Late working.

We're a bit late heading off on our tour of the village. Angus has to talk to some super clever ( and nice )  folks in LA.

Sophie has developed a way of dealing with Angus when he's on the phone. She knows 'screaming' is not allowed. Instead she has perfected a concentrated stare that could shred concrete while making it clear that there are better things to do in life than talk about reconciliation or cloture. She can look at me for a full five minutes without blinking which is a mildly unnerving trait in a dog.

The sun a little higher in the sky this morning and it looks as if we might be spared rain .... for an hour or two at least.

A serious young woman shows up at seven thirty to check on the septic tanks. She is completely humourless which may be a prerequisite for being a septic tank inspector.  It seems that the German billionaire has complained about unsavoury odours from the smaller of the two village ponds. This smaller pond is on the other side of the village so I don't see why we should have anything to do with it particularly as we have invested in a super expensive water filtration system. The young lady is not impressed with this view and gives me a lengthy lecture about water tables. She heads off to see the Anger Management Man. He fishes for pike in that pond so presumably he will be more 'invested' in the outcome of her inspections than I am.

Advent music #12 . Very Finnish and 'folkloric'. All Scandinavian families seem to have a relation like this ready to supply hours of wholesome 'reindeer herding ' entertainment  :https://vimeo.com/649983548

And then this which is even more Finnish. A reminder that small humans have a limited attention span . We've gone from 3 teddy bears on the altar to just one. I wonder why ? :https://vimeo.com/649962027