After I had sorted out all the animals, including Lambie who was determined to be in exactly the wrong place, I drove into town to find out if all the rims on the horse-van’s wheels were knackered.

It was a morning all about learning and I learned about how find out if steel rims are useless.

The magical process (which I now know) confirmed that all four of mine are completely shot.  The man at the tyre garage was incredibly helpful.

This is not my world but one I am finding out about.  So that’s it.  The four wheels on my wagon are no use.  I need new ones (of course I do. Is this not always the way of my world?), they have been ordered and might arrive next week.

Afterwards, I went to get some hay – four square bales to stuff into the back of my little car instead of one large round bale in the van.  This is what will have to happen in the future until the horse-van is mobile again.

I made a quick stop-off at Jamieson’s Knitwear to re-fill their field.

Lunch on the go (sitting in Tesco’s carpark) and then home to make another sheep.  The cruise-ship season is just starting up.  This will contribute to keeping the horse-van on the road for the hay collection.  I can see the Minions will stay on soaked hay all year.

Imagine my horror to find the probable cause of all my troubles.  I wonder if the van even has brakes now?!

I am not hopeful.