The day started with sunshine, but later it became windy and cloudy. Never mind, I'll go out anyway. Winter clothes have been taken out of the wardrobe. It popped up on my faceboook page that Wrawby Windmill had an open day. I've been past it a few times, but never stopped to have a closer look. This is the last event of 2025. Here is some information on their web site.
Difficult to photograph the inside. Not much room to move about. One of the volunteers told me about the history of it.
Wrawby is not far from Brigg and surrounded by mainly farmland.
It was mid afternoon when I arrived, the stalls were starting to pack away because it was windy, and due to close at 3pm. I was a bit disappointed because I thought there might be some freshly baked bread for sale made with their own flour. There wasn't. There is an Aldi store in Brigg so I called in there for a top up shop.
On the way home I stopped at the Hedgehog Hospital to ask how my hedgie was doing. He/she/it. still don't know if it's a boy or a girl, hasn't gained enough weight for it to be released yet. They weigh the hogs every day, and release them in batches when they are big enough. The lady said sometimes they have to keep them in all winter and release them in the spring.
The wind is very blustery right now and the rain is battering the windows. All cats are inside at the moment. Even Oscar who likes to be outside overnight. I don't think he will be moving anywhere tonight. I've put the hedgehog food out, underneath the table so it doesn't get wet. One hog has already been for a scoff.
That's another weekend over. Thanks for popping in. See ya soon. Toodle pip. ilona
I have always loved old mills. I grew up near the ruins of a windmill on the edge of Southampton which, amazingly, was later restored and looked very like this. I am used to visiting Water Mills though, and we always bought our bread flour from the beautiful one on the River Stour at Sturminster Newton when we lived in Dorset. Perhaps there was a stand selling their bread flour earlier on? None of the mills I've visited sold bread made from their flour, just the "raw ingredients".
ReplyDeleteThey had some bags of flour and porridge oats on the shelves inside, but they were from a Windmill at Boston. I don't bake so I don't need flour. The porridge oats were £4.50, a bit expensive I thought, and bought in from elsewhere. There is another Windmill at Kirton in Lindsay and they have a tea room onsite. Maybe I got mixed up with that one. It was cold and some of the stallholders were packing away and leaving by 2pm.
DeleteWeird fact my great grandad and his brothers and his father were all millers in Lincolnshire. Hibaldstow Laceby South Ferriby and many more
ReplyDeleteInteresting. My dad worked at a bakery when I was a little nipper. He made the move to steel erecting at a power station because the wages were a lot better.
DeleteI was watching this lovely calming video and thought you would appreciate it Ilona: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=W3UEl91SR38&pp=ygULSGFuZCBzZXdpbmc%3D
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Thank you.
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