Lots of nice gifts for all including the dogs. Today we had a lovely dinner in the afternoon and all chilled. Happy to just be here in one piece and just enjoy the day. Bed soon. Tired.

Mish and I went down to the village to collect our turkey from the farm. I parked the van outside a barn where sheep were having their breakfast. Mish barked at first but soon stopped. When I got back ...

The view of the lovely log fire at dear friend Trish's cottage. This was where the day with festive lunch and good company was to be. Started quite well, with messages to the grands, doing a bit of ...

Dear O'H dear and Lovely Tea Jenny, I was in my happy place doing Christmas baking today. We have mini mince pies, shortbread* (and Christmas popcorn, a lot of which were eaten before even making it ...

Bush, reeds and grass A refreshing Christmas Eve walk, listening to a seasonal playlist of songs, including this favourite.

Johnny was so good last year that we had planned to take the family there this year. Today was the day. The Johhny Walker's Experience is so well put together. Very high tech. I'm was amazed once ...

Maybe a slightly morbid connotation to my title, but rather, I refer to decomposition of organic matter. When the ice recedes, decaying leaves and such are revealed. It's a marginal time between ...

It’s another sea day - something we’re enjoying very much. The enforced slow down in activity is giving me a chance to recover rather than our usual attempt to keep going day after day! There’s a ...

We proudly present you our good wishes in the form of you Christmas card. It's a family tradition since 1997 to create an own card. We had a lovely gathering with all kids with C. and baby Pi. During ...

A lovely lunch with friends today. Tomato soup, and homemade pizza with salad. We had a wee tune with Alan on the fiddle, me on dulcimer and Maggie on autoharp. A lovely bright, crisp, sunny and ...