Well, being a Thursday (gosh these weeks whip around quickly!) I am going to link up with
Planet Penny and my
Reasons to be Cheerful!
Well we are back from our hollies and I feel...........rested and rejuvenated (?) ......we had a brilliant time, but it was all over too quickly and we packed so much in I was falling asleep by 9pm!
Its exciting to be back into the thick of it for Christmas though and now the panic can really set in!
There was snow on our hols (and by some freak of nature it had only snowed in some places)
There were reindeer (Marigold this one is for you!)
The boys painted some ceramics (I was itching to have a go myself)
And when I got home I had this lovely parcel from the lovely Victoria at
yarnroundhook seven beautifully delicate snowflakes, a handmade felt heart and a candy cane and Christmas chocolates to boot, all carefully wrapped........what a lovely gift to come home to!
Another thing I am incredibly happy about is that this afternoon we moved all our cows and calves over the fields and roads and into the shed for winter.......for me, this time is always slightly fraught with tempers rising and plenty that could go wrong! But they are all in, munching on their silage and feeling a little more comfortable on their straw beds. I did take a photo of them all chilling out, but it was too dark to come out, so instead I will leave you with a picture of one of our lovely ladies and a calf just minutes old, born in the spring when the weather was a little friendlier!
So there we have it.....my reasons for being cheerful right now, if you would like to see other people's reasons for being cheerful, please go on over to
Planet Penny's blog and maybe join in too?
Thank you so much for all your lovely comments and thoughts.........I always appreciate them so much and yet again feel overwhelmed by my lovely bloggy friends.
