Friday, 23 December 2022

23rd December: Everyone Together

1. Finding the path through the ice to T12 - the wind turbine in the wood.

2. Watching a buzzard circling overhead at the windfarm.

3. Ailsa crawling up the stairs, pursued by various family members.

4. Entering Jess and Orlando into an online pet show.

5. Buying Mum some black and white licorice mints as a surprise!

6. Ginny reading Christmas at Puddle Lane to Auri - she absolutely loves the Puddle Lane stories.

7. A beautiful Christmas card, complete with a lovely personal message and a lucky sixpence!

8. Rusty the Singing Spaniel being so well-loved that his batteries ran out!

9. Jess settling well with Scapa. As I write this, they're sleeping next to each other!

10. Ailsa taking a bell from the Christmas tree - she absolutely loved it.

11. The first games of Table Football - I won the first one and Clemency won the second.

12. Clemency showing Alex around the garden and outlining her plans.

13. Going to look at the broch, sharing the history with Alex.

14. Seeing a sky full of stars - absolutely stunning at any time of year but especially at Christmas.

15. Getting the Irish Coffee cups out of the larder - full of promise!

16. Delivering Christmas presents to our neighbours - real shades of being little there!

17. Going for a drink and sweets at the Wee Shop.

18. Seeing old friends (albeit very fleetingly because we were on dog duty)

19. Auri wearing a lovely little Santa hat and coat.

20. The arrival of the Crowditches - meaning that we had our full Christmas contingent.

21. Jess being a lot better about being with Scapa.

22. Sitting down at dinner together (and eating delicious pea soup!)

23. Cuddles with Baby Elowen - she is so small and cute!

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