton Boat Lift. Parked up and visited the museum and cafe first. The history of it is explained in the lower floor and for some strange reason they have a collection of Penny slot machines found at Fairs and Arcades. Photo of one enclosed, about as old as my Tele. It's supposed to tell you what your personality is. The punchline at the bottom says if it doesn't stop on one then you don't have a Personality.

Lovely long walk. Back to site for a much needed shower.

Lovely photos @DSB. OH great grandfather was a Cornish Tin Miner. The family eventually moved north to the coal fields when the Tin Mines started to close.

Photo of Anderton Boat Lift, to enable canal boats to get from the gentle River Weaver to the Canal above it.

Wonderful photos, David @DSB - it's also a very long time since we were there.

Had a good result this morning. You may remember my almost fruitless search for pilchards - for Princess Meg!! Ended up paying an extortionate £3.50 a can on the internet - which seemed to be the going rate. Well, yesterday one of my spies (a dog walking friend😂) told me she had seen some in Heron Frozen foods, of all places. Never been in there in the 12+ years we have lived here. Sure enough - a shelf was stacked with them at…….£1.09 a can😪!!!!! Cleared the shelf and came out with a very large carrier bagful. Should keep her going for a while!

@Tinwheeler - I can absolutely guarantee there's no danger of that - if it's edible - and even if it isn't - Meg will eat it. One day, I'll tell you the story of a lunch party and Meg devouring 24 meringues, complete with fresh cream and chocolate🙄