thankyou to my mum and dad who went out today with me
on a cold frosty day to look for a winter coat, so i wouldnt be cold
and to my son for the frosty polar bear and tommy cooper dvd
and the card with hundreds of kisses and also big thankyou
to whoever bought one of my photos of Scotland, the first one thats sold

The man who planted trees

http://www.viddler.com/explore/Ms_Valerie/videos/240/

Freya and Snorre

Handmade in Sweden and just arrived in Honey Beeswax store
http://www.honeybeeswax.com/store/

never seen the barometer so low as today, almost off the scale, outside very stormy weather even kenny stayed in, no vole hunting today and as leaves blew around and up in the air saw a very large olive colored bird, pale green underneath and big feet, blow past in the wind too and sheltered for a while at the top of the wooden stairs, outside the garage opposite, kenny's favorite place to snooze and watch the world - just for a moment hoped maybe it was the hawk from the summer but probably a green woodpecker. still feel sad about this

Mango Chutney

Because everything seems to be turning gold outside. leaves, pumpkins, bonfire, fireworks - mango chutney using cardamon pods and ginger
http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/mango-chutney.html

Felicitaciones - resultado maravilloso

Wonderful news, 33 Chilean miners and their rescuers arrived safely last night after 70 days underground. Such brave men and families. Strong message whatever you are facing, however impossible, never give up hope

Tom's birthday and last minute decision we travelled over to Calais and down the coast to beautiful beaches at Wissant and Le Touquet. Lunch near Cap Blanc Nez.. think this means white nose, icecream in Wissant and tea in le Touquet.. a funny place with wide white sandy beaches, many shops, world class casinos and a racecourse. Warm and sunny day and too soon on the ferry home again