Just because...

There's the cat amongst the grapevines, at the moment she likes it there because it's shady and cool - in a few more weeks the birds will start visiting to have a wee munch on the grapes - hope she still likes it then, she'll come in handy for keeping them away!

The food etc on the bench, well that's all the lovely presents from the families at work. Not counting the nine boxes of chocolates in the freezer at work. We will slowly make our way through them on the wet days LOL.

When us cousins (there are eight of us altogether) were younger, my lovely Nana offered to make us all something (she was very handy and crafty, baked, knitted, sewed, etc). She was usually busy making something for the community - she was a great organiser and fundraiser. Anyway I chose a nativity scene and this is it here. Due to it coming out only once a year, and not being something you played with, it stills looks as good as the day she made it. I really treasure it, especially as she is no longer here. I'm the only one who still has what Nana made as the rest opted for toys of one description or another and of course they were well loved and as they looked a little worse for wear were thrown out - something their owners now regret.

I live on the Pohutakawa Coast, so just had to slip a photo of our lovely NZ Christmas tree in.

And of course there's Milo out walking...

Couple of very quick layouts - one was the Friday night challenge over at sketchbook and the other a page in my BOM. Am hoping to get stuck in and get the rest done now that I'm on holiday.

So there I was, lying out on the deck, taking in a few rays when my darling husband comes along, leans over me and says 'OMG, you are so grey' Thanks Honey, you sure know how to make a girls day...so today I've been down to the hairdresser rectifying that we issue! He said, why don't you try going darker...so I said, do you want to pay for me to go the hairdresser every three weeks so that you don't see those grey hairs...ah no he replied. That's why I stay blonde...the grey kind of blends in...kind of! Anyway enough of that.

Bliss is how I would explain this morning. When I went to bed last night, Thomas the tank engine was snoring away next to me. His mate Henry the labrador dog engine was on the floor snoring away. I chose to sleep in another bed. I had the best sleep ever. I woke up at the usual early hour but then I lay in bed and read. A whole book. Two hours later I hopped out of bed. Now that's being on holiday.

Enjoy your few days in the lead up to Christmas. And twinnie, you've just really burst my bubble, I was so sure Santa was real...LOL!