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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

.....accidentally setting fire to the kitchen table.

What a gorgeous day its been today. So surprised to see blue sky for most of the day instead of the usual hour here and there! Went to Caldbeck Common for my first walk. It was very quiet there. Some ...

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 ...

For the last fifty years, they been searchin' for that.

... of the light - St Oswald's, Heavenfield.

It was only 2.30 in the afternoon.

On a little gepcaching walk this morning explored this very old church.... Apparently the captain on the Titanic was married there.