Of Maes and Mane

It's been hectic. The foot-and-mouth story has kept us very busy and Andrew Forgrave, our rural affairs editor, has done a great job in keeping the good folk of North Wales up to date. Check out today's "farm and country" section for the latest - plus Andrew's views on how FMD has been handled this time round.
As well as that we have also been working hard to produce some top notch National Eisteddfod coverage. I went along on Tuesday. The crowds looked good and the weather has been kind. As someone who still speaks at best "pidgin Welsh" I found it was no problem to get around and understand what is going on. And you can easily obtain a translation headset by the ticket office so you can follow all the action in the big pink tent.
Or you can sit outside and eat and and drink to your heart's content - there are LOADS of food outlets serving up some fantastic Welsh grub.
Today I'm going to catch a bit of the county cricket at Colwyn Bay while next week I'm heading to the Anglesey Show to see the shire horses and cobs on display (it will be a festival of all things equine but alas no cows and sheep).
Hey steady on, I am doing some real work as well. The design editor is on his hols so I have donned my old subbing boots to stick together a couple of front pages. It's still the best fun in newspapers (apart from Warrington Guardian Christmas parties, they were pretty wild).