Get out of my wool basket this instant!

(He was hoping for a chocolate chip cookie but they were just going into the oven so he had to be content with a Danish pastry instead!)

Inside the parcel was a pair of carders which I am already using to comb the Jacob fleece that was shorn last week.

When I have a basketful of carded wool I experiment with the drop spindle that arrived on Friday. YouTube will be my personal tutor.

Click below for the delicate purr of a sleeping Mabel

And the louder purr of a contented Nigel

A flock of Fieldfares alighted on the field this afternoon. Winter visitors from Scandinavia, we are always delighted to welcome them.

Replacing two that didn’t survive the dry, dry summer.

The chickens are out scratching around

Nigel is a-roaming but Mabel prefers to stay warm indoors

It’s true – it is difficult to photograph black cats which is why cat charities find it difficult to rehome them. Blame Instagram and bloggers!

Nigel is lying next to the window on top of the warm radiator cover, with his paw resting on the roof of the doll’s house.

Mabel is sitting quietly under a chair.