Christmas starts here!

We've just got back from the Christmas Fair held in the heart of the village.

It was everything it should be - twinkling, red and green, Christmas carols sung by children, the sound of bagpipes, of course, the local fire engine for youngsters' delight,

yummy hot food being cooked on the spot - paella, hot sausages, and twizzels of candy floss

and the village square (more of a triangle) was mobbed with happy villagers with cold hands warming around cups of hot chocolate and mulled local cider.

As we walked away the high street was jumping to the strains of The New Avengers, a local band, performing Bill Haley & the Comets 'Rock around the clock'. It was great!

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Early morning light

There have been some cracking early morning skies this week. The sunrise has generated a strong rose gold light which has been picked up not only in the clouds but also through the silver-white grasses around the edge of the golf course. I always marvel at the clouds. Constantly changing, formations that have never been seen before, never to be seen again.

In a vase on Monday - colour

The intense colours in my vase this week come from nasturtiums, sweetpeas and a single glorious zinnia! Their beauty and love of life speak for themselves and need no further words from me! Enjoy!

A simple vase on Monday

I have just one flower in my vase this week. A simple, pretty, wild narrow-leaved Michaelmas daisy. The vase is actually a black pottery cup. I wish I could remember where we bought it and who made it, but it is a great favourite of mine. I even made it the subject of a piece of artwork several years ago. Clearly shaped by hand, it has the air of a Japanese piece about it.

the running wave

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