Whacko, it is the driving Devon drizzle again. There are four little ones and their mums plus an orphan in the barn. We kept them in overnight as the rains were coming in at midnight. The two black ones are full of beans and were dancing round the field yesterday. Their mothers seem to have sorted out which is which, now thank goodness.

We are drifting into panic mode as we are off to Knit and Stitch tomorrow. John and Juliet, down at Coldharbour, are further into panic as they are busy getting some of the special yarns for the show ready and they leave tonight. John will set up the stand tomorrow – we leave him to it as he is a dreadful fusspot and continually rearranges things – drives you bonkers. Then we take over to actually run the thing on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. All the sons are coming to dinner with us on Saturday – hurrah.