There were apocalyptic warnings of heavy rain here too, and colder weather too. It was supposed to rain heavily all day, which inevitably put off some of the market traders, and potential customers too. In fact, it didn't rain at all this morning, and the weather was quite mild, but by then the damage was done, and the market was more than half- empty. Tool Man was there of course, and Boring Ray, but Nobber Al had knocked, along with many others. We had fewer visitors too, with only Captain Birdseye, Two Masks Mary, and Harry Hotballs (pictured) passing by, along with Slimsline Scott, and Glamorous Caroline, just before lunchtime. I was surprised to see Maurizio had turned up, and he had acquired an air force

I'm going out for tea, so I excused myself early, in the hope of getting a nap, and the rain started, lightly, as I was on my way home