Foxy Lady

That's the name of one of the beers brewed and sold at The Fox, one of the two pubs within walking distance of Hanley Rectory (actually the only two pubs in the whole of the six villages that make up the Teme Valley South group!). And very pleasant the beer is too.
We went there to eat yesterday evening after spending the latter part of the afternoon & early part of the evening gardening. We managed to liberate an acer which had become almost entirely overgrown. The work on the inside of the house is gathering pace. After a slow start the builders are now cracking on and have promised to pull the stops out to have it done by the date they originally promised.
Thursday morning I had a useful meeting with churchwardens sorting out details of the licensing service and what's happening in November and December.