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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Spotted on my round in Bearsden.

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 ...

I went out late afternoon to take a last look around the Christmas markets and was struck by the lighting at the National Gallery.

2 Carol Services today - the first centering on the Angels message to the Shepherds and how we can only find real peace through the one whose birth we are celebrating. The second looking at the name ...

Not really time to do much, busy prepping lunch.

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 ...