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Day Six

Oh, showers. So lovely and warm. And they keep you clean. And you feel fresh and new when you get out. Ah, yes. Showers...

These showers are only nice when you DO NOT have a sunburn. I repeat: WARM SHOWERS = BAD FOR SUNBURNS. Yes, I did enter the shower this morning with full intention of soaking myself in warm water. But, my sun damage did not allow that whatsoever. The result of this little feud was an uncomfortably cold shower, starting my day off relatively... cold. But nah, besides the shower, today was good, all in all! I had my routine toast and butter for brekkie, and then we took the dogs (Rhum and Robbie, by the way) to the Ten Commandments. The wind was actually pretty controlled, being almost merciful to my hair for once. Thank you again, mother nature. We led the dogs off their leads halfway up, making sure no other animals were near. Oh, Rhum would probably throw a fit if he saw a sheep. No matter; we didn't spot any unwanted animals along the way. Seeing the Ten Commandments carved into slabs of rock was just absolutely amazing. Someone took their time, energy, and effort to carve their religious rules to where they'd stay for a long time. I honor the man (or woman, I honestly don't know) who was faithful enough to do that.

After that walk, with the dogs in the boot, we stopped at a few shops for things we needed and headed back home to eat lunch. We had chicken and veg soup made from the leftover chicken we had from the other day,  a good pick-me-up for this morning's shower fiasco. When we got done eating, we realized that we didn't have anything else to fill up the rest of the day until tea time. Sooooo, we went to Pennywell Farm!!!

My, I love Pennywell. Now, I am not the kind of person to walk around barefoot with overalls and a flannel shirt on, but I do like farms occasionally. Especially farms made for children. I don't know why; I think it may be a connection to my childhood somehow, that I have discovered so strangely in England. Well I particularly like this farm because it has ferrets. Anyone who knew me back in sixth grade knows that I had an absolute obsession with ferrets. And, that obsession somewhat lives on in a way. I do like them still, so much so that I waited for at least half an hour to coax one out of its home so I could hold it. Cute little golden-yellow one, it was. My, never have I seen such a beautifully-colored ferret in all my life. At the farm, there is a falconry display every couple of hours, and we just so happened to be at the right place at the right time for one. There was an ordinary, but beautiful, falcon that was being rather grumpy because the wind was picking him up too much. Another bird in the display was a local bird around the area, that was fairly young. But MY favorite were the two-week-old barn owls. The man handling these birds said that they were the most butt-ugly birds he'd ever seen; I couldn't disagree more. They were gorgeous! Maybe a little lopsided, but still very elegant. I even got to stroke one, and it felt like nothing I've ever felt before. Just the softest thing... Oh yes, we went in the willow maze which was obviously designed for children, for the skill level was not.. well... it was easy. Let's say that. And I tried-- very badly, but I DID try-- to do the kiddie obstacle course. I was okay, but the upper-body strength activities were too much for this wimp. Je ne suis pas forte!*

Well after the farm, we came home very satisfied. To top it all off, we had lamb for dinner. Ooooh how I love lamb. Love it, love it, love it. Ça me botte!** That was a fantastic supper. And for dessert, I finished off the rhubarb crumble and had some clotted cream with it! Good meal day, indeed.

When I come home from my activities, I find myself not wanting to write these blogs. I think to myself, "Oh, I am too tired" or "They're no good anyway." Well I've got to stop being so selfish. I don't do this for myself; I do this so that others can experience my travels with me. In a way, they can look through my eyes as I try to capture what I've seen and done in words on an internet website. People overtime are becoming more an more selfish, and do things to benefit only themselves. Please, try to be more selfless. It will benefit you in the end, and people will like you more. Do a selfless act today, in my honour.

*French: "I am not strong!"
**French: "I love it!"