Happy New Year...

Redwings..

Picture taken from http://www.garden-birds.co.uk/birds/redwing.htm

This is the first year iv seen these beauties, they have come in droves and they are demolishing the berry and fruit trees, a sure sign its a harsh winter.. Iv even had Thrushes in the garden and they are a rare sight here...

Christmas 2010 in pictures...

Yuletide Greetings...

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas with lots of love for 2011... See you soon..xx.

Just a Peek...

Close up of some of the decorations, some came from the White Company, others from PDSA,Webbs, some by me and some from Asda..




Got a thing about Robins this year, these are just a couple...





And a collection of my Santas..







Will try to add more later, my laptop batteries about to die on me.....LOL..

Gingerbread house and stars...

Spent my day off doing the Gingerbread house and stars, the stars are for hanging in the kitchen and the house will go into the living room.. Sage will then have fun demolishing the house after Boxing day!



Wow, hasn't the weather been cold, i came off my bike yesterday on my way to work, the roads are sheets of ice, i gave a nasty bruise on my elbow, but apart from that I'm OK.. I will be walking into work today though.. They say we have more snow on its way today and it -10 outside now...

As you can see from my last post, we lost our beloved Smudger, he became ill due to old age and we were advised to have him put to sleep, one of the hardest things i have had to do.. We now have a beautiful wooden box on the side where he belongs, with his ashes, we will eventually get his name engraved on the front and a Dog wood will planted in the garden, but not at this house, i plan to move in 2011, so we will do it then..

Well, i hope you are all ready for the big day, i just have a few bits and i plan to take Sage out to dinner on Thursday, although hes a little poorly at the moment, so im hoping all will be well by then.. Have a wonderful Yule / Christmas, and much love for the coming year....

In Memory...

1996-2010 You will be missed so much, sleep well our beautiful boy..

Snow..

The first fluttering greeted me this morning... Not been able to take any pictures, as my son has nicked my rechargeable batteries from the camera! We might be lucky this Yuletide...

The Countdown begins...

Oops, i couldn't help myself, some of the decorations have made their way into the living room... Will do the finishing touches over the weekend...





Wow, its got very cold and there may be snow a little earlier this year, maybe we will be lucky and be blessed with a white Yule..

The state of our towns and Cities..

While out with the dog the other day i also took these pictures, these show just a small amount of the rubbish that is just dumped.. I don't know why these idiots do it, all they have to do is either take it to the dump or phone the council and they will come and collect it for you and in most cases, its free! Its a bloody disgrace the way some people treat the places where they live, can you imagine what their homes must look like, cause if your gonna chuck rubbish down in the streets, I'm sure it gets dumped while they laze about on their sofas! There, rant over...

Welcome to my day...

Cosy corner is where the desk belongs and i do most of my sewing and Internet surfing



I always knew Sage had a big head



Give me a cuddle Smudger, pleeeeease....





The Hawthorn and her berries, there were two Blackbirds here as i took the picture!

Making a start...

I'm spending a small fortune in this Christmas shop that's come to the Quays! But that's OK, i love buying new decorations each year for the house and the tree.. We Have three trees in our house, one in the living room, one in Sages room and a small one in the dining area, so the tree decorations have somewhere to go.....I love those bare branch trees, i think they are made from paper, but they are well expensive, maybe a little one for the table would be nice..Are you as bad as me when it comes to getting more decorations each year? Can you imagine my house in twenty years time?,LOL...

Fancy a walk?...

Lets go through the ally towards the park





Look at the Hazel tree, nope, all the nuts are gone..



Looks quiet in here, lets take Smudger of his lead so he can stretch those legs..


Look at those leaves its a carpet...




Looks like rain, better make our way home..



Pass the railway line..




A bit of red amongst all those browns and golds..




I'm off, the rains coming..










Look some art, banksy?, i don't think so...




Look, theres some white flowers in November

Ponders....

Something to watch and read while the weather gets upset outside...

Blessings on Halloween/ Samhain

Many blessings to you whether you are celebrating Halloween or the Sabbat Samhain..




The girls from work dressed up...












Then a wizard came to the Quays..






Blessings to you all on this blessed night, may you remember those who shared your lives, both familiars and loved ones.....