A very pleasant day in good company at Sowood. Sad news to hear that [log in to see names] is stepping down from running the venue. A relief then that [log in to see names] and [log in to see names] have stepped in to take over.
[log in to see names] regrettably has hung up his judging coat, big boots to fill with a wealth of experience, knowledge and wisdom that has been grown through years of breeding and exhibiting. I still enjoy judging but do know what [log in to see names] means when he says he no longer does. It gets more difficult to concentrate as the day goes on. I find myself preferring to judge at shows where myself and steward are fenced in by tables. I liked Doncaster’s idea of having everyone
in at the judging finale.
It was also nice to visit a southern show for the first time since covid appeared. Congratula- tions to [log in to see names] on his BIS.
News from the shed this month is the replacement of old wooden mouse boxes with plastic homemade ones. I am head of purchasing, [log in to see names] is head of construction. That might be an unfair distribution of workload since one of us doesn’t keep mice.