Family event

And the gathering in the north (it turns out) was a bit of a success. I didn't know where we were going until I got in the car, being driven to wherever it was. IT turned out to be the border of Cumbria and Yorkshire. Well, I knew the name of the town, just not where THAT was in comparison to anywhere else in the country. My UK geography is so impressive. Stayed in a cottage with 10 others of the family. Lots of wood fires and one long walk - too lazy for the second one so sat at 'home' and mooched around. Mooching sounds right - it was particularly appropriate because there was no POWER all day Saturday as the electricity company had helpfully turned all the power off. It was supposedly a 'surprise power outage' according to their phone helpline, even though we found a letter dated the 3rd October saying that the power would be out between 9 and 4. It turned back on at... seven.
Loving it
Plus there was the dog that farted, and a cousin called Patrick. All very helpful.