<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/auction1oct1.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4029" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/auction1oct1-200x150.jpg" alt="auction1oct1" width="200" height="150" /></a>I decided some time ago that I needed to get rid of the old trailer we used for picking up logs. It used to be our original balloon trailer until we got a better one. I put it into the local agricultural auction held at the racecourse.

A rural community has some very interesting characters and it is amazing what "junk" turns up at these auctions <a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/auction2oct16.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-4028 alignright" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/auction2oct16-200x150.jpg" alt="auction2oct16" width="200" height="150" /></a>and how much some of it goes for. I spent a couple of hours wandering up and down the rows intrigued by the breadth of "stuff" - from a single huge rubber track to an ex army generator.

Thankfully my trailer sold and for a decent price.

<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/back-gardenoct16.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4030" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/back-gardenoct16-150x200.jpg" alt="back-gardenoct16" width="150" height="200" /></a>I spent several hours in the garden over the weekend. At this time of year the trees are forever dumping leaves on all parts of the garden. By the end of Saturday afternoon the lawns were clear of leaves but on Sunday morning they were all covered again. The grass isn't growing much so I've put piglet into hibernation - she doesn't cope well with damp leaves anyway.
I did manage a trip out in the Lotus on Sunday morning up into the Wolds and across to Brigg. Despite mud and wet leaves on the road it was very sure footed.

<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/soup-makingoct16.jpg"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4027" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/soup-makingoct16-200x150.jpg" alt="soup-makingoct16" width="200" height="150" /></a>And I finished my domestic adventure with some soup making. When Jane wasn't feeling well and was struggling to eat I made her soup, under instruction - carrot and parsnip. This time I added some curry powder to give it a little bite and although I like it, it might be a little too spicy for some people. Just as well I've only got myself to please.