When I look back at my notes on this day, the first thing I wrote was, "rainsunrainsun." So, it was one of those typical English days that just keeps you guessing, and never makes up its mind. So I'm sure we brought umbrellas when we headed down the road to the HAYFIELD FAIR!! Oh, how we love the Hayfield Country Show and Sheepdog Trials.
The fair is perched on a quite steep hillside (nothing is flat in Hayfield, except the cricket pitch!), and along with a full schedule of events, there's a craft tent, childrens games and little rides, and the most fantastic food tent in the universe. Locals bring in all varieties of baked good, fresh sausages, amazing cheeses, fudge, chutneys, etc. You just want to buy everything. And eat everything. We actually were stuck in the food tent while we waited for a huge downpour to let up... poor us. :-) A bit later we waited for over 20 minutes for the pig races to begin, and when they finally started we had to laugh because each race only lasted about 5 seconds! Eventually we took our waterlogged selves back home, and I was sad that we somehow had missed seeing ANY sheepdog trials this year! Back at the house, we
warmed up with delicious soup, Andy had a quick road ride, Maddie took a nap, Ollie played with Grandma and Granddad, and I took a shower. Late in the day, we admired a gorgeous rainbow in front of the house - a perk to all of that rainsun. That night, Andy and I were off to Ian and Anne's annual dinner party, which is always such good fun. Quite a busy day, really!
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