T'was the week before Christmas...

I hate it when that happens!! I just wrote a blog post, hit publish and got an error message - my apologies for the swearing ;-)

Just think, this time next week, presnts will have been opened, church may/or may not have been visited, strawberries, ham and other traditional food will have been consumed (and some will be wondering how on Earth they will fit more in when they go to the next relatives place!) and a general feeling of contentment will full the air...(well that's the case for most of my friends anyway).

As I sit and write this, I can hear little piggy grunty noises at the door, where they lay sleeping on the pavers. We let them in on the lawn on a daily basis as it keeps their lives a bit more interesting, helps them to become well socialised (with us and the dogs) and means they have plenty to eat. As they are getting bigger, their paddock somehow seems to have shrunk LOL.

Here is the gorgeous Digby (okay so it's a face only a 'Mum' could love ;-)

They came inside today so Dad (who was on Skype) could see them. They do this once in a while (and yes they are house trained!) However, they aren't present trained...and there were a few pressies under the tree that they found most interesting!! We had to do a quick shoo outside so that the presents would survive lol. I know, it's a mad animal house, but we love it, and that's all that matters.

Last night we were also chatting to Dad on Skype and he couldn't believe how light it was. The further south you are the longer the days - the sun rises earlier and sets later. So I thought I'd have a bit of fun with my camera and the chickens. Here's what it looked like at about 9.45 ish last night:

Well I don't want to tempt fate, so will try publishing this now. Have a fantastic week all.