It has been a stormy night and I am very glad we have adopted ‘Plan B’, if we’d managed to pull off ‘Plan A’ the house would not have a roof on at the moment, it would be bound in scaffold and swathed in tarpaulins and I doubt any of us would have got much in the way of sleep last night.
‘Plan A’ was to reroof the house earlier this autumn, for under the heavy stone roof slates there is little in the way of roofing felt with that and the coombed ceilings in the bedrooms meaning that there is no space for insulation, what heat saving we gain on small windows and thick walls, seeps away through the roof. It’s a big job and an expensive one but one we’ve just got to crack on with. Except our carefully selected roofer has put his back out (as a one time self employed person, I feel his pain) he was already behind schedule on starting the job, on account of the poor weather this summer. So we have deferred the job till next spring. Given last nights gales I feel this was a very sensible move.
It was calmer earlier in the week
In the mean time Mr Uhdd has been beavering away on a stopping the draughty gaps and insulating our porch, the build quality of the porch is dubious, so we’ve made the best of a bad job by a new insulated ceiling and pouring vermiculite into the cavities, the trouble is it work in progress and last night was so windy that it has blown drifts of vermiculite back out of the walls, which just goes to show how draughty it was in there, the stuff is trampling all through the house (it’s the knickers draw saga all over again.)
we had blue skies on Monday, it was so still and quiet you could hear the taffeta rustle of a crows on the wing.
Mr Uhdd is running in the Lake District today, although given the weather he may just be trying to cling on to the side of the mountain for fear of being blown away, its the Dunnerdale fell race, he ran it last year.
there is a very nice pub across the road from the start of the race, with roaring open fires, that seems like a sensible move to me.
Sensible move indeed. Is that a shot of a sorbus? Do you know what type? Such pretty berries which you’ve captured, as usual, so well.
Yes it is, I’m not sure where the label has got to and I can’t remember the variety. I bought it from Weasdale Nurseries,…… the way they pack their trees for dispatch is a work of art
Dunnerdale Fell Race – despite forecasts, there was little rain during the race, the wind was quite light and visibility was good. A disappointingly slow time for me, but good to be out on the Lakeland fells again after four weeks running in other areas.
I’m always impressed by those who push themselves to do these difficult races and really prove something to themselves.
I’m also always impressed with a pub that has an open fire and sensible people loafing about.
Glad Mr Uhdd got home save x
Although he says slow times guys. As usual he doesnt mention the amount of truly difficult events he has done not just this year but every year Ive known him.
Modestly he says the weather was okay but underfoot at Dunnerdale was horrific.
I took two heavy falls during the race. The fells were as slippy as they can get and even the best studded shoes didnt help as you plundered down off the fellside flying down through the deep mud, bracken, wet rocks etc.
If you list the things he has achieved in his running career , well its pretty impressive.
A fountain of knowledge and an inspiration as I approach 40.
If I am doing those slow times at his age I will be mighty impressed.
I often think of a time when we were Bob Graham training. The light was fading and we had climbed a few thousand feet that day. I was shot, I couldnt go another yard and he casually gave me his energy bar and managed to get me up the final climb and safely home.
Ive just ran 7 miles tonight in the rain with aching post race legs with the dog and I needed that memory to get me out the door.
Thankyou Mr Uhdd
Oh LBR, you’ve made me all misty eyed….. what a lovely comment. When Mr Uhdd says he has been ‘a bit slow compared to last year’ I remind him of the work and commitment that the pair of you he put in to get to the level of fitness required for the Bob Graham Round, the pair of you were on a bit of a mission! All those 05:30 starts in January and February and you’d already driven 30m to pick him up!
Now then: I’ve something to ask, are you going to post a photo of your new tattoo on your blog, I’ve heard about it, but I want to see it, in the flesh as it were!
No pain no gain, you earned that badge of honour, now show
LOL
Im trying to work out how to take a photo of my back
Beware though the tattoo is very large.
Yes I will post it on the blog.
Could Mrs LBR not assist?
Look at that – a nice, sunny day for a race . . . Mama Nature has a wicked sense of humor.
Thank you ma’am, I shall check Weasdale Nurseries out.
I thought for a moment you’d been to Scotland. Seems Helm Hill run in the same colour as Deeside…