The others have gone to the playground in the village where there is a full sized goal and a super duper climbing frame
Two have left to catch a train to Finsbury Park – to watch Arsenal but
Many more have arrived including our other two grandchildren
One of whom is holding two “jewels”.
And another car has just pulled into the drive with some of son’s friends and their little son. I might need to go to London for some peace and quiet!
New Year’s Day 2019
We found some old tyres dumped at the side of Mill Road. Jeremy and one of the young visitors picked them up yesterday. I’ll fill them with mole earth and plant them with carrots in the spring .
Some early morning sights and sounds at The Gables.
The children are watching Mama Mia
In the barn
Their parents are drinking in the barn kitchen
We called in to see them and partake of the remains of their homemade pizzas (which they made earlier in the barn kitchen) and Nigel got in on the act too.
Time for us to return to the peace and quiet of the house.
Come one, come all but don’t expect me to stay awake until midnight
Daughter and family and assorted friends have come to stay in the barn and bedrooms, cook pizzas, play the piano organ and watch a film with their children.
We are sitting quietly by the fire in the house, enjoying an early evening tipple with our friend Kate who has walked over to The Gables in a high vis jacket. Happy and healthy new year one and all but please excuse me……I am heading for an early night.
The Twelve Days of Christmas at The Black Cat Roundabout
At the roundabout where we turn off the A1 towards Chawston and The Gables, the iron silhouette of an oversized Black Cat is sporting a festive Christmas hat. Will it come off after the twelve days have passed?
Time to put birds to bed and dollies in the dolls house
Time to go home before it’s fully dark.
Let’s collect hens eggs and take some home
If everyone would come indoors we could have lunch – I’m hungry and mums waiting patiently.
Good things come in small packages
If you want a friendly, pretty bird who goes broody and sits diligently then always get a Bantie
The eggs are small but perfect ………as I say (being only 5foot 2 myself and shrinking) good things come in small packages!
You naughty cock and chicks!
We often let the cockerel and hens out into the garden to scratch around On the grass and enjoy the straw that Jeremy put on some of the raised beds.
But they took their freedom a bit far when they ate most of the head of green broccoli that I was saving for supper.
Luckily Jeremy had a beautiful Romanesco ready instead.
We can share.
