After the excitement of Tatton Park I was home alone again. It was good to be home and the "family" remain incredibly supportive and understanding but I miss loving someone and being loved. Driving back from Tatton I was listening to Ed Sheeran and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSDgHBxUbVQ" target="_blank">this track was one that Jane and I connected with</a>. I clearly remember driving with her in the car and we were both thinking about the short time we had left together but we never spoke a word and before we knew it we were both in tears. My drive back from Tatton was very tearful. I've still got a long way to go before I'm comfortable in my own company.

<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/salad-dinnerjul16.jpg"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-3714" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/salad-dinnerjul16-200x150.jpg" alt="salad-dinner(jul16)" width="200" height="150" /></a>Life throws up a lot of surprising "firsts". Who would think I could get to my age and say I've never made a salad before. Jane was the queen of salads and it seems through osmosis I learned how to make a reasonable plateful. Another first was when I was enticed to have a Pimms at Tatton Park - who would have thought it?

<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Rhiannon-Jo-steel-roomsjul.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3713" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Rhiannon-Jo-steel-roomsjul-150x200.jpg" alt="Rhiannon-Jo-steel-rooms(jul" width="150" height="200" /></a>On Friday evening the Market Rasen "family" went to <a href="http://www.thesteelrooms.com/" target="_blank">The Steel Rooms cafe</a> in Brigg to see a couple of young singer songwriters. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH2TweWFQIU" target="_blank">Rhiannon Jo</a> was the support act - she had a lyrical voice and her <a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/weatherman-steel-roomsjul1.jpg"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-3712" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/weatherman-steel-roomsjul1-150x200.jpg" alt="weatherman-steel-rooms(jul1" width="150" height="200" /></a>guitar playing was brilliant. The main act, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhX3oMmn49U" target="_blank">Whetherman</a>, was only average compared to Rhiannon Jo. He played folk/blues with harmonica accompaniment and probably thought he was emulating Dylan but he fell well short. I would certainly go again to a gig at the Steel Rooms as the staff are friendly and it's a very relaxed atmosphere.

<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/nick-gutteringjul16.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-3711" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/nick-gutteringjul16-300x225.jpg" alt="nick-guttering(jul16)" width="300" height="225" /></a>Finally down to the more mundane. The front guttering over the porch has always been a problem in a major rain storm. The difference in thickness of the glass roof alongside the slate meant that some rainwater just ran straight over the edge and missed the gutter altogether. Nick came up with a plan to install deeper, wider guttering and he was kind enough to come down and install it. We're just waiting for some rain to see if his handy work has fixed the problem.

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