I managed to be up early enough ONE day this week to catch the sunrise. We've been tired though and one morning didn't wake up until gone 9 a.m.!
I have about 8 Goldfinches on the Apple tree feeder daily, and half a dozen on the Damson tree one. Plus Nuthatches, Chaffinches, Sparrows, Robins, Great/Blue/Coal Tits, Woodpeckers, Sparrows.
Last Sunday we went to Malvern Fleamarket and on the way back (when Keith was behind the wheel), I managed a photo at the Trumpet x-roads of this lovely old half-timbered house.
We stopped at Bredwardine to take a few photosl. Here is the old Rectory where Kilvert once lived.
Above and below: apple trees with their "winter leaves" - e.g. Mistletoe!
Then along the lanes to Arthur's Stone again.
A day was spent doing some heavy-duty Jam making - 25 jars of High Dumpsie Dearie Jam (Plum/Apple/Pear) and Harvest Jam (Apple/Pear/Blackberry) as gifts for folk.
These jars went along to my Patchwork class.
I'm just about ready for Christmas apart from finishing Danny's quilt. I've had to send for three swimming "noodles" - buoyancy aids - which are just the biz for wrapping fabric around so you can then spray glue them as you are unrolling them and pin/tack prior to machine quilting (mine will just be in lines . . .) I will be glad when it's finished. I also have some lap quilting in the evenings, on the applique and patchwork quilt I worked on back in the summer.
I assume we won't have any more viewings for a while now. If we have any dry weather in January (hah -here in Wales?!!) I will try and get the garden tidied a bit more and touch up some paintwork which needs doing. Let's hope that 2020 is the year we finally get to move on.
