Oh what a wet wet day ... walked Misty late morning after the drain guy had gone.  Not much to blip in the rain so here we have a section of the old canal which used to run from Port Carlisle to Carlisle.

The drain guy was here for three hours and after much digging, pulling up slabs, sweating and swearing he finally found the soil pip which was blocked and also broken, sigh!  He also found another broken pipe which had sunk.  Oh the joys of living in an old house.  He's recommended the underground pipes be replaced with plastic ones, too big a job for him.  He's left everything he's dug up so whoever I get can see what needs doing.  I think I know what my New Year's Resolution is going to be!!