Now we have a flower bed...

Monday 28th November

If you are not back soon Chris, Bill will have accepted an offer on your spot at the bar !

Wall gone !

Face Painting at the School Christmas Fayre

Saturday 26th November

Our winter project commences
(It hasn't been raining - Paul had washed down the terrace!)

Edward Bruin

He is a Chad Valley bear - and came to live with me on my 1st birthday
(OK no more jokes about being an antique)
Just thought that you would like to meet him....

The new stove is looking good !

Kindle Club

I finished this book today.
Another uninspiring cover from Kindle !
After his other books I was really looking forward to this, but I just did not 'get' it.
Anyone else read it?

We decided to replace our wood burning stove with a larger one
Off it goes...

And a few alterations needed to the chimney....

Kindle Club

OK - The cover is not as attractive as a 'proper' book
(not that I have seen a copy of this)
Annabel by Kathleen Winter is a fascinating - if strange - tale of a baby of indeterminate sex born in northern Canada.
I enjoyed it a lot.
Now.. Kindle Users... I can loan you this book, or so I have read.
Happy to find out how if anyone is interested..
(Also anyone who had Kindle for i pad actually)

Book Club Catch Up

Brilliant - Thank you Jane

Not one of Mary Wesley's best - In my opinion -
Just not a very believable plot.

National Forest Adventure Farm

Lots to do outside

& in.....

But the star was Elton the goat who jumped out of his field to see us !!!

The weather was even good enough for a picnic lunch
Sorry I was too busy eating to take a pic of that !!

This was amazing....

A reproduction of part of a work of art (sorry forgot who the artist was)
Made entirely out of
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Painted wooden eggs !

Venice

Our hotel was brilliant - right by the vaporetto stop on the Grand Canal
Our room is the one above the flags

Trip Highlights

We took the bus to Igoumenitsa and stayed at the Angelica palace Hotel

Handy for the ferry as the above pic of the hotel was taken from on board

Lovely to set sail in the morning sun

Saturday 12th November

We had a splendid afternoon helping Tony & Jane get their olives to the press
I will get up to date with trip pics soon ....

SORRY !!!

How idle have I been ?
First I stopped because of my bad back..
Then we were away..
What excuse have I got now?
127 photos on my camera to sort !!!