Hot hot

This very strange photo is about the only one I took of us 'camping' at the Welsh Show yesterday. This was taken in the early morning before it got terriblty hot and Gaby, Mason's mother was peering at the chopping board before cutting a watermelon. Luckily I had taken an umbrella and Tab had a beach shelter so with that and a rug and the play pen and the folding cot, we managed with a 1 and 2 year old. They were incredibly good and Mason even had a sleep in the afternoon with people and horses all around him.
We did relatively well, missed out on the Supreme of show as our Cob stallion had as they say 5 legs and as it was his first time out any where and it was all new and exciting well what can you expect.
I felt for the judges, especially for the very elderly one who I dont think should even be judging major shows like that any more, it is bad enough to do about 60 classes in a day but to do it in that heat was not at all nice and she ended up judging from a sitting position in a tent poor thing.
Not madly keen either on the exhibitor who busily told the judge that their pony had been Supreme under so and so the week before. For a professional very unprofessional. I do wish that both judges and exhibitors would not say anything in the ring and leave it as a level playing field for the rest of us.
Still we managed but at 4 pm when they still hadnt judged the majors I bundled Gaby and the two babies up and took them the hours drive back home in an airconditioned car where they got bathed, I dont think they got sunburnt and we certainly kept the water up to them but I had hoped the whole thing would be finished by 3.30, faint hope, Tab was home by 7 pm and Sarah and the girls after 8.
Far too long a day and they have gone back again today. It is hotter today.
It was Millies 2nd birthday on Friday and with a dress and a book I made her this crow which she seemed very pleased with on the day. A silly mad thing I had cut out and stuffed before we went away so it was finished off in a hurry. Not having anything to hang him by I found a ring pull from a can made a very satisfactory hanger.
The last two are of the garden before the lot collapses in this heat, they are talking about over a week of over 33 degrees, going up to 37 for at least 2 days, only 34 at this stage for the wedding.