XMAS CARD!

In case yours hasn't arrived or you missed it here is the Xmas card front this year. Its a picture of reg the cockerel and his groupies! he's quite a handsome chap don't  you think, knackered but handsome!  Took this is the snow last year, thought it was quite a festive looking picture!

POOCH AT WORK!

Gem is trying her best to pose in a professional manner in the office. This is the best she could do, sitting there listening to the meeting going on like she was actually interested. She is so funny. Its like they actually work there, gem and lucky always go down to work first thing in the morning and its a nightmare to try to get them out to do some real work, I was out doing the fields and they just looked at me through the office door, not budging an inch just sat there in the warm!. They are right lazy pooches, lucky even has taken a bed down there of late.

GREAT LIGHT

Wish I took my camera out, I haven't done any photography really this year due to this year just not quite working out the way we had hoped. Maybe I will try to get my head round it next year, be great to start some real photography. This year we have been just concentrating on getting through it in one piece! But these shots would have been stunning on a real camera the light was fantastic and colours really vivid. I reckon when the skies are as beautiful as this is just Dad saying hi, I know he is about as I can hear him giving me grief when I do stupid things! He would say "ooohhh Michelle come on, give it here" and then do it effortlessly right, he had a knack of doing that, but I did make him laugh and despair at the same time! a talent only I have got ha ha, he only ever brought happiness to what would seem a normal day, been a few rainbows of late too.

THE CAKE IS DONE!

Xmas cake ready and marizipaned (is that a real word!) and iced ready for the big day. Mince pies and sausage rolls made and frozen… just have to wrap presents, oh actually buy presents, work out the xmas eve menu and xmas day menu as we have mum and brother and family coming, which will be nice, see if anyone else is stuck for somewhere to go eh we could have the great british xmas here at the mill! hey that would be something might have to think about that one ha ha…oh I better order food and drink I guess. Cant seem to remember anything at the moment!

AAAH BLESS!

Told Shadow about our evening at eden and this was the best she could come up with ...

to try out for one of santas reindeers… never mind shadow a little more tweaking required maybe???

OMG I SAW SANTA!

I was so lucky to peep in and see Santa making his list for Xmas, I am sooo excited Santa and reindeers now thats something eh!, his reindeer's were parked up at Eden… probably parked is the wrong phrase! but they were quite happy and ready and waiting for the big day. We also listened to the kids stories read by a great story teller and a really good jazz band playing in the biomes. There was ice skating and food and a lantern procession. Great place to visit if you are down this way or live here! See there I go again, great to live here eh!… We walked up in the light and attempted to walk back in the pitch black…not recommended! we ended up in hedges and all sorts couldn't see a thing as there are no street lights , Pete had the only small torch and he seemed to think it was good to look up in the trees or over in the field, but never in front of us!!! cheers Pete!

LUCKY TO LIVE HERE!

Lucky to live at all…. But look at this scenery right on our doorstep! walking from par to polkerris, the little beach on the way called boothey or boogey bay and then onto polkerris. Looks great doesn't it, my favourite places and my favourite pics to share with you, who wouldn't want to live here and to see this doesn't cost a penny!

WROND BED!

I am not sure about our animals I think they have lost the plot, Shadow tried for ages to fold herself into Gems small bed, ensuring no arm or leg was hanging out, it took her ages to get her body into this bed, then Lucky and Gem who have a kind of mutual respect that you don't share space, you play with each other but never never must you be in the same personal space… so I thought this picture was really funny, gem in the bed and the look on luckys face is saying "really? really? If i don't look at her I can pretend this isn't happening!… I can't believe this, someone move and quick!" It was all very odd, I had to sort them out and put them all in the right beds. Never send two in a bed before especially with those pair.

IS MY CAT WELSH!

I have a cat that sleeps on the sky box and then some how, records the welsh channel, its never anything else, just the welsh one…. very odd kitty!!!
cath rhyfedd iawn. Efallai y gall hi dysg i mi cymraeg! - I think that says…. very odd cat. Maybe she can teach me welsh! if it doesn't I do apologise this was my best effort!

After her recording mission is complete she settles down to cuddle up with Santa!!

WHAT A GREAT MORNING

Pre breakfast Morning walk on Par beach, nice way to start the day… ahhhh let the madness and stress begin, I'm ready for it now!!! ha ha

BREAKFAST AT LAKESIDE!

Well you have heard of breakfast at tiffanys well this is sort of similar in its own sort of way…. actually helen and daves cooking probably better!  We had the signets asking for their toast…. the tables were just defrosting outside so helen even made us a couple of place mats to keep our breakfast from freezing too quickly! see we know how to live… thanks helen!

PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE HELPED!

I probably should have helped instead of taking a picture of pete struggling, but its the first time he has attempted to multi task ha ha thought better document it… sorry pete!!

FIND LUCKY?

I heard the Navy on exercise in the bay and making loud bangs, nipped downstairs to check on the dogs as I know they don't like fireworks or loud noises, and couldn't find lucky…… she had got her self right under the blanket not even an ear was in sight, I am not sure how she did it in the position she is in, sort of squashed in the corner… poor lucky, she is supposed to be a gun dog!

WEIRD WEATHER

I hope all our guests in their homes are safe and not too affected by the storms, we had a hail storm the other day, really weird, it was the heaviest hail storm I have seen in years, even hurt your face when it hit you.. Shadow weirdly loved it.. very odd dog! But we were lucky no flooding as yet.

INSIDE DECS

Well these went up mid November, thought I was going to be late! but no all under control. Heres a picture of a few, oh and pete carrying in the tree, he thinks I am helping on the other end, but no I left it to take the picture, he will find out when he reads this!

WHERE DOES THE TIME GO!

We probably have no idea as a typical night for us is working late then just as we are about to site down the cats decide its play time and come through the cat flap like there is a war outside… when intact it is only the tom…. probably the dad to all of them, he is quite prolific!! then the rugby tackle mouse game commences, they are quick little things, its the little ones I dislike they have jaws of doom on them and once they got you there is no getting away. The ones that make me laugh are the proper little mouse ones with big ears, they sit up on their back legs and rub their hands together, as if to ask for some cheese, they are friendly little fellows, but have a habit of climbing up the curtain!….so thats the sport over with then its not long before bed , work and it all starts again, in between pack lunches, sorting out homework, clothes, kids cars etc etc normal kinda stuff! sometimes we can have a whole day of jobs and issues before the real word even awakes, sometimes by 8am we have had another day! ha ha