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Belated Birthday Baking ... :)

21/1/2021

We’re having a belated birthday tea, for our lovely daughter tonight. Her request this year ... a chocolate orange cake. Oh my goodness, the aroma of that cake baking, was truly mouthwatering. I just used my standard chocolate sponge mix and added 3 teaspoons of orange essence. I then sandwiched the two sponges, with a layer of chocolate orange fudge, which I also used to frost the outside. Topping the whole thing off with grated intense orange chocolate and chocolate orange segments ... yum .
Homemade cakes are a huge part of our birthday celebrations and I really love making them. I’m also delighted to say, this one made her grin, big smiles all round. Happy Birthday H ... :) Xx

Our New Holiday Let Cottage For 2021 ... :)

16/1/2021

With Scotland in full lockdown again, my heart breaks for all those affected by Covid, and for all the sadness in the world at the moment. Please know we’re thinking of you all and sending love. Honestly I don’t think I can listen to the news anymore, it’s dragging me down. For me, when things get to much, I head to my garden ... So ... I’m taking some time today to set up 3 trays of microgreens ... radish, kale and broccoli.
Alongside our aerogardens, we’re able to grow fresh produce all year round. Makes this Mum so happy.
On a brighter note, we’ve had some beautiful frosty mornings here and now snow forecasted all day tomorrow ... very exciting.
We also managed to add some finishing touches to our holiday let cottage. So here’s a quick peek at one of the bedrooms.
Anyway, please be kind and stay safe, we’ll get through this in the end ... And a big thank you, to all our NHS staff and frontline workers. Words are not enough ... :) Xxx

January 2021 ...

13/1/2021

Wow ... I’m really enjoying these beautiful snow filled days of January. A soft blanket of white coats the landscape, and the mountains shimmer in the early morning sunshine. Everything just feels so peaceful and calm ... winter is definitely one of my favourite seasons.
In the garden, we’re delighted with how the greenhouse and Polycrub have been holding up. They’ve coped really well with both strong winds and snow loads ... so that’s a big sigh of relief. I can’t wait to start planting again and with one eye on spring, I’m sorting through my seeds today ... :)

Kittens And Some Overnight Baking ... :)

12/12/2020

Well, the kittens are growing up fast and I’m delighted to say all four survived.
They are happy, healthy and full of fun, often getting into some kind of mischief ...
We found the two larger kittens, a lovely new home and were so happy they could stay together. I think they have a really good life ahead of them ... but it was so hard to see them go.

We decided to keep the other two, as they completely won over our hearts and we just couldn’t say goodbye. So here’s a quick photo to introduce ‘Newt’. She was the smallest of the bunch and the weakest when we found her. But she’s doing great now, full of life and a real firecracker.

On a different note, I woke up this morning to find that someone had been busy in my kitchen. Our naughty little elf had been baking all night ... what a mess !!! Oh, well ... guess I’ll have to forgive him, he did leave some yummy gingerbread biscuits for us to decorate. Fun and games all round ... :)

Our Christmas Tree Is Up ... :)

9/12/2020

Yay ... our tree is up and I’m feeling very festive. We had great fun decorating it and it really is a ray of sunshine for us all ... We spent the evening sipping hot chocolate, eating Christmas shortbread and listening to Nat King Cole ... just made for some really happy memories. Can’t wait for the 25th December ...

If anyone would like to share a picture of their Christmas Tree, we’d love to see it ...

I’ve been busy this morning, sewing Pom-Poms on hats and I’m completely in love with them. I’ve made each one removable, either for washing or just for preference. So hope that helps ...
Anyway, all have been popped in our shops, if you’d like one ...

Hope the rest of your day is good and you manage to find a smile along the way.
Take care ... Xx

Advent Calendar ... 2020

5/12/2020

I cross stitched this advent calendar over 20 years ago. It needed a little TLC this weekend, but it’s still going strong. More than that, it’s loved just as much today as it was all those years ago. There really is something very special, about giving a handmade gift created with love ... :)

A Winter Wonderland ...

4/12/2020

We woke up this morning to a magical winter wonderland.
It really is starting to feel a lot like Christmas around here ... Think it’s definitely time for warm gloves, snow gear and lots and lots of fun ... .
We’ve also started to decorate our tree, it’s always exciting to see the little memories come out of the box. The ornaments my children have made over the years, are truly treasured and never fail to bring a smile to my face.
Oh well, guess I’d better get on with my day, lots to do ...
First off, light the fire and update our little homestead craft shop ... maybe make some hot chocolate ...
Hope you all have a happy day, stay safe and sending love ... Xx
Ps: Don’t worry the horses have an open stable they can walk into whenever they want.

Weaving ... :)

6/11/2020

I had a wee go at weaving and spent some time, working on a few keepsake / memory / gift bags.
I’m really happy with the way they’ve turned out and it was fun to work with all the different yarns and colours. Made me smile ... I’ll definitely be making more ... :)

Happy Halloween

31/10/2020

Our boys had a busy and fun afternoon ... Happy Halloween :)

Bottle Feeding The Kittens ... :)

20/10/2020

These guys really enjoy their bottle ... so sweet. All four kittens are getting stronger by the day ...

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