[RaisinHall Tamworths]

He he he 
I definately don't want a repeat performance ! I'll make sure I can see the car at all times 
RaisinHall, it's Jodie isn't it ? Look forward to meeting you and having a nosey round everyone's pigs 
Karen x

Hi, yes it's Jodie    See you on Thursday

[lill]

hi Jodie,
looking forward to seeing you all on Thursday, hopefully all will go well. i have been out with Hamish everyday and working hard to keep him tbh he is very well behaved here.
hopefully he will behave himself at the show, if no he will be going for bacon.
t c
lil

[robert waddell]

ballingall   just to confuse things lillian says go down on english and come back on english one to come back we should be down about 3 pm with a leisurly drive 

[RaisinHall Tamworths]

hi Jodie,
looking forward to seeing you all on Thursday, hopefully all will go well. i have been out with Hamish everyday and working hard to keep him tbh he is very well behaved here.
hopefully he will behave himself at the show, if no he will be going for bacon.
t c
lil

Glad Hamish is being a good boy    See you soon

Jodie xx

[ballingall]

Not long home all safe and sound. Hate driving back in the dark though. Really enjoyed the show, some entertaining scenes on Wednesday evening and Lillian was taking photographic evidence!

Good to meet you Jodie!

Beth

[Roxy]

Did the weather stay good?  Its rained here all week, and today was no exception.

Always wanted to take my ponies to this show  seeing as its in Fell and Dales territory, but the mountain and moorland classes are very early (8am I think).  Good two hours drive for me from here, so no way can I feed all the goats, milk some, sort out the other animals and be there for that time of morning!!

But, we are looking to move further North, now the farm is moving towards a sale, so we may be better placed for this show, come next year!!

[robert waddell]

a good nights sleep in our own bed      and yes it did rain before during and after the show  although the further north we came the better the weather
well we did say we were going to party at the show to bad the lightweight goat people did not contniue after last orders(that is if you were buying drink in the bar
lisa was second in her class       we had first hampshire boar(jan)  first hampshire gilt(jan)   first in pairs class  hampshire   second in mixed class with allice the tammie and breed champion
the hampshire sheep fifth in the tup lamb class     and fifth in the pairs class  and the judging was finnished before the stair rods came down
a very good day the appeal of showing is spreading and yes the photos are there the sair heids are now forgotten about

[Roxy]

Well done - good result!!  Shame about the goat keepers not keepng up with the drinking.  This one would have done, had she been there

Someone was telling me, she arrived at 8am at the show and her wagon had to be towed on.  Such a shame when the weather spoils a Show like this, but hopefully the public still turned up, and profits will not be too bad.

[ballingall]

What! The goat keepers not keeping up! The goatkeepers were the last people to be evacuated from the bar- unlike the pig people. Perhaps if the pig people had told the goat people they were leaving to continue the party we might have come with you!

It was very wet and muddy Roxy, but amazingly the public did seem to turn up. I was shocked at how many busloads of people kept getting dropped off beside the goat tent. It was a lovely show, lots to see- too much to see if anything, I definitely didn't make it round everything. I did find the "smallholder kind of supplies" stand though, much to my mother's pleasure, as I was able to replenish her syringe and needle supply!

[robert waddell]

the bar was shut so no more drink we just reconvened at the pig tent       just a short hillclimb to our beds     still have not seen the show and that is two years now  the best time is the night before to see all the animals and the preparations