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(6625, 283, '2021-01-19 09:21:24', '2021-01-19 09:21:24', 'Over 50 years of driving I\'ve had the pleasure of owning a variety of vehicles. There was a time when I would think nothing of spending my weekends repairing cars that were hanging onto survival by the thinnest of metal. I still enjoy driving but the cars have become more reliable and faster. For a timeline view of our later cars <a href=\"http://www.pigyard.com/ourcars.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here...</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Morris_Minor_1000_1960.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4814\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Morris_Minor_1000_1960-200x128.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"128\" /></a>I bought my first car when I was at college - an ex police Morris Minor which had a dodgy clutch. I remember spending a Christmas break at my brother\'s house in Bedfordshire with the car rolled up on scaffolding boards and bricks whilst in freezing temperatures we removed the gearbox, replaced the clutch and thrust bearing. It was so cold our fingers stuck to the metal parts. Happy days! In the final months of college I had to wrestle it all the way to the scrap yard as the steering seized up and the wheel bearings rattled to bits.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/morris-mini-van.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4812\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/morris-mini-van.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>The replacement car was a Mini van that had more holes in the bodywork than a colander. The floor in the back of the van was becoming separated from the sides and had to be brazed together (the metal was too thin to weld) and the engine frequently overheated. I recall standing in a petrol station whilst it was being refueled and I scratched a bit of paint on the front wing only for my finger to go right through and get stuck. I filled the hole with a rubber grommet so it looked as though it had once been an aerial hole. It was a nightmare vehicle and didn\'t last long.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Triumph-Herald.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-4816 alignleft\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Triumph-Herald-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"167\" /></a>We were both teaching so we could just afford the luxury of a Triumph Herald convertible.\r\n\r\nIt was easy to maintain and fun to drive even if the hood was a bit fiddly to take down and put back up again. The wheel bearings needed to be replaced on a regular basis for some reason.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Triumph_Spitfire.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-4817 alignright\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Triumph_Spitfire-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"172\" /></a>The Triumph Spitfire was our first sports car. It had the same running gear as the Herald and so was an easy step to take but it was totally impractical in terms of one car between two people and giving lifts to friends. From what I can remember we didn\'t keep it very long.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/morris-minor-pickup.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-4813\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/morris-minor-pickup.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"176\" /></a>Whatever possessed us to buy a Morris 1000 pickup is beyond me now and looking back made no sense at all but it seemed a good idea at the time.\r\nIt was rebuilt by someone we knew in Weedon, Northants. He did the major welding and body work; Jane and I painted it and cleaned up the engine. I can recall spending a Sunday afternoon replacing a half shaft that had broken. It was cold and wet but I needed it to get to work the following day.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hilman-imp.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-4810 alignright\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hilman-imp-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"235\" height=\"176\" /></a>The Hillman Imp was our first new car. Jane loved the colour and I think this is the car she learned to drive in and passed her test.\r\n\r\nThe aluminium engine was a bit of a problem with water leaks after a few years and I don\'t we ever sorted it completely before we sold it.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Citroen2CV.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4804\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Citroen2CV.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>The 2CV was another new car. A crazy vehicle with a flap under the dashboard to allow air to flow and a gear stick that needed to be pulled and pushed in a most unnatural way. Jane loved the car but hated driving it. It was possible to easily remove the rear seats if you wanted to sit around for a picnic. The suspension was very soft and it wallowed around corners. The 2 cylinder engine barely accelerated so the idea of a 0 - 60 acceleration time was immaterial. A real character of a car - love it or hate it!\r\n\r\nWe went through a very boring phase of car ownership when we seemed to be purchasing Fords - An Escort, Orion and Fiesta Sport.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" ids=\"4809,4807,4808\"]\r\n\r\nThey were practical, reliable and they allowed us to have a car each at a time when I was teaching in Daventry and Jane was Homeless Officer at South Northants Council.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fiat-uno.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-4806\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fiat-uno.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"152\" /></a>For a while Jane had a Fiat Uno. I think she was influenced by the fact that it had an econometer on the dashboard so she could drive economically. In the end it proved to be such a pain (it drove me nuts) I stuck a bit of black tape over it so we could ignore it.\r\n\r\nI hadn\'t left teaching long and had to go away to Derbyshire on a course for three days so I drove up there in the Orion and Jane was very concerned about me driving all that way. While I was away she managed to smash into a roundabout in thick fog at Towcester and squashed the Uno by a centimeter or two on one side. surprisingly it wasn\'t a write-off and once it was repaired we soon sold it.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/bmw_318i.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-4803\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/bmw_318i-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"158\" /></a>And then there was the BMW 318i. I loved this car for its raw power - it was the most powerful vehicle I had ever driven at that time. It did have its foibles such that if I accelerated too fast in the wet the back end would get very lively and I found myself driving sideways down a major road in the middle of Northampton. It also had this quirk of just stopping and then refused to start. I would have to wait an hour before it would start again. I only found this out when I called the RAC and by the time they arrived I just turned the key and it started - most embarrassing.\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/suziki_vitara.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-4815\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/suziki_vitara-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"166\" /></a>When we started ballooning we wanted a vehicle that could tow a trailer and be capable of off road activity.\r\nThe Suzuki Vitara filled the role very well and Jane loved it.\r\nAs my main crew person when I started to learn to fly she enjoyed following me and I was always pleased to see her and the Vitara bounce onto a field after a landing. Car and driver never failed me!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/landrover-90-defender.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-4811\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/landrover-90-defender.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"160\" /></a>Sadly the Vitara wasn\'t sufficiently chunky. We were used to driving the Ballooning Business Land Rover Defenders so we decided to buy a Land Rover Defender 90. It was uncomfortable and the fuel economy, even for a diesel, was terrible but it was great off road.\r\nIt towed our balloon trailer back and forth across Northamptonshire for a couple of years before we decided we needed a bit of comfort.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/freelander_2003-02-01_002.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-4798\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/freelander_2003-02-01_002-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"159\" /></a>Sticking with the Land Rover theme we then purchased the Freelander. A good workhorse but very dull. It was sold before it gave us too many problems (Land Rovers are notoriously unreliable).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/mazdamx306.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-4801\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/mazdamx306-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"182\" /></a>At some point we owned a Mazda MX3 but the exact timing is a little vague (must have been when we lived in Rothersthorpe). It was Jane\'s car and she loved it. Amazingly zippy with a rev counter that when higher than any car we had owned.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/golf-gti.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-4799 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/golf-gti-200x160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"160\" /></a>Nobody can have a real love of cars until they\'ve owned a VW Golf GTi. Our black rocket was our pride and joy for a few years. Fast, furious and an iconic vehicle.\r\n\r\nThis was Jane\'s car and she really enjoyed driving it. She was never reluctant to put her foot on the accelerator and speed around the country lanes of Northamptonshire\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/VW-Lupo.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-6622\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/VW-Lupo-300x161.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"110\" /></a>The high power and poor fuel consumption of the GTi made Jane feel guilty and with her desire to save the planet she set her heart on something smaller and decided, after enjoying the VW experience, she wanted a VW Lupo. She still managed to zip around but it didn\'t have the panache of the GTi so she didn\'t have the same feelings about it.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/audiTT04.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-4797 size-thumbnail alignright\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/audiTT04-200x160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"160\" /></a>The Audi TT was a gift from my brother. I was so proud to own it and the driving experience was superb. No matter how fast I threw it into a corner it went round like it was on rails. One winter after an unusual snowfall when the town was all snarled up with traffic I drove home on impacted snow and the 4x4 TT didn\'t slip or slide. It was like driving home in slightly damp conditions. The most sure footed car I\'ve ever owned.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Nov-29-2011_0765.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-4793 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Nov-29-2011_0765-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Our ballooning required comfort and so we upgraded the Freelander for a Honda CRV. It was comfortable, reasonably economic and had a large a boot.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Img2007-04-14_0004.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-4800 size-thumbnail alignright\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Img2007-04-14_0004-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>I think it was around this time we had three cars. The Honda CRV, Audi TT and to add to our stable we bought a Smart Car. It was Jane\'s pride and joy. Everything about it suited her - colour, economy, sliding roof and it was very distinctive. She loved it so much we then bought a brand new one.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/bluesmartcar.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4802 alignleft\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/bluesmartcar-200x127.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"127\" /></a>Although she had a choice of colour she still wanted it to be personalised but with the new house build and other pressures of time we never did get round to it. In the spirit of positivity she even test drove a new one whilst she was undergoing chemotherapy. She actually thought the new one was too large and didn\'t want to change.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Porsche-Boxster-2008.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-6535 alignright\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Porsche-Boxster-2008-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"167\" /></a>After the Audi TT I decided to buy a Porsche Boxster. It didn\'t handle the road quite as well as the Audi TT but it had the growl to the engine and the qudos that made it special.\r\n\r\nI only kept it for four years until I retired and then I decided, despite Jane\'s protestations, we needed to move on to something more sensible.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/farewell-Skoda-Yetisep16.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-3929 alignleft\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/farewell-Skoda-Yetisep16-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"149\" /></a>The Skoda Yeti was definitely a change (step down) from the Porsche but its 175 bhp diesel engine and four wheel drive made it very responsive. It had the power to pull a balloon trailer across rough terrain and very comfortable.\r\n\r\nIt did us very good service and I was still driving it for 10 months after Jane died. It was at this point I decided to move on and sell her Smart Car and the Yeti in a single Trade in deal.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/mazda-cx5-frontsep16-.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-3931 alignright\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/mazda-cx5-frontsep16--300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"160\" /></a>After much deliberation in October 2016 and many test drives I eventually decided to buy a Mazda CX5. A large four wheel drive car with all the luxury and gadgets of a Range Rover or Jaguar FPace but at half the price. Its 180 bhp diesel engine was brilliant. It was also the first automatic car I had owned. A great car for doing long haul journeys and it took me to Scotland many times in the three years that I owned it. I covered close to 40,000 miles and only had to replace the front tyres.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Lotus-cleanmar17.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-4306 alignleft\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Lotus-cleanmar17-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"161\" /></a>While driving the CX5 was fun and practical I wanted something that was going to raise the adrenalin a little. Bring some excitement into my life.\r\n\r\nI bought a Lotus Elise. There was a knack to getting into and out of it and it was impossible without the seat being pushed back as far as it would go. I also had to swing the door as wide as it would go and effectively fall out. Apart from the inconveniences around getting in and out there were few refinements. It did have a stereo system but it was impossible to here the radio over the noise of the engine. It accelerated like lightning because the body was light and the small Toyota engine revved very quickly. Another down side was the road holding - great round corners but hopeless on bumpy roads when the steering wheel wanted to tear itself out of my hands. After 12 months of adrenaline rushes and 5,000 miles I decided it was a younger man\'s car.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/mx5houseoct17.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-4586\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/mx5houseoct17-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"171\" /></a>The Lotus had to go and I decided to buy the most popular sports car in the world... the Mazda MX5. I opted for the RF version which had a hard retractable roof. It was a comfortable sports car with plenty of acceleration. It had the power to easily exceed the speed limit and held the road well although I could lose the rear end on roundabouts in the wet. It never felt really sporty. It had all modern gadgets - satnav, bluetooth etc. but after three years I decided I\'d had enough and contemplated whether I really needed two cars.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/mazdacx30jan21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft  wp-image-6613\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/mazdacx30jan21-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"173\" /></a>After the CX5 I decided to slightly downsize and lose the diesel engine but keep the advantages of four wheel drive and comfort. This led me to buy the Mazda CX30.', 'Cars', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4818-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-01-19 09:21:24', '2021-01-19 09:21:24', '', 4818, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/6625', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(6626, 283, '2021-01-19 09:42:44', '2021-01-19 09:42:44', 'Over 50 years of driving I\'ve had the pleasure of owning a variety of vehicles. There was a time when I would think nothing of spending my weekends repairing cars that were hanging onto survival by the thinnest of metal. I still enjoy driving but the cars have become more reliable and faster. For a timeline view of our later cars <a href=\"http://www.pigyard.com/ourcars.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here...</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Morris_Minor_1000_1960.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4814\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Morris_Minor_1000_1960-200x128.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"128\" /></a>I bought my first car when I was at college - an ex police Morris Minor which had a dodgy clutch. I remember spending a Christmas break at my brother\'s house in Bedfordshire with the car rolled up on scaffolding boards and bricks whilst in freezing temperatures we removed the gearbox, replaced the clutch and thrust bearing. It was so cold our fingers stuck to the metal parts. Happy days! In the final months of college I had to wrestle it all the way to the scrap yard as the steering seized up and the wheel bearings rattled to bits.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/morris-mini-van.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4812\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/morris-mini-van.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>The replacement car was a Mini van that had more holes in the bodywork than a colander. The floor in the back of the van was becoming separated from the sides and had to be brazed together (the metal was too thin to weld) and the engine frequently overheated. I recall standing in a petrol station whilst it was being refueled and I scratched a bit of paint on the front wing only for my finger to go right through and get stuck. I filled the hole with a rubber grommet so it looked as though it had once been an aerial hole. It was a nightmare vehicle and didn\'t last long.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Triumph-Herald.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-4816 alignleft\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Triumph-Herald-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"167\" /></a>We were both teaching so we could just afford the luxury of a Triumph Herald convertible.\r\n\r\nIt was easy to maintain and fun to drive even if the hood was a bit fiddly to take down and put back up again. The wheel bearings needed to be replaced on a regular basis for some reason.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Triumph_Spitfire.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-4817 alignright\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Triumph_Spitfire-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"172\" /></a>The Triumph Spitfire was our first sports car. It had the same running gear as the Herald and so was an easy step to take but it was totally impractical in terms of one car between two people and giving lifts to friends. From what I can remember we didn\'t keep it very long.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/morris-minor-pickup.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-4813\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/morris-minor-pickup.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"176\" /></a>Whatever possessed us to buy a Morris 1000 pickup is beyond me now and looking back made no sense at all but it seemed a good idea at the time.\r\nIt was rebuilt by someone we knew in Weedon, Northants. He did the major welding and body work; Jane and I painted it and cleaned up the engine. I can recall spending a Sunday afternoon replacing a half shaft that had broken. It was cold and wet but I needed it to get to work the following day.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hilman-imp.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-4810 alignright\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hilman-imp-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"235\" height=\"176\" /></a>The Hillman Imp was our first new car. Jane loved the colour and I think this is the car she learned to drive in and passed her test.\r\n\r\nThe aluminium engine was a bit of a problem with water leaks after a few years and I don\'t we ever sorted it completely before we sold it.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Citroen2CV.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4804\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Citroen2CV.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>The 2CV was another new car. A crazy vehicle with a flap under the dashboard to allow air to flow and a gear stick that needed to be pulled and pushed in a most unnatural way. Jane loved the car but hated driving it. It was possible to easily remove the rear seats if you wanted to sit around for a picnic. The suspension was very soft and it wallowed around corners. The 2 cylinder engine barely accelerated so the idea of a 0 - 60 acceleration time was immaterial. A real character of a car - love it or hate it!\r\n\r\nWe went through a very boring phase of car ownership when we seemed to be purchasing Fords - An Escort, Orion and Fiesta Sport.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" ids=\"4809,4807,4808\"]\r\n\r\nThey were practical, reliable and they allowed us to have a car each at a time when I was teaching in Daventry and Jane was Homeless Officer at South Northants Council.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fiat-uno.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-4806\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fiat-uno.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"152\" /></a>For a while Jane had a Fiat Uno. I think she was influenced by the fact that it had an econometer on the dashboard so she could drive economically. In the end it proved to be such a pain (it drove me nuts) I stuck a bit of black tape over it so we could ignore it.\r\n\r\nI hadn\'t left teaching long and had to go away to Derbyshire on a course for three days so I drove up there in the Orion and Jane was very concerned about me driving all that way. While I was away she managed to smash into a roundabout in thick fog at Towcester and squashed the Uno by a centimeter or two on one side. surprisingly it wasn\'t a write-off and once it was repaired we soon sold it.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/bmw_318i.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-4803\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/bmw_318i-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"158\" /></a>And then there was the BMW 318i. I loved this car for its raw power - it was the most powerful vehicle I had ever driven at that time. It did have its foibles such that if I accelerated too fast in the wet the back end would get very lively and I found myself driving sideways down a major road in the middle of Northampton. It also had this quirk of just stopping and then refused to start. I would have to wait an hour before it would start again. I only found this out when I called the RAC and by the time they arrived I just turned the key and it started - most embarrassing.\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/suziki_vitara.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-4815\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/suziki_vitara-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"166\" /></a>When we started ballooning we wanted a vehicle that could tow a trailer and be capable of off road activity.\r\nThe Suzuki Vitara filled the role very well and Jane loved it.\r\nAs my main crew person when I started to learn to fly she enjoyed following me and I was always pleased to see her and the Vitara bounce onto a field after a landing. Car and driver never failed me!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/landrover-90-defender.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-4811\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/landrover-90-defender.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"160\" /></a>Sadly the Vitara wasn\'t sufficiently chunky. We were used to driving the Ballooning Business Land Rover Defenders so we decided to buy a Land Rover Defender 90. It was uncomfortable and the fuel economy, even for a diesel, was terrible but it was great off road.\r\nIt towed our balloon trailer back and forth across Northamptonshire for a couple of years before we decided we needed a bit of comfort.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/freelander_2003-02-01_002.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-4798\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/freelander_2003-02-01_002-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"159\" /></a>Sticking with the Land Rover theme we then purchased the Freelander. A good workhorse but very dull. It was sold before it gave us too many problems (Land Rovers are notoriously unreliable).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/mazdamx306.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-4801\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/mazdamx306-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"182\" /></a>At some point we owned a Mazda MX3 but the exact timing is a little vague (must have been when we lived in Rothersthorpe). It was Jane\'s car and she loved it. Amazingly zippy with a rev counter that when higher than any car we had owned.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/golf-gti.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-4799 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/golf-gti-200x160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"160\" /></a>Nobody can have a real love of cars until they\'ve owned a VW Golf GTi. Our black rocket was our pride and joy for a few years. Fast, furious and an iconic vehicle.\r\n\r\nThis was Jane\'s car and she really enjoyed driving it. She was never reluctant to put her foot on the accelerator and speed around the country lanes of Northamptonshire\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/VW-Lupo.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-6622\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/VW-Lupo-300x161.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"110\" /></a>The high power and poor fuel consumption of the GTi made Jane feel guilty and with her desire to save the planet she set her heart on something smaller and decided, after enjoying the VW experience, she wanted a VW Lupo. She still managed to zip around but it didn\'t have the panache of the GTi so she didn\'t have the same feelings about it.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/audiTT04.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-4797 size-thumbnail alignright\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/audiTT04-200x160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"160\" /></a>The Audi TT was a gift from my brother. I was so proud to own it and the driving experience was superb. No matter how fast I threw it into a corner it went round like it was on rails. One winter after an unusual snowfall when the town was all snarled up with traffic I drove home on impacted snow and the 4x4 TT didn\'t slip or slide. It was like driving home in slightly damp conditions. The most sure footed car I\'ve ever owned.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Nov-29-2011_0765.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-4793 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Nov-29-2011_0765-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Our ballooning required comfort and so we upgraded the Freelander for a Honda CRV. It was comfortable, reasonably economic and had a large a boot.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Img2007-04-14_0004.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-4800 size-thumbnail alignright\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Img2007-04-14_0004-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>I think it was around this time we had three cars. The Honda CRV, Audi TT and to add to our stable we bought a Smart Car. It was Jane\'s pride and joy. Everything about it suited her - colour, economy, sliding roof and it was very distinctive. She loved it so much we then bought a brand new one.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/bluesmartcar.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4802 alignleft\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/bluesmartcar-200x127.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"127\" /></a>Although she had a choice of colour she still wanted it to be personalised but with the new house build and other pressures of time we never did get round to it. In the spirit of positivity she even test drove a new one whilst she was undergoing chemotherapy. She actually thought the new one was too large and didn\'t want to change.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Porsche-Boxster-2008.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-6535 alignright\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Porsche-Boxster-2008-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"167\" /></a>After the Audi TT I decided to buy a Porsche Boxster. It didn\'t handle the road quite as well as the Audi TT but it had the growl to the engine and the qudos that made it special.\r\n\r\nI only kept it for four years until I retired and then I decided, despite Jane\'s protestations, we needed to move on to something more sensible.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/farewell-Skoda-Yetisep16.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-3929 alignleft\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/farewell-Skoda-Yetisep16-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"149\" /></a>The Skoda Yeti was definitely a change (step down) from the Porsche but its 175 bhp diesel engine and four wheel drive made it very responsive. It had the power to pull a balloon trailer across rough terrain and very comfortable.\r\n\r\nIt did us very good service and I was still driving it for 10 months after Jane died. It was at this point I decided to move on and sell her Smart Car and the Yeti in a single Trade in deal.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/mazda-cx5-frontsep16-.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-3931 alignright\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/mazda-cx5-frontsep16--300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"160\" /></a>After much deliberation in October 2016 and many test drives I eventually decided to buy a Mazda CX5. A large four wheel drive car with all the luxury and gadgets of a Range Rover or Jaguar FPace but at half the price. Its 180 bhp diesel engine was brilliant. It was also the first automatic car I had owned. A great car for doing long haul journeys and it took me to Scotland many times in the three years that I owned it. I covered close to 40,000 miles and only had to replace the front tyres.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Lotus-cleanmar17.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-4306 alignleft\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Lotus-cleanmar17-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"161\" /></a>While driving the CX5 was fun and practical I wanted something that was going to raise the adrenalin a little. Bring some excitement into my life.\r\n\r\nI bought a Lotus Elise. There was a knack to getting into and out of it and it was impossible without the seat being pushed back as far as it would go. I also had to swing the door as wide as it would go and effectively fall out. Apart from the inconveniences around getting in and out there were few refinements. It did have a stereo system but it was impossible to here the radio over the noise of the engine. It accelerated like lightning because the body was light and the small Toyota engine revved very quickly. Another down side was the road holding - great round corners but hopeless on bumpy roads when the steering wheel wanted to tear itself out of my hands. After 12 months of adrenaline rushes and 5,000 miles I decided it was a younger man\'s car.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/mx5houseoct17.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-4586\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/mx5houseoct17-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"171\" /></a>The Lotus had to go and I decided to buy the most popular sports car in the world... the Mazda MX5. I opted for the RF version which had a hard retractable roof. It was a comfortable sports car with plenty of acceleration. It had the power to easily exceed the speed limit and held the road well although I could lose the rear end on roundabouts in the wet. It never felt really sporty. It had all modern gadgets - satnav, bluetooth etc. but after three years I decided I\'d had enough and contemplated whether I really needed two cars.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/mazdacx30jan21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-6613\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/mazdacx30jan21-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"173\" /></a>After the CX5 I decided to slightly downsize and lose the diesel engine but keep the advantages of four wheel drive, automatic and comfort. This led me to buy the Mazda CX30. It is very comfortable and has all the gadgetry one expects from a modern car however the user interface for the satnav is terrible. It doesn\'t have a touch screen and you have to select destinations by rotating a wheel around an alphabet on screen. It does have Android auto but even that interface is limited without a touch screen. I will keep it for three years but probably won\'t buy another Mazda.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Boxster1Nov20.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-6545\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Boxster1Nov20-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"182\" /></a>Having driven for a while with only one car I had a yearn to buy another Porsche Boxster. I spent several months debating as to whether I needed/wanted a second car and looking at the best model to buy. Did I want to spend £30k on a five year old car or half that on a low mileage 12 year old car. Eventually I decided on the latter. I looked and waited for months until I discovered this one and collected it mid November 2020.', 'Cars', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4818-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-01-19 09:42:44', '2021-01-19 09:42:44', '', 4818, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/6626', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(6631, 283, '2021-01-19 13:52:38', '2021-01-19 13:52:38', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/mazdacx30jan21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-6613\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/mazdacx30jan21-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"185\" /></a>Some years ago I started to write about the cars I have owned during my 50 years of driving. It sat untouched for some time but having mentioned it to a friend he said it would be interesting to read. Spurred on by his comment I tidied up the work and finished it off with the cars I\'ve owned over the last 6 years.\r\n\r\nNot all of the images are of the actual cars I owned but wherever possible I\'ve matched colour and type.\r\n\r\nhttp://pigyard.com/wordpress/cars', 'Cars', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '6630-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-01-19 13:52:38', '2021-01-19 13:52:38', '', 6630, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/6631', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(6632, 283, '2021-01-19 13:55:20', '2021-01-19 13:55:20', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/mazdacx30jan21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-6613\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/mazdacx30jan21-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"185\" /></a>Some years ago I started to write about the cars I have owned during my 50 years of driving. It sat untouched for some time but having mentioned it to a friend he said it would be interesting to read. Spurred on by his comment I tidied up the page and finished it off with the cars I\'ve owned over the last 6 years.\r\n\r\nNot all of the images are of the actual cars I owned but wherever possible I\'ve matched colour and type.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/cars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to go to the cars page...</a>', 'Cars', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '6630-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-01-19 13:55:20', '2021-01-19 13:55:20', '', 6630, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/6632', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(6633, 283, '2021-01-25 10:03:34', '2021-01-25 10:03:34', 'It has turned cold in the past few days so when it isn\'t raining it is simply too cold to be outside for very long. I emptied a compost bin the other day and dug it into the vegetable plot but after an hour I was feeling cold despite working quite hard.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/dog-kennel-woodsjan21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6634\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/dog-kennel-woodsjan21-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>In between online exercise workouts I have motivated myself to get out on walks.\r\n\r\nA frequent walk takes me up the Linwood Road then across the fields to get back home but it is only 4 miles so I wanted to extend the distance.\r\n\r\nI worked out that if I walked up the Willingham Road as far as Willingham woods and then turn right through Dog Kennel woods and back along Legsby Road past the golf course and racecourse it was 6 miles. It was cold but I walked briskly and half way round I was taking my gloves off. My average speed was 3.7 mph which was brisk and I felt quite tired.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/spicy-fruit-loafjan21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6635\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/spicy-fruit-loafjan21-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>Another baking success this week with my spicy fruit loaf.  After my early failures I approach bread making with some trepidation. I have discovered that I was using too much yeast in some of my early efforts. I was buying the dried yeast in sachets and assumed that each mix needed a full sachet - not so. I\'m now measuring the yeast and all is well.\r\n\r\nI do enjoy a hot cross bun and this loaf has all the flavour and texture of a bun. It is so delicious that as you can see after only three days I\'m already half way through. This is one bake I will be repeating.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Samsung-Tab-7.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6636\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Samsung-Tab-7-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>My tablet was over 4 years old and was beginning to slow down. I would have to dab several times at the screen to select an App and the wifi connection was intermittent. After weeks of debate I decided to buy a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7+. This 12.4\" model is larger than the Tab 3 and the screen is much better quality. With the keyboard it is almost a laptop and am wondering if it will replace my Asus which I bought last year. The screen is far better than the laptop and it also has a pen which I can use to write emails. Using Android on my phone and tablet means I\'m becoming more familiar with it than Windows or Linux.\r\n\r\nMy Linux PC is giving me a few problems. For several months it has refused to link to the screen and I have to boot it up several times before it works. Now it has stopped working on the ethernet connection and will only work on wifi. I\'m going to have to do something dramatic with it. Backing up all the files isn\'t a problem and I do that on a regular basis however copying all my emails is more problematic. I don\'t want to lose my emails which go back more than ten years.', 'Winter is here...', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'winter-is-here', '', '', '2021-01-25 10:03:34', '2021-01-25 10:03:34', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=6633', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(6637, 283, '2021-01-25 10:00:34', '2021-01-25 10:00:34', 'It has turned cold in the past few days so when it isn\'t raining it is simply too cold to be outside for very long. I emptied a compost bin the other day and dug it into the vegetable plot but after an hour I was feeling cold despite working quite hard.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/dog-kennel-woodsjan21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6634\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/dog-kennel-woodsjan21-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>In between online exercise workouts I have motivated myself to get out on walks.\r\n\r\nA frequent walk takes me up the Linwood Road then across the fields to get back home but it is only 4 miles so I wanted to extend the distance.\r\n\r\nI worked out that if I walked up the Willingham Road as far as Willingham woods and then turn right through Dog Kennel woods and back along Legsby Road past the golf course and racecourse it was 6 miles. It was cold but I walked briskly and half way round I was taking my gloves off. My average speed was 3.7 mph which was brisk and I felt quite tired.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/spicy-fruit-loafjan21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6635\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/spicy-fruit-loafjan21-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>Another baking success this week with my spicy fruit loaf.  After my early failures I approach bread making with some trepidation. I have discovered that I was using too much yeast in some of my early efforts. I was buying the dried yeast in sachets and assumed that each mix needed a full sachet - not so. I\'m now measuring the yeast and all is well.\r\n\r\nI do enjoy a hot cross bun and this loaf has all the flavour and texture of a bun. It is so delicious that as you can see after only three days I\'m already half way through. This is one bake I will be repeating.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Samsung-Tab-7.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6636\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Samsung-Tab-7-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>My old tablet was over 4 years old and was beginning to slow down. I would have to dab several times at the screen to select an App. After weeks of debate I decided to buy a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7+. This 12.4\" model is larger than the Tab 3 and the screen is much better quality. With the keyboard it is almost a laptop and am wondering if it will replace my Asus which I bought last year. The screen is far better than the laptop and it also has a pen which I can use to write emails. Using Android on my phone and tablet means I\'m becoming more familiar with it than Windows or Linux.\r\n\r\nMy Linux PC is giving me a few problems. For several months it has refused to link to the screen and I have to boot it up several times before it works. Now it has stopped working on the ethernet connection and will only work on wifi. I\'m going to have to do something dramatic with it. Backing up all the files isn\'t a problem and I do that on a regular basis however copying all my emails is more problematic. I don\'t want to lose my emails which go back more than ten years.', 'Winter is here...', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '6633-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-01-25 10:00:34', '2021-01-25 10:00:34', '', 6633, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/6637', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(6638, 283, '2021-01-25 10:03:34', '2021-01-25 10:03:34', 'It has turned cold in the past few days so when it isn\'t raining it is simply too cold to be outside for very long. I emptied a compost bin the other day and dug it into the vegetable plot but after an hour I was feeling cold despite working quite hard.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/dog-kennel-woodsjan21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6634\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/dog-kennel-woodsjan21-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>In between online exercise workouts I have motivated myself to get out on walks.\r\n\r\nA frequent walk takes me up the Linwood Road then across the fields to get back home but it is only 4 miles so I wanted to extend the distance.\r\n\r\nI worked out that if I walked up the Willingham Road as far as Willingham woods and then turn right through Dog Kennel woods and back along Legsby Road past the golf course and racecourse it was 6 miles. It was cold but I walked briskly and half way round I was taking my gloves off. My average speed was 3.7 mph which was brisk and I felt quite tired.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/spicy-fruit-loafjan21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6635\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/spicy-fruit-loafjan21-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>Another baking success this week with my spicy fruit loaf.  After my early failures I approach bread making with some trepidation. I have discovered that I was using too much yeast in some of my early efforts. I was buying the dried yeast in sachets and assumed that each mix needed a full sachet - not so. I\'m now measuring the yeast and all is well.\r\n\r\nI do enjoy a hot cross bun and this loaf has all the flavour and texture of a bun. It is so delicious that as you can see after only three days I\'m already half way through. This is one bake I will be repeating.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Samsung-Tab-7.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6636\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Samsung-Tab-7-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>My tablet was over 4 years old and was beginning to slow down. I would have to dab several times at the screen to select an App and the wifi connection was intermittent. After weeks of debate I decided to buy a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7+. This 12.4\" model is larger than the Tab 3 and the screen is much better quality. With the keyboard it is almost a laptop and am wondering if it will replace my Asus which I bought last year. The screen is far better than the laptop and it also has a pen which I can use to write emails. Using Android on my phone and tablet means I\'m becoming more familiar with it than Windows or Linux.\r\n\r\nMy Linux PC is giving me a few problems. For several months it has refused to link to the screen and I have to boot it up several times before it works. Now it has stopped working on the ethernet connection and will only work on wifi. I\'m going to have to do something dramatic with it. Backing up all the files isn\'t a problem and I do that on a regular basis however copying all my emails is more problematic. I don\'t want to lose my emails which go back more than ten years.', 'Winter is here...', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '6633-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-01-25 10:03:34', '2021-01-25 10:03:34', '', 6633, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/6638', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(6639, 283, '2021-01-31 16:49:13', '2021-01-31 16:49:13', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/driveway-lakejan21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6614\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/driveway-lakejan21-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>Over the past month there has been a lot of rain and over night on Thursday an inch of rain has fallen. This hasn\'t helped the pond that has formed between the trees on the right of the drive as you drive down.\r\n\r\nHaving thought about the best way to deal with this I came up with the idea of planting a willow hedge alongside the fence. Willow is renown for soaking up water and is often found in wet areas.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/willow-whipsjan21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft  wp-image-6643\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/willow-whipsjan21-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"249\" /></a>I did some research and called a couple of local nurseries who weren\'t able to help so I reverted to the internet and found some Salix Alba vitellina (golden willow) which has a bright orange bark in winter. I ordered 25 bare rooted whips on Wednesday and they turned up on Saturday morning.\r\n\r\nI\'ve planted a willow hedge before at Rothersthorpe to hide the LPG tank. It grows very quickly, up to 2 metres per year and before too long the hedge in front of the tank was 2 metres high and so thick I had to take a chain saw to it to keep it under control.\r\n\r\nI didn\'t want to leave the whips too long so despite the cold weather and with some support from Dave next door, I lined out where the individual plants were to go. This wasn\'t as easy as it sounds because although the water had subsided the ground was still exceedingly boggy and sucked on my boots to the point where I nearly left them behind. I measured the depth of one particularly boggy piece and if I\'d stepped into it the water would have come up to my knees. After two hours of heavy, wet digging and covered with splashes of mud the whips were planted.\r\n\r\n[gallery size=\"medium\" columns=\"2\" ids=\"6641,6642,6640\"]\r\n\r\nThis time next year I will have woven the growth together to form a hedge. I will need to keep it trained otherwise it will soon get out of hand. Hopefully it will also help to drain some of the water away from this piece of land.', 'Bog Diving...', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'bog-diving', '', '', '2021-01-31 16:49:13', '2021-01-31 16:49:13', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=6639', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(6642, 283, '2021-01-31 16:10:26', '2021-01-31 16:10:26', '', 'willow hedge2(jan21', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'willow-hedge2jan21', '', '', '2021-01-31 16:10:26', '2021-01-31 16:10:26', '', 6639, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/willow-hedge2jan21.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(6643, 283, '2021-01-31 16:10:30', '2021-01-31 16:10:30', '', 'willow whips(jan21)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'willow-whipsjan21', '', '', '2021-01-31 16:10:30', '2021-01-31 16:10:30', '', 6639, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/willow-whipsjan21.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(6644, 283, '2021-01-31 16:23:26', '2021-01-31 16:23:26', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/driveway-lakejan21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6614\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/driveway-lakejan21-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>Over the past month there has been a lot of rain and over night on Thursday an inch of rain has fallen. This hasn\'t helped the pond that has formed between the trees on the right of the drive as you drive down.\r\n\r\nHaving thought about the best way to deal with this I can up with the idea of planting a willow hedge alongside the fence. Willow is renown for soaking up water and is often found in wet areas.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/willow-whipsjan21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft  wp-image-6643\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/willow-whipsjan21-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"249\" /></a>I did some research and called a couple of local nurseries who weren\'t able to help so I reverted to the internet and found some Salix Alba vitellina (golden willow) which has a bright bark in winter. I ordered 25 bare rooted whips on Wednesday and they turned up on Saturday morning.\r\n\r\nI\'ve planted a willow hedge before at Rothersthorpe to hide the LPG tank. It grows very quickly, up to 2 metres per year and before too long the hedge in front of the tank was 2 metres high and so thick I had to take a chain saw to it to keep it under control.\r\n\r\nI didn\'t want to leave the whips too long so despite the cold weather with some support from Dave next door, I lined out where the individual plants were to go. This wasn\'t as easy as it sounds because although the water had subsided the ground was still exceedingly boggy and sucked on my boots to the point where I nearly left the behind. I measured one particularly boggy piece and if I\'d stepped into it the water would have come up to my knees. After two hours of heavy, wet digging and covered with splashed of mud the whips were planted.\r\n\r\n[gallery size=\"medium\" ids=\"6640,6641,6642\"]', 'Bog Diving...', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '6639-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-01-31 16:23:26', '2021-01-31 16:23:26', '', 6639, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/6644', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(6646, 283, '2021-01-31 16:25:00', '2021-01-31 16:25:00', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/driveway-lakejan21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6614\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/driveway-lakejan21-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>Over the past month there has been a lot of rain and over night on Thursday an inch of rain has fallen. This hasn\'t helped the pond that has formed between the trees on the right of the drive as you drive down.\r\n\r\nHaving thought about the best way to deal with this I can up with the idea of planting a willow hedge alongside the fence. Willow is renown for soaking up water and is often found in wet areas.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/willow-whipsjan21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft  wp-image-6643\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/willow-whipsjan21-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"249\" /></a>I did some research and called a couple of local nurseries who weren\'t able to help so I reverted to the internet and found some Salix Alba vitellina (golden willow) which has a bright bark in winter. I ordered 25 bare rooted whips on Wednesday and they turned up on Saturday morning.\r\n\r\nI\'ve planted a willow hedge before at Rothersthorpe to hide the LPG tank. It grows very quickly, up to 2 metres per year and before too long the hedge in front of the tank was 2 metres high and so thick I had to take a chain saw to it to keep it under control.\r\n\r\nI didn\'t want to leave the whips too long so despite the cold weather with some support from Dave next door, I lined out where the individual plants were to go. This wasn\'t as easy as it sounds because although the water had subsided the ground was still exceedingly boggy and sucked on my boots to the point where I nearly left the behind. I measured one particularly boggy piece and if I\'d stepped into it the water would have come up to my knees. After two hours of heavy, wet digging and covered with splashed of mud the whips were planted.\r\n\r\n[gallery size=\"medium\" ids=\"6641,6642,6640\"]', 'Bog Diving...', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '6639-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-01-31 16:25:00', '2021-01-31 16:25:00', '', 6639, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/6646', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(6645, 283, '2021-01-31 16:24:08', '2021-01-31 16:24:08', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/driveway-lakejan21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6614\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/driveway-lakejan21-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>Over the past month there has been a lot of rain and over night on Thursday an inch of rain has fallen. This hasn\'t helped the pond that has formed between the trees on the right of the drive as you drive down.\r\n\r\nHaving thought about the best way to deal with this I can up with the idea of planting a willow hedge alongside the fence. Willow is renown for soaking up water and is often found in wet areas.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/willow-whipsjan21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft  wp-image-6643\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/willow-whipsjan21-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"249\" /></a>I did some research and called a couple of local nurseries who weren\'t able to help so I reverted to the internet and found some Salix Alba vitellina (golden willow) which has a bright bark in winter. I ordered 25 bare rooted whips on Wednesday and they turned up on Saturday morning.\r\n\r\nI\'ve planted a willow hedge before at Rothersthorpe to hide the LPG tank. It grows very quickly, up to 2 metres per year and before too long the hedge in front of the tank was 2 metres high and so thick I had to take a chain saw to it to keep it under control.\r\n\r\nI didn\'t want to leave the whips too long so despite the cold weather with some support from Dave next door, I lined out where the individual plants were to go. This wasn\'t as easy as it sounds because although the water had subsided the ground was still exceedingly boggy and sucked on my boots to the point where I nearly left the behind. I measured one particularly boggy piece and if I\'d stepped into it the water would have come up to my knees. After two hours of heavy, wet digging and covered with splashed of mud the whips were planted.\r\n\r\n[gallery size=\"medium\" columns=\"2\" ids=\"6640,6641,6642\"]', 'Bog Diving...', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '6639-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-01-31 16:24:08', '2021-01-31 16:24:08', '', 6639, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/6645', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(6647, 283, '2021-01-31 16:25:28', '2021-01-31 16:25:28', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/driveway-lakejan21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6614\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/driveway-lakejan21-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>Over the past month there has been a lot of rain and over night on Thursday an inch of rain has fallen. This hasn\'t helped the pond that has formed between the trees on the right of the drive as you drive down.\r\n\r\nHaving thought about the best way to deal with this I can up with the idea of planting a willow hedge alongside the fence. Willow is renown for soaking up water and is often found in wet areas.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/willow-whipsjan21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft  wp-image-6643\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/willow-whipsjan21-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"249\" /></a>I did some research and called a couple of local nurseries who weren\'t able to help so I reverted to the internet and found some Salix Alba vitellina (golden willow) which has a bright bark in winter. I ordered 25 bare rooted whips on Wednesday and they turned up on Saturday morning.\r\n\r\nI\'ve planted a willow hedge before at Rothersthorpe to hide the LPG tank. It grows very quickly, up to 2 metres per year and before too long the hedge in front of the tank was 2 metres high and so thick I had to take a chain saw to it to keep it under control.\r\n\r\nI didn\'t want to leave the whips too long so despite the cold weather with some support from Dave next door, I lined out where the individual plants were to go. This wasn\'t as easy as it sounds because although the water had subsided the ground was still exceedingly boggy and sucked on my boots to the point where I nearly left the behind. I measured one particularly boggy piece and if I\'d stepped into it the water would have come up to my knees. After two hours of heavy, wet digging and covered with splashed of mud the whips were planted.\r\n\r\n[gallery size=\"medium\" columns=\"2\" ids=\"6641,6642,6640\"]', 'Bog Diving...', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '6639-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-01-31 16:25:28', '2021-01-31 16:25:28', '', 6639, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/6647', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(6648, 283, '2021-01-31 16:49:13', '2021-01-31 16:49:13', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/driveway-lakejan21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6614\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/driveway-lakejan21-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>Over the past month there has been a lot of rain and over night on Thursday an inch of rain has fallen. This hasn\'t helped the pond that has formed between the trees on the right of the drive as you drive down.\r\n\r\nHaving thought about the best way to deal with this I came up with the idea of planting a willow hedge alongside the fence. Willow is renown for soaking up water and is often found in wet areas.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/willow-whipsjan21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft  wp-image-6643\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/willow-whipsjan21-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"249\" /></a>I did some research and called a couple of local nurseries who weren\'t able to help so I reverted to the internet and found some Salix Alba vitellina (golden willow) which has a bright orange bark in winter. I ordered 25 bare rooted whips on Wednesday and they turned up on Saturday morning.\r\n\r\nI\'ve planted a willow hedge before at Rothersthorpe to hide the LPG tank. It grows very quickly, up to 2 metres per year and before too long the hedge in front of the tank was 2 metres high and so thick I had to take a chain saw to it to keep it under control.\r\n\r\nI didn\'t want to leave the whips too long so despite the cold weather and with some support from Dave next door, I lined out where the individual plants were to go. This wasn\'t as easy as it sounds because although the water had subsided the ground was still exceedingly boggy and sucked on my boots to the point where I nearly left them behind. I measured the depth of one particularly boggy piece and if I\'d stepped into it the water would have come up to my knees. After two hours of heavy, wet digging and covered with splashes of mud the whips were planted.\r\n\r\n[gallery size=\"medium\" columns=\"2\" ids=\"6641,6642,6640\"]\r\n\r\nThis time next year I will have woven the growth together to form a hedge. I will need to keep it trained otherwise it will soon get out of hand. Hopefully it will also help to drain some of the water away from this piece of land.', 'Bog Diving...', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '6639-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-01-31 16:49:13', '2021-01-31 16:49:13', '', 6639, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/6648', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(6649, 283, '2021-02-06 17:14:18', '2021-02-06 17:14:18', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/syringeFeb21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft  wp-image-6654\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/syringeFeb21-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"164\" height=\"164\" /></a>This week I received my Covid-19 vaccination. I received the letter on Tuesday, went immediately on-line and booked a slot for Thursday morning in Grimsby. Following the booking I then received a text message from the local surgery offering a jab and then on Wednesday evening I also had a phone call from the surgery. It would have been far easier to walk into Market Rasen but as it happened it was a sunny day on Thursday and so I drove there in the Porsche. The centre was a small clinic and pharmacy and they only had room for one person at a time. I was met in the car park and they were expecting me. I was escorted into the building, went through the usual checks had the vaccination and was back out in under ten minutes. I now have the Oxford-AstraZeneca version in my blood stream. It was fast and efficient so no complaints from me. My arm did feel bruised and the following day I was very lethargic even resorting to a 30 minute snooze in the afternoon but I was back to normal by Saturday. Another 3 weeks and I will be 76% bullet proof. My second jab isn\'t until 26th April.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/NUC-computerjun18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-5043\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/NUC-computerjun18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"191\" height=\"143\" /></a>I\'ve also taken the plunge, after much preparation, and converted my Intel NUC PC from Linux to Windows 10. I tolerated Linux for nearly three years but when I learned I had to rebuild Linux to upgrade from version18 to 21 I decided to install Windows 10. It has all gone very smoothly so far however I still have a lot of software left to install and have to find new ways of, for example, editing photos.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Noahs-Arkjun19-e1560707390704.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5665\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Noahs-Arkjun19-e1560707390704-200x145.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"145\" /></a>In the meantime the weather has been very wet with very little sunshine or warmth. As you will have seen in my <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/6639\">last post</a> the garden alongside the drive was exceedingly boggy and that has become even wetter. It is the most waterlogged I have ever seen it in the last seven years. I haven\'t started to build an Arc but maybe I should get some wood in.\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"2\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"6652,6651\"]', 'Jabs, Tech and Rain', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'jabs-tech-and-rain', '', '', '2021-02-06 17:14:18', '2021-02-06 17:14:18', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=6649', 0, 'post', '', 2),
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(6653, 283, '2021-02-06 16:48:06', '2021-02-06 16:48:06', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/syringeFeb21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6650\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/syringeFeb21-300x253.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"253\" /></a>This week I received my Covid-19 vaccination.', 'Jabs, Tech and Rain', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '6649-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-02-06 16:48:06', '2021-02-06 16:48:06', '', 6649, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/6653', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(6655, 283, '2021-02-06 17:09:11', '2021-02-06 17:09:11', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/syringeFeb21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft  wp-image-6654\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/syringeFeb21-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"164\" height=\"164\" /></a>This week I received my Covid-19 vaccination. I received the letter on Tuesday, went immediately on-line and booked a slot for Thursday morning in Grimsby. Following the booking I then received a text message from the local surgery offering a jab and then on Wednesday evening I had a phone call from the surgery too. It would have been far easier to walk into Market Rasen but as it happened it was a sunny day on Thursday and so I drove there in the Porsche. The centre was a small clinic and pharmacy and they only had room for one person at a time. I was met in the car park and they were expecting me. I was escorted into the building, went through the usual checks had the vaccination and was back out in under ten minutes. I now have the Oxford-AstraZenica version in my blood stream. It was fast and efficient so no complaints from me. My arm did feel bruised and the following day I was very lethargic even resorting to a 30 minute snooze in the afternoon but I was back to normal by Saturday. Another 3 weeks and I will be 76% bullet proof.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/NUC-computerjun18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-5043\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/NUC-computerjun18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"191\" height=\"143\" /></a>I\'ve also taken the plunge, after much preparation, and converted my Intel NUC PC from Linux to Windows 10. I tolerated Linux for nearly three years but when I learned I had to rebuild Linux to upgrade from version18 to 21 I decided to install Windows 10. It has all gone very smoothly so far however I still have a lot of software left to install and find new ways of, for example, editing photos.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Noahs-Arkjun19-e1560707390704.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5665\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Noahs-Arkjun19-e1560707390704-200x145.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"145\" /></a>In the meantime the weather has been very wet with very little sunshine or warmth. As you will have seen in my <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/6639\">last post</a> the garden alongside the drive was exceedingly wet and that has become even wetter. It is the wettest I have ever seen it in the last seven years.\r\n\r\nI haven\'t started to build an Arc but maybe I should get some wood in.\r\n\r\n[gallery size=\"medium\" columns=\"2\" ids=\"6652,6651\"]', 'Jabs, Tech and Rain', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '6649-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-02-06 17:09:11', '2021-02-06 17:09:11', '', 6649, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/6655', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(6656, 283, '2021-02-06 17:14:18', '2021-02-06 17:14:18', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/syringeFeb21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft  wp-image-6654\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/syringeFeb21-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"164\" height=\"164\" /></a>This week I received my Covid-19 vaccination. I received the letter on Tuesday, went immediately on-line and booked a slot for Thursday morning in Grimsby. Following the booking I then received a text message from the local surgery offering a jab and then on Wednesday evening I also had a phone call from the surgery. It would have been far easier to walk into Market Rasen but as it happened it was a sunny day on Thursday and so I drove there in the Porsche. The centre was a small clinic and pharmacy and they only had room for one person at a time. I was met in the car park and they were expecting me. I was escorted into the building, went through the usual checks had the vaccination and was back out in under ten minutes. I now have the Oxford-AstraZeneca version in my blood stream. It was fast and efficient so no complaints from me. My arm did feel bruised and the following day I was very lethargic even resorting to a 30 minute snooze in the afternoon but I was back to normal by Saturday. Another 3 weeks and I will be 76% bullet proof. My second jab isn\'t until 26th April.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/NUC-computerjun18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-5043\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/NUC-computerjun18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"191\" height=\"143\" /></a>I\'ve also taken the plunge, after much preparation, and converted my Intel NUC PC from Linux to Windows 10. I tolerated Linux for nearly three years but when I learned I had to rebuild Linux to upgrade from version18 to 21 I decided to install Windows 10. It has all gone very smoothly so far however I still have a lot of software left to install and have to find new ways of, for example, editing photos.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Noahs-Arkjun19-e1560707390704.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5665\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Noahs-Arkjun19-e1560707390704-200x145.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"145\" /></a>In the meantime the weather has been very wet with very little sunshine or warmth. As you will have seen in my <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/6639\">last post</a> the garden alongside the drive was exceedingly boggy and that has become even wetter. It is the most waterlogged I have ever seen it in the last seven years. I haven\'t started to build an Arc but maybe I should get some wood in.\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"2\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"6652,6651\"]', 'Jabs, Tech and Rain', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '6649-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-02-06 17:14:18', '2021-02-06 17:14:18', '', 6649, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/6656', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(6660, 283, '2021-02-10 10:22:56', '2021-02-10 10:22:56', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/snowfeb21.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-6661 alignright\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/snowfeb21-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>Winter has arrived in Lincolnshire this week. The daytime temperature barely rises above freezing and the wind has been bitterly cold. Another reason for staying in the house.\r\n\r\nWhen the weather is like this I find myself sitting front of the computer or reading and I light the log burner early. My log store is going down but I think I have enough seasoned wood to last until the end of the winter. My logs are as a result of the diseased sycamore I had taken down in <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 2018</a> so it has lasted nearly three years. At the end of this month an ash tree has to be removed and I\'m hoping the wood from that will last another three years.', 'Snowfall', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'snowfall', '', '', '2021-02-10 10:22:56', '2021-02-10 10:22:56', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=6660', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(6662, 283, '2021-02-10 10:22:56', '2021-02-10 10:22:56', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/snowfeb21.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-6661 alignright\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/snowfeb21-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>Winter has arrived in Lincolnshire this week. The daytime temperature barely rises above freezing and the wind has been bitterly cold. Another reason for staying in the house.\r\n\r\nWhen the weather is like this I find myself sitting front of the computer or reading and I light the log burner early. My log store is going down but I think I have enough seasoned wood to last until the end of the winter. My logs are as a result of the diseased sycamore I had taken down in <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 2018</a> so it has lasted nearly three years. At the end of this month an ash tree has to be removed and I\'m hoping the wood from that will last another three years.', 'Snowfall', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '6660-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-02-10 10:22:56', '2021-02-10 10:22:56', '', 6660, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/6662', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(6663, 283, '2021-02-16 12:43:33', '2021-02-16 12:43:33', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/server-problem.jpeg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5330 alignleft\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/server-problem.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"213\" /></a>For the past couple of weeks this website has been under attack. Someone with a variety of email addresses is attempting to get past the login: yahoo@yahoo.com or various numbers 12345@yahoo.com. I get an email every time there is a failed login so it is quite annoying. I\'ve attempted to block the IP address the user has but it changes every time there is an attack and the location is mainly from China or India but it can be anywhere in the world.\r\n\r\nOver the coming weeks I will be testing other security systems so if things look different or you have a problem getting into the site then please email and let me know your experience. Many thanks', 'Under Attack', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'under-attack', '', '', '2021-02-16 12:43:33', '2021-02-16 12:43:33', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=6663', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(6664, 283, '2021-02-16 12:43:33', '2021-02-16 12:43:33', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/server-problem.jpeg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5330 alignleft\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/server-problem.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"213\" /></a>For the past couple of weeks this website has been under attack. Someone with a variety of email addresses is attempting to get past the login: yahoo@yahoo.com or various numbers 12345@yahoo.com. I get an email every time there is a failed login so it is quite annoying. I\'ve attempted to block the IP address the user has but it changes every time there is an attack and the location is mainly from China or India but it can be anywhere in the world.\r\n\r\nOver the coming weeks I will be testing other security systems so if things look different or you have a problem getting into the site then please email and let me know your experience. Many thanks', 'Under Attack', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '6663-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-02-16 12:43:33', '2021-02-16 12:43:33', '', 6663, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/6664', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(6667, 283, '2021-02-20 14:02:09', '2021-02-20 14:02:09', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/log-storefeb21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6668\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/log-storefeb21-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" /></a>With the ash tree removal booked for next Thursday I thought it was about time I finished cutting up the wood from when the sycamore was removed in <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 2018</a>. With considerable help from Nick and his invaluable log splitter he cut and I stacked enough wood to fill two bins. I now have five bins full of wood which will take me through another winter and there are still quite a few branches to be cut.\r\n\r\nI\'m not sure where I will stack the trunk and branches from the ash when it comes down presumably where I\'ve been stacking the branches from the sycamore. While I was moving logs under the tarpaulin I half expected to see a hedgehog curled up under some dry leaves but thankfully I didn\'t. I wouldn\'t want to disturb their hibernation.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/camelliafeb21-rotated.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6671\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/camelliafeb21-147x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"147\" height=\"200\" /></a>It\'s good to be back in the garden after the cold spell of the last few weeks even the flowers are appreciating the temperature getting into double figures. This camellia is hopefully the first of many.\r\n\r\nThere are signs spring is coming with insects and birds coming to life. I was serenaded by a very chirpy Robin while I was stacking logs and amongst the wood I saw this very iridescent shield beetle.\r\n\r\nThere\'s a lot to see when I take the time to look and listen.\r\n\r\n[gallery size=\"medium\" columns=\"2\" ids=\"6674,6670\"]', 'Logs and Life...', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'logs-and-life', '', '', '2021-02-20 14:02:09', '2021-02-20 14:02:09', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=6667', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(6696, 283, '2021-03-05 16:23:52', '2021-03-05 16:23:52', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/tree-lined-path-mar21-rotated.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-6693\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/tree-lined-path-mar21-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"161\" height=\"214\" /></a>Of course there had to be a post about wood after the removal of the ash tree. There\'s a section of garden around where the tree was strewn with large logs and there\'s that pile of wood chippings.\r\n\r\nI\'ve started to refresh the path between the trees and I\'ve completed most of them however I\'ve possibly only used half the chippings. What doesn\'t go onto the paths will find its way onto the compost heap in the corner.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cutting-logsmar21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-6689\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cutting-logsmar21-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" /></a>Some of the logs are too heavy to lift so I\'m man handling them onto the tree stump and using my splitting axe to break cut them into manageable pieces. It\'s a daunting task but now I\'ve started and literally got into the swing of wielding the axe after several years I\'m enjoying myself. I can only split for about an hour before I need  a break but I\'m sure, little by little, I will get through it. I\'m also hoping that one of the tree guys will return and do a couple of days of splitting. Nick has also offered to help with splitting the wood when the weather warms up a little.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/wood-grainmar21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6688\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/wood-grainmar21-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>While I\'m splitting the wood I\'m finding a lot of bugs in the rotten pieces and the grain on some of it is very beautiful.\r\n\r\nIt\'s easy to see how the tree was ready to be removed (not from this photo) because the base is quite spongy where the bracket fungus had taken out the cellulose from the wood.', 'Wood and More Wood...', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '6687-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-03-05 16:23:52', '2021-03-05 16:23:52', '', 6687, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/6696', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(6708, 283, '2021-03-14 13:36:01', '2021-03-14 13:36:01', 'Spring has arrived and the flowers are adding some garden to the borders. In the past week there has been a biting cold wind interspersed with fast moving downpours.\r\n\r\n[gallery size=\"medium\" ids=\"6700,6701,6702,6703,6704,6705,6706\"]', 'Spring Flowers', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '6699-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-03-14 13:36:01', '2021-03-14 13:36:01', '', 6699, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=6708', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(6709, 283, '2021-03-16 17:44:25', '2021-03-16 17:44:25', '<img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6711\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pallet-logs-empty-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" />How much wood can a wood splitter split in a day? Quite a lot it seems.\r\n\r\nI had filled two 1 tonne bags with wood using my 3Kg splitting axe and that probably took me a couple of hours in total. It wasn\'t too difficult unless there was a side branch when the grain is going in all directions. The back breaking part comes in picking the split logs up, putting them into the wheelbarrow then unloading them into the bags. I\'d arranged for a couple of guys to come and split the rest. In preparation Nick gave me 6 pallets he no longer needed.  I laid these down to keep the cut logs off the soil and therefore dry.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pallet-logs-full.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6710\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pallet-logs-full-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>After the first day of splitting the smaller branches had been split and the pallets had been covered. This is a mountain of wood and there is still the larger part of the trunk and lower branches to be split.\r\n\r\nAnother day of splitting and the tree will be in manageable piles. I think there will be enough wood to last me for the next 5 years and by that time there might be another tree that requires felling.\r\n\r\nThe horse chestnut along the drive is looking as though it\'s will come to the end of its life within the next few years.', 'Wood Splitters Split', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'wood-splitters-split', '', '', '2021-03-16 17:44:25', '2021-03-16 17:44:25', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=6709', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(6712, 283, '2021-03-16 17:44:25', '2021-03-16 17:44:25', '<img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6711\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pallet-logs-empty-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" />How much wood can a wood splitter split in a day? Quite a lot it seems.\r\n\r\nI had filled two 1 tonne bags with wood using my 3Kg splitting axe and that probably took me a couple of hours in total. It wasn\'t too difficult unless there was a side branch when the grain is going in all directions. The back breaking part comes in picking the split logs up, putting them into the wheelbarrow then unloading them into the bags. I\'d arranged for a couple of guys to come and split the rest. In preparation Nick gave me 6 pallets he no longer needed.  I laid these down to keep the cut logs off the soil and therefore dry.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pallet-logs-full.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6710\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pallet-logs-full-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>After the first day of splitting the smaller branches had been split and the pallets had been covered. This is a mountain of wood and there is still the larger part of the trunk and lower branches to be split.\r\n\r\nAnother day of splitting and the tree will be in manageable piles. I think there will be enough wood to last me for the next 5 years and by that time there might be another tree that requires felling.\r\n\r\nThe horse chestnut along the drive is looking as though it\'s will come to the end of its life within the next few years.', 'Wood Splitters Split', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '6709-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-03-16 17:44:25', '2021-03-16 17:44:25', '', 6709, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=6712', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(6713, 283, '2021-03-28 10:02:05', '2021-03-28 09:02:05', '<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/border-prep-1mar21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6715\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/border-prep-1mar21-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>Yes time flies when you\'re having a good time... </span>\r\n\r\nIn the past week I\'ve been visited by my \"<a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/making-a-support-bubble-with-another-household#who-can-make-a-support-bubble\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">support bubble</a>\". They are a keen gardener so I roped them in to help me plant out one of my borders. The design was created by Young Garden Designer of the Year 2016. I followed her plant list and ordered them from <a href=\"http://scothern-nurseries.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scothern Nurseries</a> back in November however not all of them were ready so they only delivered a third of the order but at least it was enough to get started.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/border-first-plantsmar21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6714\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/border-first-plantsmar21-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>Our first task was to clear the existing plants and to prepare the ground. The following day we set out the plants we had according to the design. The plan was developed in A3 format but only having an A4 printer it is quite small to read however thanks to the good eyesight of my \"support bubble\" we managed to locate where things should go. There are still a lot of gaps but they will soon be filled when the rest of the order (60 more plants) are delivered and set out.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/humber-bridgemar21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6718\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/humber-bridgemar21-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>Life can\'t be all work and no play so on Wednesday we drove up to the Humber Bridge in the Porsche, roof down, in the sunshine.\r\n\r\nThe walk across the bridge when the sun is shining and not too windy is superb. As you can see from the photo there was hardly a cloud in the sky. Unfortunately only the west walkway was open so we couldn\'t come back on the east side and get a good view of Hull. Some people might ask \"why would you want to?\".\r\n\r\nNo coffee or takeaways available in Barton upon Humber but at least there were toilets in Tesco.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/YSP-stonesOct20.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6516\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/YSP-stonesOct20-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>The following day we drove over to Yorkshire Sculpture Park. It has to be one of my favourite places.\r\n\r\nThere is a range of different sculptures with Henry Moore\'s scattered around on the landscape. The café was open for takeaway beverages and thankfully the toilets were open too. We took a picnic lunch, had a lovely day and the sun shone for most of the time.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/wood-tarpaulinemar21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-6717\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/wood-tarpaulinemar21-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"131\" /></a>Around the garden I\'ve been tidying up the logs and managed to get a tarpaulin across the huge pile alongside the garage. It did blow off a couple of times but I\'ve now tied it to a post on one side and a hook on the other with large logs holding it down at the corners. The wind blowing through the logs should season it well over the summer.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/stump-grindingmar21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft  wp-image-6716\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/stump-grindingmar21-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"166\" height=\"221\" /></a>As the final farewell to the Ash tree I got one of the tree guys to come back and grind the stump down.  Whilst he was here he also ground an old Beech stump from before the house was built.\r\n\r\nThe pile of cut stump chippings is large however it soon rots down. I will put some spare top soil from the veg plot onto it and it will be ready to plant something but not sure what at the moment.\r\n\r\nAs I wrote at the beginning... time flies when you\'re busy and after a delightful week my support bubble left their parallel universe.', 'Time Flies...', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'time-flies', '', '', '2021-03-28 10:02:05', '2021-03-28 09:02:05', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=6713', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(6719, 283, '2021-03-28 10:02:05', '2021-03-28 09:02:05', '<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/border-prep-1mar21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6715\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/border-prep-1mar21-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>Yes time flies when you\'re having a good time... </span>\r\n\r\nIn the past week I\'ve been visited by my \"<a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/making-a-support-bubble-with-another-household#who-can-make-a-support-bubble\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">support bubble</a>\". They are a keen gardener so I roped them in to help me plant out one of my borders. The design was created by Young Garden Designer of the Year 2016. I followed her plant list and ordered them from <a href=\"http://scothern-nurseries.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scothern Nurseries</a> back in November however not all of them were ready so they only delivered a third of the order but at least it was enough to get started.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/border-first-plantsmar21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6714\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/border-first-plantsmar21-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>Our first task was to clear the existing plants and to prepare the ground. The following day we set out the plants we had according to the design. The plan was developed in A3 format but only having an A4 printer it is quite small to read however thanks to the good eyesight of my \"support bubble\" we managed to locate where things should go. There are still a lot of gaps but they will soon be filled when the rest of the order (60 more plants) are delivered and set out.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/humber-bridgemar21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6718\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/humber-bridgemar21-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>Life can\'t be all work and no play so on Wednesday we drove up to the Humber Bridge in the Porsche, roof down, in the sunshine.\r\n\r\nThe walk across the bridge when the sun is shining and not too windy is superb. As you can see from the photo there was hardly a cloud in the sky. Unfortunately only the west walkway was open so we couldn\'t come back on the east side and get a good view of Hull. Some people might ask \"why would you want to?\".\r\n\r\nNo coffee or takeaways available in Barton upon Humber but at least there were toilets in Tesco.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/YSP-stonesOct20.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6516\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/YSP-stonesOct20-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>The following day we drove over to Yorkshire Sculpture Park. It has to be one of my favourite places.\r\n\r\nThere is a range of different sculptures with Henry Moore\'s scattered around on the landscape. The café was open for takeaway beverages and thankfully the toilets were open too. We took a picnic lunch, had a lovely day and the sun shone for most of the time.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/wood-tarpaulinemar21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-6717\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/wood-tarpaulinemar21-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"131\" /></a>Around the garden I\'ve been tidying up the logs and managed to get a tarpaulin across the huge pile alongside the garage. It did blow off a couple of times but I\'ve now tied it to a post on one side and a hook on the other with large logs holding it down at the corners. The wind blowing through the logs should season it well over the summer.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/stump-grindingmar21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft  wp-image-6716\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/stump-grindingmar21-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"166\" height=\"221\" /></a>As the final farewell to the Ash tree I got one of the tree guys to come back and grind the stump down.  Whilst he was here he also ground an old Beech stump from before the house was built.\r\n\r\nThe pile of cut stump chippings is large however it soon rots down. I will put some spare top soil from the veg plot onto it and it will be ready to plant something but not sure what at the moment.\r\n\r\nAs I wrote at the beginning... time flies when you\'re busy and after a delightful week my support bubble left their parallel universe.', 'Time Flies...', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '6713-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-03-28 10:02:05', '2021-03-28 09:02:05', '', 6713, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=6719', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(6721, 283, '2021-03-31 18:02:00', '2021-03-31 17:02:00', '', 'cropped-driveway-daffodil-headermar21-scaled-1.jpg', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'cropped-driveway-daffodil-headermar21-scaled-1-jpg', '', '', '2021-03-31 18:02:00', '2021-03-31 17:02:00', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-driveway-daffodil-headermar21-scaled-1.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(6723, 283, '2021-04-01 07:48:14', '2021-04-01 06:48:14', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/steve-tea-breakmar21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-6726\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/steve-tea-breakmar21-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"225\" /></a>I don\'t often post photos of myself but I was trying out a new gizmo this week - a smartphone stand attached to my tripod with a Bluetooth button (in my right hand) to take the photo. For the first time this year the weather was warm enough to be sitting outside the back door on the south facing patio with a cup of tea. I was taking a break from the many activities the garden demands of me. There is more sun here now since the Ash tree was removed and I look forward to more days like this although the forecast for Easter is looking decidedly bleak with daytime temperatures dropping from 22 C to 10 C.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/home-made-pizzamar21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-6724\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/home-made-pizzamar21-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"119\" /></a>As some of you might know I\'ve always said I don\'t like cheese. I\'ve repeated this mantra since I was a child and making a series of excuses along the lines of \"I\'m allergic\". I found it easier to say I was allergic than being labelled a fussy eater. My \"dislike\" probably developed out of a childhood rebellion which has persisted for the last 60+ years.  In an attempt to try anything once I have ventured into the world of cheese and discovered that I don\'t dislike it hot or cold. As a test of my taste my social bubble friend persuaded me to try a pizza. I made the dough in the bread machine and they selected the toppings including two varieties of Mozzarella cheese. I really enjoyed - go figure... Pizza is now on the menu.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/crockpotmar21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-6725\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/crockpotmar21-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"173\" /></a>With a view to expanding my cooking skills I decided to buy a combined steamer/slow cooker. It was a difficult decision as to which one to buy and the Which? website was less than helpful. In the end I opted for the Crockpot and, as always, delivered by Amazon the next day. I also bought a recipe book. So far I\'ve pressure cooked brown rice in it which turned out very fluffy. I now need to explore the sauté and slow cooking capabilities. Watch this space.', 'Hotting Up...', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'hotting-up', '', '', '2021-04-01 07:48:14', '2021-04-01 06:48:14', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=6723', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(6727, 283, '2021-03-31 22:43:33', '2021-03-31 21:43:33', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/steve-tea-breakmar21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-6726\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/steve-tea-breakmar21-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"225\" /></a>I don\'t often post photos of myself but I was trying out a new gizmo this week - a smartphone stand attached to my tripod with a Bluetooth device (in my right hand) to take the photo. For the first time this year the weather was warm enough to be sitting outside the back door on the south facing patio with a cup of tea. I was taking a break from the many activities the garden demands of me. There is more sun here now since the Ash tree was removed and I look forward to more days like this although the forecast for Easter is looking decidedly bleak with daytime temperatures dropping from 22 C to 10 C.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/home-made-pizzamar21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft  wp-image-6724\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/home-made-pizzamar21-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"119\" /></a>As some of you might know I\'ve always said I don\'t like cheese. I\'ve repeated this mantra since I was a child and making a series of excuses along the lines of I\'m allergic. I found it to say I was allergic than being labelled a fussy eater. In an attempt to try anything once I have ventured into the world of cheese and discovered that I don\'t dislike it hot or cold. This revelation', 'Hotting Up...', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '6723-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-03-31 22:43:33', '2021-03-31 21:43:33', '', 6723, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=6727', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(6728, 283, '2021-04-01 07:48:14', '2021-04-01 06:48:14', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/steve-tea-breakmar21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-6726\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/steve-tea-breakmar21-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"225\" /></a>I don\'t often post photos of myself but I was trying out a new gizmo this week - a smartphone stand attached to my tripod with a Bluetooth button (in my right hand) to take the photo. For the first time this year the weather was warm enough to be sitting outside the back door on the south facing patio with a cup of tea. I was taking a break from the many activities the garden demands of me. There is more sun here now since the Ash tree was removed and I look forward to more days like this although the forecast for Easter is looking decidedly bleak with daytime temperatures dropping from 22 C to 10 C.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/home-made-pizzamar21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-6724\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/home-made-pizzamar21-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"119\" /></a>As some of you might know I\'ve always said I don\'t like cheese. I\'ve repeated this mantra since I was a child and making a series of excuses along the lines of \"I\'m allergic\". I found it easier to say I was allergic than being labelled a fussy eater. My \"dislike\" probably developed out of a childhood rebellion which has persisted for the last 60+ years.  In an attempt to try anything once I have ventured into the world of cheese and discovered that I don\'t dislike it hot or cold. As a test of my taste my social bubble friend persuaded me to try a pizza. I made the dough in the bread machine and they selected the toppings including two varieties of Mozzarella cheese. I really enjoyed - go figure... Pizza is now on the menu.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/crockpotmar21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-6725\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/crockpotmar21-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"173\" /></a>With a view to expanding my cooking skills I decided to buy a combined steamer/slow cooker. It was a difficult decision as to which one to buy and the Which? website was less than helpful. In the end I opted for the Crockpot and, as always, delivered by Amazon the next day. I also bought a recipe book. So far I\'ve pressure cooked brown rice in it which turned out very fluffy. I now need to explore the sauté and slow cooking capabilities. Watch this space.', 'Hotting Up...', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '6723-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-04-01 07:48:14', '2021-04-01 06:48:14', '', 6723, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=6728', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(6729, 283, '2021-04-07 19:46:02', '2021-04-07 18:46:02', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/almond-blossomapr21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6730\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/almond-blossomapr21-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>Despite the sudden cold snap the UK is experiencing, the trees are in full blossom. The almond tree has always put on a good show however it is very difficult to get a photo of it that does it justice.\r\n\r\nI don\'t expect to ever get almonds from it and even if there were some, I\'m sure the pesky squirrels would be there in a blink of an eye and remove them.\r\n\r\nThis has been in place for 6 years and I\'m wondering how I managed to plant it so it isn\'t straight. The tree seems happy enough.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/plum-tree-blossomapr21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-6731\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/plum-tree-blossomapr21-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"225\" /></a>About two years ago I bought a plum tree from Tesco, not renown for it\'s plants, however it seems to have survived a couple of winters and for the first time has white blossom.\r\n\r\nIf the late frosts don\'t damage the flowers there\'s a possibility I shall get a few plums this year. I probably need to feed and water it at this time.\r\n\r\nIt seems a few weeks since I had any serious rain so I\'m having to water the recently acquired plants and the vegetable plot. This is unheard of at this time of year. It has been a contrast from <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/6639\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">early February</a> when there were ponds of water in the garden.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Porsche-911apr21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6732\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Porsche-911apr21-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>When someone turns up in a Porsche 911 Targa it would be rude to turn them away.\r\n\r\nI think these poor souls were lost. Strangely it is the same colour as my Boxster. Perhaps the 911 had heard the Porsche mating call and wanted to reproduce or I pressed the wrong button and the Boxster inflated.', 'Spring Blossom', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'spring-blossom', '', '', '2021-04-09 14:53:54', '2021-04-09 13:53:54', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=6729', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(6732, 283, '2021-04-07 17:52:04', '2021-04-07 16:52:04', '', 'Porsche-911(apr21)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'porsche-911apr21', '', '', '2021-04-07 17:52:04', '2021-04-07 16:52:04', '', 6729, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Porsche-911apr21.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(6733, 283, '2021-04-07 19:46:02', '2021-04-07 18:46:02', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/almond-blossomapr21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6730\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/almond-blossomapr21-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>Despite the sudden cold snap the UK is experiencing, the trees are in full blossom. The almond tree has always put on a good show however it is very difficult to get a photo of it that does it justice.\r\n\r\nI don\'t expect to ever get almonds from it and even if there were some, I\'m sure the pesky squirrels would be there in a blink of an eye and remove them.\r\n\r\nThis has been in place for 6 years and I\'m wondering how I managed to plant it so it isn\'t straight. The tree seems happy enough.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/plum-tree-blossomapr21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft  wp-image-6731\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/plum-tree-blossomapr21-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"225\" /></a>About two years ago I bought plum tree from Tesco, not renown for it\'s plants, however it seems to have survived a couple of winters and for the first time has white blossom.\r\n\r\nIf the late frosts don\'t damage the flowers there\'s a possibility I shall get a few plums this year. I probably need to feed and water it at this time.\r\n\r\nIt seems a few weeks since I had any serious rain so I\'m having to water the recently acquired plants and the vegetable plot. This is unheard of at this time of year. It has been a contrast from <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/6639\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">early February</a> when there were ponds of water in the garden.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Porsche-911apr21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6732\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Porsche-911apr21-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>When someone turns up in a Porsche 911 Targa it would be rude to turn them away.\r\n\r\nI think these poor souls were lost. Strangely it is the same colour as my Boxster. Perhaps the 911 had heard the Porsche mating call and wanted to reproduce or I pressed the wrong button and the Boxster inflated.', 'Spring Blossom', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '6729-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-04-07 19:46:02', '2021-04-07 18:46:02', '', 6729, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=6733', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(6734, 283, '2021-04-09 14:53:54', '2021-04-09 13:53:54', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/almond-blossomapr21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6730\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/almond-blossomapr21-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>Despite the sudden cold snap the UK is experiencing, the trees are in full blossom. The almond tree has always put on a good show however it is very difficult to get a photo of it that does it justice.\r\n\r\nI don\'t expect to ever get almonds from it and even if there were some, I\'m sure the pesky squirrels would be there in a blink of an eye and remove them.\r\n\r\nThis has been in place for 6 years and I\'m wondering how I managed to plant it so it isn\'t straight. The tree seems happy enough.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/plum-tree-blossomapr21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-6731\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/plum-tree-blossomapr21-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"225\" /></a>About two years ago I bought a plum tree from Tesco, not renown for it\'s plants, however it seems to have survived a couple of winters and for the first time has white blossom.\r\n\r\nIf the late frosts don\'t damage the flowers there\'s a possibility I shall get a few plums this year. I probably need to feed and water it at this time.\r\n\r\nIt seems a few weeks since I had any serious rain so I\'m having to water the recently acquired plants and the vegetable plot. This is unheard of at this time of year. It has been a contrast from <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/6639\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">early February</a> when there were ponds of water in the garden.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Porsche-911apr21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6732\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Porsche-911apr21-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>When someone turns up in a Porsche 911 Targa it would be rude to turn them away.\r\n\r\nI think these poor souls were lost. Strangely it is the same colour as my Boxster. Perhaps the 911 had heard the Porsche mating call and wanted to reproduce or I pressed the wrong button and the Boxster inflated.', 'Spring Blossom', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '6729-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-04-09 14:53:54', '2021-04-09 13:53:54', '', 6729, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=6734', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(6735, 283, '2021-04-11 10:44:27', '2021-04-11 09:44:27', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/porsche-notebookapr21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft  wp-image-6739\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/porsche-notebookapr21-205x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"149\" height=\"218\" /></a>I was given this notebook by my brother-in-law who is now a Porsche convert. He recently purchased a 911 Targa (see previous post).\r\n\r\nI have to confess the Porsche is my preferred vehicle when the sun is shining despite the fact that it does half the mpg to the Mazda. You simply cannot put a price on happiness.\r\n\r\nI look forward to some warm summer days when I can have the roof down and not have to put the heater onto full blast.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/plant-tagsapr21-scaled.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6738\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/plant-tagsapr21-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>The recent cold snap has delayed me from putting in more seeds although my sweetcorn and green beans have started to germinate in the potting shed. No sign of the tomato seeds yet and a friend has them 30 cms high in his unheated greenhouse.\r\n\r\nI was given some smart plant tags for Christmas and I\'ve run out so I found out where they were purchased (online of course) and bought some more. They are made of hard wood so I hope they last. They should do provided I don\'t trip over them and snap them, something I often do with the plastic markers.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/chicken-pasta-gratinapr21.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft  wp-image-6737\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/chicken-pasta-gratinapr21-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"200\" /></a>I\'m slowly extending my cookery skills and need to explore using the Crockpot more. I\'ve already used it for steaming vegetables and it produces very good rice in about 10 minutes.\r\n\r\nThis is a recent dish I\'ve added to my repertoire - chicken pasta gratin. It is delicious and very easy to prepare. The recipe uses breadcrumbs on the top but I\'ve used parmesan since I recently converted to liking cheese.', 'Usual Stuff...', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'usual-stuff', '', '', '2021-04-11 10:44:27', '2021-04-11 09:44:27', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=6735', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(6746, 283, '2021-04-14 10:56:49', '2021-04-14 09:56:49', '<!-- wp:paragraph {\"dropCap\":true} -->\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Firstly I\'m using a new way of editing my posts. This editor has been available within WordPress for a number of years and initially it was clunky so I reverted to the Classic editor. So far so good and I might be a convert. 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(6781, 283, '2021-05-03 10:50:11', '2021-05-03 09:50:11', '<!-- wp:media-text {\"mediaPosition\":\"right\",\"mediaId\":6774,\"mediaLink\":\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/ear-budsapr21\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":25} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 25%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ear-budsApr21.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6774 size-full\"/></figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"dropCap\":true,\"placeholder\":\"Content…\",\"fontSize\":\"normal\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-normal-font-size\">Several months ago I purchased some Bluetooth ear buds because I was fed up with the corded ones getting snagged in my clothing when I was gardening. 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Only time will tell how I get on with them.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph --></div></div>\n<!-- /wp:media-text -->\n\n<!-- wp:media-text {\"mediaPosition\":\"right\",\"mediaId\":6777,\"mediaLink\":\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/laser-printermay21\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":41} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 41%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/laser-printerMay21.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6777 size-full\"/></figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"dropCap\":true,\"placeholder\":\"Content…\",\"fontSize\":\"normal\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-normal-font-size\">I bought this Brother laser printer 15 months ago after having a series of problems with my inkjet printer. 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(6782, 283, '2021-05-03 10:54:18', '2021-05-03 09:54:18', '<!-- wp:media-text {\"mediaPosition\":\"right\",\"mediaId\":6774,\"mediaLink\":\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/ear-budsapr21\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":25} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 25%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ear-budsApr21.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6774 size-full\"/></figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"dropCap\":true,\"placeholder\":\"Content…\",\"fontSize\":\"normal\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-normal-font-size\">Several months ago I purchased some Bluetooth ear buds because I was fed up with the corded ones getting snagged in my clothing when I was gardening. 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(6804, 283, '2021-05-15 17:01:02', '2021-05-15 16:01:02', '<!-- wp:media-text {\"mediaPosition\":\"right\",\"mediaId\":6799,\"mediaLink\":\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/lawn-edgedmay21\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":27,\"mediaSizeSlug\":\"medium\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 27%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/lawn-edgedMay21-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6799 size-medium\"/></figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"dropCap\":true,\"placeholder\":\"Content…\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">I\'ve had a productive few days in the garden. After three hours on my hands and knees edging the lawn I could barely stand up but it was worth it. I had to keep looking back at what I had done to spur myself on to finish.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I haven\'t measured how many metres of edge there is but I\'ve cut along the front drive and all round the perimeter of the lawn at the back. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This is the section where I\'m in the process of planting out new plants following the design from Thrift Landscapes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph --></div></div>\n<!-- /wp:media-text -->\n\n<!-- wp:media-text {\"mediaId\":6798,\"mediaLink\":\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/geraniums-plantedmay21\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":23} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:23% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/geraniums-plantedMay21-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6798 size-full\"/></figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"dropCap\":true,\"placeholder\":\"Content…\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">There was a time when I loathed geraniums but I now see them as a source of good colour throughout the summer.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I\'ve moved pots around and this one sits on the front left hand side of the house.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph --></div></div>\n<!-- /wp:media-text -->\n\n<!-- wp:jetpack/tiled-gallery {\"columnWidths\":[[\"26.50032\",\"26.50032\",\"46.99936\"]],\"ids\":[6796,6795,6797]} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:26.50032%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img alt=\"\" data-height=\"1280\" data-id=\"6796\" data-link=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/runner-beansmay21\" data-url=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/runner-beansMay21.jpg\" data-width=\"960\" src=\"https://i1.wp.com/pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/runner-beansMay21.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"/></figure></div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:26.50032%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img alt=\"\" data-height=\"1280\" data-id=\"6795\" data-link=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/bean-polesmay21\" data-url=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/bean-polesMay21.jpg\" data-width=\"960\" src=\"https://i1.wp.com/pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/bean-polesMay21.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"/></figure></div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:46.99936%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img alt=\"\" data-height=\"960\" data-id=\"6797\" data-link=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/sweetcorn-plantedmay21\" data-url=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sweetcorn-plantedMay21.jpg\" data-width=\"1280\" src=\"https://i1.wp.com/pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sweetcorn-plantedMay21.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"/></figure></div></div></div></div>\n<!-- /wp:jetpack/tiled-gallery -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"dropCap\":true} -->\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">After such a cold April I\'ve had some successes and some failures. 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(6810, 283, '2021-05-24 16:14:38', '2021-05-24 15:14:38', '<!-- wp:media-text {\"mediaId\":6807,\"mediaLink\":\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=6807\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":34} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:34% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/porsche-media-systemMay21-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6807 size-full\"/></figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"dropCap\":true,\"placeholder\":\"Content…\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">I\'ve had the Boxster for nearly six months and only added a 1,000 miles on short journeys so it hasn\'t been important to have a modern satnav or sound system. The Porsche system requires a sim card for the phone to function and it has a 6 CD changer. It\'s all very old school.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I\'ve tried and failed to find a local company to replace the head unit as seen here with an android auto system with Bluetooth. It is apparently complicated because the Bose speakers use fibre connections and the CD changer has the amplifier which needs to be removed from the circuit.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I was hoping to have something in place before I went up to Scotland however it seems I will have to make do with my phone sitting in a cradle.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph --></div></div>\n<!-- /wp:media-text -->\n\n<!-- wp:media-text {\"mediaPosition\":\"right\",\"mediaId\":6808,\"mediaLink\":\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=6808\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":36} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 36%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/lateral-flow-testMay21-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6808 size-full\"/></figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"dropCap\":true,\"placeholder\":\"Content…\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">After two jabs I realise the risk of me catching Covid-19 is greatly reduced however the vaccinations aren\'t 100%. I\'ve been going to the gym and meeting up with friends and therefore I\'ve decided to test myself once a week to make sure I\'m clear. The lateral flow test packs are available at the local chemist. I wouldn\'t like to think that I am protected but inadvertently passed the virus on to someone else.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph --></div></div>\n<!-- /wp:media-text -->\n\n<!-- wp:media-text {\"mediaId\":6809,\"mediaLink\":\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=6809\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":28} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:28% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/buttercupsMay21-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6809 size-full\"/></figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"dropCap\":true,\"placeholder\":\"Content…\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The weather hasn\'t been very good in the past couple of weeks considering it\'s the middle of May but I did manage to get out for a walk with a friend. Even though there was full cloud cover this field of buttercups lifted the lightness.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On the walk we saw some interesting flowers like <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellaria_graminea\" target=\"_blank\">stitchwort</a> (star shaped white petals). There were skylarks making their shrill, busy noises, house martens swooping and surprisingly an <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/oystercatcher/\" target=\"_blank\">oystercatcher</a>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the coming weeks I\'m hopeful that the weather will brighten and I can spend more time in the garden.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph --></div></div>\n<!-- /wp:media-text -->', 'Cars, Covid and Countryside...', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '6806-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-05-24 16:14:38', '2021-05-24 15:14:38', '', 6806, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=6810', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(6811, 283, '2021-05-24 16:18:14', '2021-05-24 15:18:14', '<!-- wp:media-text {\"mediaId\":6807,\"mediaLink\":\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=6807\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":34} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:34% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/porsche-media-systemMay21-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6807 size-full\"/></figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"dropCap\":true,\"placeholder\":\"Content…\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">I\'ve had the Boxster for just over six months and only added a 1,000 miles on short journeys so it hasn\'t been important to have a modern satnav or sound system. The Porsche system requires a sim card for the phone to function and it has a 6 CD changer. It\'s all very \"old school\".</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I\'ve tried and failed to find a local company to replace the head unit as seen here with an android auto system with Bluetooth. It is apparently complicated because the Bose speakers use fibre connections and the CD changer has the amplifier which needs to be removed from the circuit.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I was hoping to have something in place before I went up to Scotland however it seems I will have to make do with my phone sitting in a cradle.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph --></div></div>\n<!-- /wp:media-text -->\n\n<!-- wp:media-text {\"mediaPosition\":\"right\",\"mediaId\":6808,\"mediaLink\":\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=6808\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":36} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 36%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/lateral-flow-testMay21-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6808 size-full\"/></figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"dropCap\":true,\"placeholder\":\"Content…\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">After two jabs I realise the risk of me catching Covid-19 is greatly reduced however the vaccinations aren\'t 100%. I\'ve been going to the gym and meeting up with friends and therefore I\'ve decided to test myself once a week to make sure I\'m clear. The lateral flow test packs are available at the local chemist. I wouldn\'t like to think that I am protected but inadvertently passed the virus on to someone else.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph --></div></div>\n<!-- /wp:media-text -->\n\n<!-- wp:media-text {\"mediaId\":6809,\"mediaLink\":\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=6809\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":28} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:28% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/buttercupsMay21-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6809 size-full\"/></figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"dropCap\":true,\"placeholder\":\"Content…\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The weather hasn\'t been very good in the past couple of weeks considering it\'s the middle of May but I did manage to get out for a walk with a friend. Even though there was full cloud cover, this field of buttercups lifted the overcast cloud.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On the walk we saw some interesting flowers like <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellaria_graminea\" target=\"_blank\">stitchwort</a> (star shaped white petals). There were skylarks making their shrill, busy noises, house martens swooping and surprisingly an <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/oystercatcher/\" target=\"_blank\">oystercatcher</a>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the coming weeks I\'m hopeful that the weather will brighten and I can spend more time in the garden.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph --></div></div>\n<!-- /wp:media-text -->', 'Cars, Covid and Countryside...', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '6806-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-05-24 16:18:14', '2021-05-24 15:18:14', '', 6806, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=6811', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(6812, 283, '2021-05-24 16:19:32', '2021-05-24 15:19:32', '<!-- wp:media-text {\"mediaId\":6807,\"mediaLink\":\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=6807\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":34} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:34% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/porsche-media-systemMay21-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6807 size-full\"/></figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"dropCap\":true,\"placeholder\":\"Content…\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">I\'ve had the Boxster for just over six months and only added a 1,000 miles on short journeys so it hasn\'t been important to have a modern satnav or sound system. The Porsche system requires a sim card for the phone to function and it has a 6 CD changer. It\'s all very \"old school\".</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I\'ve tried and failed to find a local company to replace the head unit as seen here with an android auto system with Bluetooth. It is apparently complicated because the Bose speakers use fibre connections and the CD changer has the amplifier which needs to be removed from the circuit.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I was hoping to have something in place before I went up to Scotland however it seems I will have to make do with my phone sitting in a cradle.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph --></div></div>\n<!-- /wp:media-text -->\n\n<!-- wp:media-text {\"mediaPosition\":\"right\",\"mediaId\":6808,\"mediaLink\":\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=6808\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":29} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 29%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/lateral-flow-testMay21-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6808 size-full\"/></figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"dropCap\":true,\"placeholder\":\"Content…\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">After two jabs I realise the risk of me catching Covid-19 is greatly reduced however the vaccinations aren\'t 100%. I\'ve been going to the gym and meeting up with friends and therefore I\'ve decided to test myself once a week to make sure I\'m clear. The lateral flow test packs are available at the local chemist. I wouldn\'t like to think that I am protected but inadvertently passed the virus on to someone else.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph --></div></div>\n<!-- /wp:media-text -->\n\n<!-- wp:media-text {\"mediaId\":6809,\"mediaLink\":\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=6809\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":28} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:28% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/buttercupsMay21-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6809 size-full\"/></figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"dropCap\":true,\"placeholder\":\"Content…\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The weather hasn\'t been very good in the past couple of weeks considering it\'s the middle of May but I did manage to get out for a walk with a friend. Even though there was full cloud cover, this field of buttercups lifted the overcast cloud.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On the walk we saw some interesting flowers like <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellaria_graminea\" target=\"_blank\">stitchwort</a> (star shaped white petals). There were skylarks making their shrill, busy noises, house martens swooping and surprisingly an <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/oystercatcher/\" target=\"_blank\">oystercatcher</a>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the coming weeks I\'m hopeful that the weather will brighten and I can spend more time in the garden.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph --></div></div>\n<!-- /wp:media-text -->', 'Cars, Covid and Countryside...', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '6806-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-05-24 16:19:32', '2021-05-24 15:19:32', '', 6806, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=6812', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(7745, 283, '2023-05-02 18:27:08', '2023-05-02 17:27:08', '<!-- wp:media-text {\"mediaPosition\":\"right\",\"mediaId\":7742,\"mediaLink\":\"https://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=7742\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":44} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 44%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"placeholder\":\"Content…\"} -->\n<p>Helene and I stayed for a week in a barn conversion cottage just outside Skipton.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It was possible to walk into Skipton along a public footpath, then along the Leeds/Liverpool canal. 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We visited the abbey and walked the complete circuit of the Wharfedale path. We stopped for lunch at the Cavendish Pavilion where it was warm enough to sit outside. It was so sunny we both picked up some colour. Another 8 mile trek on a delightful day.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph --></div></div>\n<!-- /wp:media-text -->\n\n<!-- wp:gallery {\"linkTo\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":7729,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/bolton-abbey-stepping-stonesApr23-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7729\"/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The stepping stones are unusable because there are many missing, washed away by winter storms.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":7730,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Barden-bridge-Bolton-AbbeyApr23-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7730\"/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Barden bridge is the most northern end of the walk.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image --></figure>\n<!-- /wp:gallery -->\n\n<!-- wp:media-text {\"mediaPosition\":\"right\",\"mediaId\":7732,\"mediaLink\":\"https://pigyard.com/wordpress/grassington-filmingapr23\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":43} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 43%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"placeholder\":\"Content…\"} -->\n<p>The following day we decided to take it easy. We drove the Grassington where they were filming an episode of All Creatures Great and Small.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We couldn\'t walk across the market square so after a coffee we headed down Wharfedale towards Burnsall.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph --></div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"https://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Grassington-filmingApr23-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7732 size-full\"/></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:media-text -->\n\n<!-- wp:gallery {\"linkTo\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":7731,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Grassington-side-streetApr23-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7731\"/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Quaint lanes in Grassington</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":7734,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/wharfedaleApr23-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7734\"/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Folded rocks and rushing water at Burnsall</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":7733,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/burnsal-bridgeApr23-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7733\"/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Burnsall bridge</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image --></figure>\n<!-- /wp:gallery -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"placeholder\":\"Content…\"} -->\n<p>Another day and another walk into Skipton. 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Now the buildings are in desperate need of maintenance. Glasgow School of Art now occupy the Italian buildings but I\'ve never seen anyone there during my last visits.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:media-text {\"mediaId\":6837,\"mediaLink\":\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/barnoch-jailjune21\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":42} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:42% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/barnoch-jailjune21-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6837 size-full\"/></figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"dropCap\":true,\"placeholder\":\"Content…\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">To get the most out of the Porsche we drove across to Inverness and then north on the route which forms part of the North Coast 500. 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We had lunch in the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https://www.coachhousedornoch.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\">Coach House pub</a> which was surprisingly good.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph --></div></div>\n<!-- /wp:media-text -->\n\n<!-- wp:gallery {\"ids\":[6841,6840,6839],\"linkTo\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cromarty-bridgejune21-1024x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6841\" data-full-url=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cromarty-bridgejune21.jpg\" data-link=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/cromarty-bridgejune21\" class=\"wp-image-6841\"/></figure></li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/dornoch-firth-bridgejune21-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6840\" data-full-url=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/dornoch-firth-bridgejune21.jpg\" data-link=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/dornoch-firth-bridgejune21\" class=\"wp-image-6840\"/></figure></li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/bonar-bridgejune21.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6839\" data-full-url=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/bonar-bridgejune21.jpg\" data-link=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/bonar-bridgejune21\" class=\"wp-image-6839\"/></figure></li></ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Bridges we crossed on our route north.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:gallery -->\n\n<!-- wp:media-text {\"mediaPosition\":\"right\",\"mediaId\":6844,\"mediaLink\":\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=6844\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":39} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 39%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Falls-of-shinjune21.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6844 size-full\"/></figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"dropCap\":true,\"placeholder\":\"Content…\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Our final stop on our way round and back to Inverness was The Falls of Shin. 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(6845, 283, '2021-06-17 14:30:39', '2021-06-17 13:30:39', '<!-- wp:media-text {\"mediaId\":6834,\"mediaLink\":\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/a9-north-of-perthjune21\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":32} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:32% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/A9-north-of-perthjune21-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6834 size-full\"/></figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"dropCap\":true,\"placeholder\":\"Content…\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">After 9 months of lockdowns and restrictions I found myself heading north in the Porsche. I know the road well having driven it many times over the last five years.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After an hour of driving a dashboard warning came up saying \"PSM Failure\". I pulled over, rang the garage who serviced it and was told it means \"Porsche Stability Management\". In their opinion it was safe to continue my journey and book it in when I returned. This advice proved correct because I travelled over 1,500 miles in 6 days some of which was hard &amp; fast driving.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph --></div></div>\n<!-- /wp:media-text -->\n\n<!-- wp:media-text {\"mediaPosition\":\"right\",\"mediaId\":6838,\"mediaLink\":\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/tj-housejune21\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":39} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 39%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/TJ-housejune21-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6838 size-full\"/></figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"dropCap\":true,\"placeholder\":\"Content…\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">After nine hours I rolled up on T&amp;J\'s driveway. The house and garden were as tranquil as I remembered from last September.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Temperatures in Scotland were lower and the wind didn\'t stop blowing the whole time I was there.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph --></div></div>\n<!-- /wp:media-text -->\n\n<!-- wp:jetpack/tiled-gallery {\"columnWidths\":[[\"63.95567\",\"36.04433\"]],\"ids\":[6836,6835]} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:63.95567%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img alt=\"\" data-height=\"960\" data-id=\"6836\" data-link=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/altyre-estate-cottagesjune21\" data-url=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Altyre-estate-cottagesjune21.jpg\" data-width=\"1280\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Altyre-estate-cottagesjune21.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"/></figure></div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:36.04433%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img alt=\"\" data-height=\"1280\" data-id=\"6835\" data-link=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/altyre-italian-buildingjune21\" data-url=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Altyre-Italian-buildingjune21.jpg\" data-width=\"960\" src=\"https://i1.wp.com/pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Altyre-Italian-buildingjune21.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"/></figure></div></div></div></div>\n<!-- /wp:jetpack/tiled-gallery -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"dropCap\":true} -->\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Tony and I went for a six mile walk around the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https://www.altyre-estate.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\">Altyre Estate</a>  where there are some wonderful Italianate buildings as seen on the right and Estate cottages which indicate the level of wealth the estate must have held in its heyday. Now the buildings are in desperate need of maintenance. Glasgow School of Art now occupy the Italian buildings but I\'ve never seen anyone there during my last visits.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:media-text {\"mediaId\":6837,\"mediaLink\":\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/barnoch-jailjune21\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":42} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:42% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/barnoch-jailjune21-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6837 size-full\"/></figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"dropCap\":true,\"placeholder\":\"Content…\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">To get the most out of the Porsche we drove across to Inverness and then north on the route which forms part of the North Coast 500. We stopped in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tain\" target=\"_blank\">Tain</a> for a wander around and try to get a feel of what it might be like to live in such a remote place.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After some great driving along sweeping roads our next stop was <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dornoch\" target=\"_blank\">Dornoch</a>. The building here is the old jail which is now a retail outlet. We had lunch in the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https://www.coachhousedornoch.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\">Coach House pub</a> which was surprisingly good.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph --></div></div>\n<!-- /wp:media-text -->\n\n<!-- wp:gallery {\"ids\":[6841,6840,6839],\"linkTo\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cromarty-bridgejune21-1024x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6841\" data-full-url=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cromarty-bridgejune21.jpg\" data-link=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/cromarty-bridgejune21\" class=\"wp-image-6841\"/></figure></li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/dornoch-firth-bridgejune21-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6840\" data-full-url=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/dornoch-firth-bridgejune21.jpg\" data-link=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/dornoch-firth-bridgejune21\" class=\"wp-image-6840\"/></figure></li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/bonar-bridgejune21.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6839\" data-full-url=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/bonar-bridgejune21.jpg\" data-link=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/bonar-bridgejune21\" class=\"wp-image-6839\"/></figure></li></ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Bridges we crossed on our route north.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:gallery -->\n\n<!-- wp:media-text {\"mediaPosition\":\"right\",\"mediaId\":6844,\"mediaLink\":\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=6844\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":39} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 39%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Falls-of-shinjune21.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6844 size-full\"/></figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"dropCap\":true,\"placeholder\":\"Content…\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Our final stop on our way round and back to Inverness was The Falls of Shin. 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(6862, 283, '2021-07-01 17:45:25', '2021-07-01 16:45:25', '<!-- wp:media-text {\"mediaPosition\":\"right\",\"mediaId\":6859,\"mediaLink\":\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/boot-full-of-bee-stuffjune21\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":37} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 37%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/boot-full-of-bee-stuffjune21-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6859 size-full\"/></figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"dropCap\":true,\"placeholder\":\"Content…\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Earlier this week I travelled down to Banbury to stay overnight at my friends Gary and Caroline\'s to collect some more bees. 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