12/05/2026
Let me address the flying cat first…. No she wasn’t caught by the kite 🦅🐈 but there were several of them nesting in the trees above the campsite and one had already swooped down to fetch a rabbit and were swooping very low over little Shira eying up their next meal and we honestly had visions of her dangling high above 😳🫣, so she was kept on a very short leash, much to her disgust and loud protest, and we were constantly watching. It has to be said though that the kites were beautiful to watch 🦅❤️
Working away at festivals is fun but also very hard work and definitely stressful at times especially when you are working and living together round the clock without a real separation of work and home. It’s therefore super important that we remember to reset in between. Not just to get the inevitable admin of shopping, cleaning and washing done but to remember to reconnect with each other too away from work.
We’ve booked campsites between each event, sometimes (like this week) we only have time for one night but it’s about making the most of that time. So we got up early yesterday and drove the 4 hours south to Henley on Thames. Had a quick pit stop collecting our Amazon purchases at a locker (yet another trailer hitch lock which didn’t fit our trailer 🤬)
After a much needed proper shower and hair wash we walked into the town (with Darren getting extra exercise by carrying the rather heavy hitch lock back to the post office 🫣💪) and found a lovely pub by the river to catch the last rays of sun. We then found a little gem of a pub with heated booths in the beer garden serving the most gorgeous tapas to round the day off 💗
