Life at Waen: Christmas followed by a house full of muddy puppies..

Lazy me .. yet again.. everything stopped for Christmas and what a lovely Christmas it was.. I was as ever spoilt.

For Christmas dinner, which was a lovely little affair of Mr W, Mr W's smallest boy and myself (along with various creatures), I completely defied my country side living and bought all of the X,as dinner from good old Marks and Sparks (except for the locally sourced free range turkey and a Christmas Pudding we picked up at a food festival in August) so unlike my country wife companions I spent less that 45 mins making dinner :-) but it was lovely and we all enjoyed.

Between Christmas and new year we had guests and then also popped about visiting and then New Year was spend with lovely chums near Hay -On -Wye. Nice.

All in all a lovely event.

Since Christmas I have spent most of my time time washing dogs, cleaning the mud off floors and generally trying to keep the mud on the outside of the house.. I am failing in the mission but not through lack of trying. Then it was a busy first week back at work (both jobs) and at last its all back to normal and time to potter around the garden has come back to me.

Of course we mustn't forget the plans for the wedding day which are tootling along nicely.. I am not going to share much until after the day in case guests read.. but it's going to be here in our little piece of paradise (unless it is truly appalling weather in which case we have a back up) and the theme is 'Wellies'.

Garden decorations are my current thing so I am making bunting like some sort if Primark sewing factory.. I can now make 2.5 meters of bunting in 15 minutes - and that's double sided, hemmed bunting don't you know..

The Christmas hampers seem to have gone down well.. the elderflower wine has had mixed reaction (it was very sweet but also very potent) my Rhubarb and Lime Jam has been declared a success, the bramble wine seems to have worked and Rhubarb vodka is 'delish' all in all quite pleased with that. Better start next years efforts now :-)

Any way to anyone who reads this.. if anyone does .. I just wanted to say HAPPY NEW YEAR .. and wishing all of you a peaceful, happy and healthy one.