Clematis

The clematis beside the door is in flower, and framing the window beautifully.

A strange, 'up-and-down' sort of day. Several items ticked off the 'to do' list, and then I contemplated whether or not to buy a desk diary for next year. It's usually indispensable and much easier to glance at quickly than the calendar 'diary' on the phone. But this year's is now a catalogue of cancelled festivals and events, and it's beginning to look as though next year's could be the same. Already Ireby Festival, originally rescheduled for 2021, has been postponed again to 2022, and I suspect that it won't be the only one. Entirely understandable, but not good for those of us who depend on festival trade for at least some of our income. But I shall probably be optimistic that next year will 'happen' in one way or another, and buy the diary anyway...