<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/alisonpauldogsaug15.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2794" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/alisonpauldogsaug15-300x225.jpg" alt="alison&amp;paul&amp;dogs(aug15)" width="300" height="225" /></a>It's great to have visitors so we were delighted when Paul &amp; Alison our ballooning friends from Northampton came up. We had time to show them around the house and then off for a walk to Sunnyside farm café for lunch with their beautiful dogs - Lola and Jazz.

On the return walk through the woods Lola and Jazz ran freely but unfortunately found a very muddy bog that was like quicksand. <a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/alisons-flowersaug15.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2793 alignright" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/alisons-flowersaug15-225x300.jpg" alt="alison's-flowers(aug15)" width="225" height="300" /></a>Thankfully that hadn't gone in too far and managed to extract themselves and then share their muddy experience with anyone and everyone.

They completed their visit by spending some time with Nick and Val no doubt talking building techniques.

Alison brought a lovely gift of quilted flowers she had made. She also showed us some of her other quilted designs that were truly incredible - what a talent.