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What a week it’s been. We kicked off the Bank Holiday weekend in classic British fashion: enduring downpours of biblical proportions at the Shrivenham Fete, where a saturated bouncy castle assault course ultimately proved too much for both Freddie and GMa.
From there, we ventured out to the Oak Fair at Stock Gaylard in search of a bespoke dining table—learning the fine art of talking to ‘Makers’ and witnessing a rogue hawk go entirely off-script during a bird of prey display—before returning home to tackle a round of high-stakes DIY picture hanging and external wall fixings.
The second half of the week shifted gears into local sports and domestic survival. We hosted a junior table tennis masterclass with guest coach Jack Kapinski, where our Pewsey squad shone (despite some 10 AM bed-head and Crocs), before I suffered my own off-day on the tables dodging stray plastic projectiles from energetic kids.
Finally, I battled outdoor storms, 14-character passwords, full vacuum canisters, and the complex sorting rules at the local recycling centre, before capping it all off at the Pewsey Carnival village quiz.
The Weekly Recap at a Glance
- Sunday: Oak Makers, Rare Breed Burgers, and the Great Bird of Prey Fiasco: A sunny reprieve at Stock Gaylard, commissioning a custom table from a local ‘Maker’, and enduring a bird of prey display that left half the audience with severe neck strain.
- Monday: DIY Breakthroughs, Bedroom Hard Hats, and the Outside Wall Screw: Tackling flat-pack shelf units, hanging hallway artwork, and discovering that a long screw in an external bedroom wall doubles rather handily as a hanging basket hook on the outside.
- Tuesday: Crocs, Late Mornings, and a Table Tennis Masterclass: County coach Jack Kapinski puts our Pewsey juniors through their paces. Despite a timing mix-up and some serious morning sleepiness, the squad delivered a stellar performance.
- Wednesday: Table Tennis Projectiles, School Holidays, and Off-Days on the Table: Dodging stray table tennis balls with the local retirees at the ‘Turn Up and Play’ session, while suffering a personal game where the table felt far too short and the bat far too small.
- Thursday: Outdoor Furniture Storms, Password Reset Panics, and ‘Blue Jobs’: Battling squalls on the deck, speed-reading board documents, surviving an IT password meltdown, and establishing the strict boundaries of household ‘Blue Jobs’.
- Friday: Password Mysteries, Hoover Strikes, and Recycling Centre Conundrums: Prepping for Glasgow board meetings, navigating the complex sorting bins at the recycling centre with a multi-material wood-plastic-metal hybrid, and taking on the Pewsey Carnival village quiz.
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