The Barren ghosts are said to be the last of a breed fun fayre operators, unable to reproduce. The maniacal cackle of the steam calliope can be heard on Lady¹s Day, and the smell of spun sugar is a sure harbinger of their presence. It certainly gets Buffy barking! They are generally reckoned harmless, but Dave always wears a clothespin on his nose and a sprig of white heather when he takes the tractor out. Mad A says the ghostly roller coaster is a bit rickety and well worth avoiding and Claire reckons only a foolhardy person would eat anything at the shimmering burger van. They winter on the Costa (that¹s the ghosts, the Andrews mostly winter here). Bath time at Mudmer

There were all the signs of disturbance in the force. The red plastic shovel at the cattle grid, the forlorn trowel. Poppy was welcoming and the furniture moving was easy once Sarah advised Hugh and I how. It was the summoning to the presence by Princess Alice with her ever present and giggly jester, Ben that was even more moving. So jolly at bath time! Blissford Mountain Ham

“Sponting” at Boonoo found a milky smelling Kate (something to do with the lambs) proudly exhibiting a massive Blissford Mountain Ham, home cured a la facon de Parma, fortunately rediscovered six months on. Very tasty!

The Editor was in fact just checking on the Boonoo Tilley Repair facility and able to admire parts on order for the Squire and collect his own and borrow the “loaner¹ in case the vapouriser was inadequate. It wasn’t.