Not quite snowing...........

When we set off this morning, to get the food shopping for next week, there was a little bit of snow in Fochabers. Eight miles away in Keith they had a little more but by the time we came out of the shop there was a blizzard. Travelling home was a little slow due the roads not being cleared or gritted and when we got home there was still virtually no snow!! What a difference 8 miles can make.
Still even with a few flakes about you can't not go for a walk. So with hats over ears and scarves up to noses we took Mossy out for a walk around the pond. We walked past this pile of trees on the way down the lane and the smell was fabulous. Newly cut trees.....lovely. If I could share the smell with you I would.

A small sprinkling of snow, just covering what's left of the Autumn colours.

Today's view of the pond. A little icy and grey but a perfect view.

And lastly a very chilly Samuel who's full of cold at the minute so was wrapped up well.

Now home and warm I'm off to finish wrapping a few presents and snuggle up on the sofa later for the final of Strictly Come Dancing.

Pink Saturday with a twist

Here we are at the last Pink Saturday before Christmas. Where does the time go. This week Beverly at How Sweet the Sound has asked us to think about family traditions.
Christmas eve evening for us as children meant a trip around the block to my Nana's house where we would be given our presents and we'd have a wee drink. Well the grown ups did we kids probably got juice. Anyway it always meant that it wasn't long until Santa came and that's when I think the excitement started. A childhood quote from those days was my Nana saying a toast "Here's to temperance" and my dad replying "perish the thought".
Christmas eve also meant a very rare trip to the Chinese takeaway as the turkey was in the oven. It's a tradition we still have in our family today. This year we're going out for a Chinese buffet lunch. can't wait.

Also on the agenda for today is this little mini book I'm giving away. I will provide any title you like to go on the front, you just need to let me know. To be in with a chance of winning just leave a comment and I'll enter your name in the draw. If you'd like to become a follower then you can be entered twice. I'll draw the name on Christmas eve and post out after Boxing Day.

I hope you're all ready for Christmas and that it will be a quiet, peaceful time for you all.

HSMSHS Catch up

I'm playing catch up on a few of this weeks HSMSHS prompts.
Monday - Tree, Tuesday - Sparkle, Wednesday - Bauble and Thursday - Holly
Just got Friday's to go.

Fill in Friday

1. No, we will NOT skimp on the champagne this Christmas.
2. Baking, this weekend at the old kitchen table.
3. I watched the steam rising from the hot cup of coffee (or tea) and thought: I wish I could have a day at home today.
4. My tooth is going to be okay before Christmas Day.
5. I'll take more photographs next year.
6. Christmas has gotten far too commercialised at least from my point of view.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to meeting friends, tomorrow my plans include the dreaded food shopping and Sunday, I want to go out for Sunday lunch!

Mince pies and anti-biotics

Samuel came home with a plate full of lovely mince pies after his Home Economics lesson on Monday. We had no idea what he'd be making as all he had to take in was a plastic tub. I have to say that the choice of recipes his HE teacher has chosen so far my nearly 3 year old nephew could make (and probably make better). They leave a lot to be desired and I'm hoping that Samuel will actually get to cook something properly when he goes back in January.
Anyway they are delicious and no tooth infection and anti-biotics will stop me eating them. Yes indeed I saw the dentist today as my gum was sore where I'd had a root canal 3 years ago and he gave me the good news that I have an infection, I need a course of anti-biotics and I'm not allowed any alcohol till I've finished them!!!!!!!!!
If I start them tomorrow I should have them finished by Christmas Eve!!

I'm hoping to get my camera back tomorrow so I can crack on with this weeks HSMSHS prompts. I'm whispering just in case it doesn't happen :0)

Plodding along

This weekend just seemed to fly by but I think that this week and the two days next week before we finish school will be really slow. It's always the same leading up to the holidays. You seem to plod along. Still slow is good as I still have to wrap some presents, do the food shopping and buy the wine. All in between Samuel's social life and hospital appointments. The joy of motherhood :0)

Oh and I must write to Santa to tell him I've been a good girl this year. Also I need to put my most favourite things at the top of my list so he knows which ones I really want (just like we did when we were kids :0) )

Pink Saturday giveaway

This Saturday I thought that as it was the last Pink Saturday before Christmas, I would have a giveaway so this weekend I looked out a mini-book I had made a while back and never finished or used. It's made using Lovely Basic Grey papers and has a few "Interactive" pages in it.


This is just a sneak peek............
Pop back Saturday to see the finished book and how you can win it. :0)