I am really getting
into the idea of having a laze on Sunday mornings and this morning it
was very welcome as I spent another night looking after Pa.
We ate a late breakfast
of bacon rolls and I pottered about the kitchen making trays of
melting shortbread which scented the whole house wonderfully.
We all did some
Christmas shopping on line and I happen to know that one of my gifts
from Pa is a wonderful pastel drawing of a young Tawny Owl, furnished
by a successful bid on E bay.
I adore owls and have
reared several young ones over the years when their nests have been
destroyed .
They are amazing
creatures, rather like cats but with feathers instead of fur. I
managed to return them all to the wild successfully,a tricky
business, but well worth the trouble.
It has been another day
of low cloud and it has also been chilly so we kept a good fire going
in the library,much to the delight of the cats. The library is,I
think my favourite room in the house,with its beamed walls and
ceiling and of course the stove which sits in a large fireplace and
gives of an amazing amount of heat.
With Christmas
approaching rapidly I am in the midst of my preparations, ordering
the turkey, the ham and ensuring a good supply of logs for the
holiday period. I love this time of the year, especially in the
countryside, where there seems to be so much more of a festive feel
to things. In the city Christmas is more about shops and shopping,
here there is an air of excitement for the season itself.
Even among the
children, the fun of Christmas parties,carol singing and making
decorations seems to take presidence over the thoughts of gifts.
Soon we shall be
putting up our tree but first there are several hospital visits to
get through,once these are over with we shall be able to enjoy the
festivities even more.
It can be quite a
business getting to hospital and between us Pa and I visit three
different ones. If we are lucky the hospital sometimes provides
transport,otherwise we rely on taxi's to get us about as neither Pa
nor myself are able to us the bus. Hospital days are tiring and I
shall be glad when the final round of visits for this year is done.
Tomorrow, for various
reasons, we all need to make an early start,so an early night is on
the cards. Hopefully Pa will be able to sleep tonight as we could
both do with a spell of undisturbed sleep. What ever happens it has
been a lovely day,mat there be many,many more.
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