For the time being our wanderings have halted and we are back home and enjoying the mundanity of work, of weekends with friends and of strolling in mid Wales’ autumnal countryside.
On Monday the tree surgeons came to prune some birch trees and make them less vulnerable to the winter winds that scream around our elevated home. A Christmas tree spruce had grown to 50’ so it came down in order to let a little more light into the garden. I was inspired by the aerial antics of the tree surgeons and, after the professionals had gone, took up my own chainsaw and created a pile of logs that will keep is warm on a future wintery weekend.
Sailing friends Bill and Laurie Balme came as weekend guests. Sally fed them royally and we walked it off with an ascent of Corndon.
Then Maddy (Sally’s Australian niece) turned up in her mighty Bongo (a venerable 4x4 Mazda camper van). She is a modern digital nomad able to work wherever her Bongo and her laptop happen to be. What better way to explore the world and earn a living along the way? It’s great to have her here and fascinating to hear how she has been hired by a UK university to research maritime migration to Australia 65,000 years ago! For now the Pinfold is at the centre of aboriginal archeological research. Such are the wonders of the digital age!
Gorgeous autumn colours, the smell of woodsmoke and garden fires form the backdrop to our lives whilst the days shorten and we plan our next adventures.
