Trudy cleared her plate in record time - and asked for 'seconds' !!

I know there is nothing between your ears Beth. You might just blow your brains out !

That's not the way to 'pull' a cracker !

Christmas is getting nearer. You should see the shed and the bedrooms !!

Marshies 'At Home'. This is probably what we do every evening..!!

Emily was in her class Christmas play/pantomime - 'Puss-in-Boots'. She was a woodland squirrel. Quite where they came in the original story I don't know, but they were all very good, with lots of songs and speeches. They were full of confidence with their lines, even though there were ten children out sick and they had to change round characters at the last minute.

She knows how to pose for the camera..!!

Emilys' squirrel tale.

Is bamboo supposed to have this much frost on it ?

I thought this might cool you down - taken in the back garden this morning..!!

No snow - just frost ! We have had frost like this on and off for the last two weeks.
We did have a small fall of snow last week, but that disappeared easily. The pavements
and roads are like glass. Mum is thinking about buying some 'crampons', for her boots!!
It's possible this could last until Christmas.

I think Emily is 'gob-smacked' at the amount of hoar frost.

It's cold enough to freeze Hannah into a statute..!

Is this cold enough for you..?

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...!!!