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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Home baked sausage rolls for the staff. Better get them quick before Dave eats them.

In the last of the afternoon light on a remarkably mild Christmas Eve. It was 12c this afternoon and could almost have been a spring day - there are wild garlic shoots already poking through the ...

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 ...