Covered in Midges

Just before all the rains came we decided to move the turkey and hen pens behind the wood. All night long the turkeys would warble in answer to any owls or at eachother ... it drove us mad and we got no sleep! They are all safely behind the wood away from the house but it does mean I have to go through the wood to feed them and collect the eggs. Today was the first day it was sunny but as I hacked a path through the wood this evening I was literally attacked by thousands of midges! I was covered black - yuck!!! At least the rain washed them off... (not that I'm saying we want more rain!!!!) I have two forthcoming concerts to advertise. The first at East Morton Institute is with Bard of Saltaire, Eddie Lawler. It is all thanks to Eddie's song about Harry Ramsden's closing that a restaurant chain has bought it and it will stay as a fish and chip shop apparantly! It starts at 7.30 pm on FRIDAY 29TH JUNE. Tickets from Rhona on 07777 63 73 63. They have a bar. The second is pure Book of Caris music - its fabulous. We start 2,000 years ago in Ethiopia and travel to Britannia through Egypt and Germania ... It is at the new Arts Centre on Russell Street in Keighley on Sunday 30th July - MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW.