Tea with Abi

Once again Tea with Abi has come around, I missed last month as I have had internet problems. Let’s meet at Costa and I will we will talk about what has been happening.

I would tell you all about my problems with the internet, ever since I changed to BT Infinity my internet connection has been very slow and kept dropping out, after 5 months BT have sent a new Hub and all is fine (so far). It has been so frustrating at times.

I would tell you about Tara and what a naughty dog she is when I go out. She jumps up at the kitchen counters and pulls everything off. I came home last week to find the toaster hanging from it’s cord, the knives on the floor (still in their wooden rack) and a large frying pan on the floor - which is quite heavy so I do not know how she did not hurt herself, so now I have a super tidy kitchen with very little on the counter tops. I have put a lot of the items into the utility room (which is very small), it is where I keep her food so I have a dog gate across the entrance - there is no door, it’s just a space.

I would tell you about the other greyhound owners I have talked to on our walks and they have the same problems - it’s seems it is something that some greyhounds do.

I would tell you all about the craft show I went to and all the goodies that were available and how I could have spent a fortune but didn’t.

We could talk about how nice it has been to have some warmer weather at last although it has still been quite cold in the mornings.

I would ask you how the revision is going, I am pleased you have a peaceful place to study. Chatting about blogging, I too have been reading Julie Kirk’s series on blogging and found it helpful. Thanks to you I have found Bloglovin and like it much better than Google Reader.

Time goes on and I now have to get back to hang out the washing and clear my kitchen counter tops before I go out.

Craft show

Friday I went to the Craft Show held at the Bath & West Showground in Shepton Mallet with my sister and friend.  It was a tiring day walking around with so much to see.  I bought a few crafting goodies and a new sewing machine.

My old sewing machine that I have had for many years broke in the autumn and as I have already had it repaired once I think this time it is the end.  It is over 40 years old so has done very well.  It was well used as I made a lot of my children's clothes when they were young.  We spent many happy hours together!

 I am waiting for the new one to arrive any minute!

Spring

I am so pleased to see these at last, this winter has been a long cold one leaving us wondering if spring was ever going to get here.  It looks like spring is here.

Walk on Colliers Way

Looking for places to walk I found Colliers Way a recreational path of 23 miles which at present follows the old railway line from Frome to Dundas, there is a project to extend the route into Bath to link with the Bristol and Bath Railway Path. It is also part of the National Cycle Network.

Information from the Colliers Way website:
The Radstock to Frome railway line first opened in 1854 to coal traffic, and to passengers a year later. It closed to passengers in 1959, but survived serving freight and the wagon works at Radstock until 1988. From Frome to Radstock was originally built to Brunel's broad gauge, but then at Radstock the line to Bristol was standard gauge. The broad gauge was converted in 1874 to standard gauge.
http://www.colliersway.co.uk/index.php

We went there on a very cold day with snow flurries falling most of the afternoon.

Some of the railway tracks run alongside the path.

I am looking forward to going back when spring finally arrives to see all the trees turning green. Hopefully it will be warmer.