Festive Food For The Season

Dear Family & Friends

This week, a thoughtful friend of ours sent us some festive food! Yes, assortment of baked goods! She have worked hard indeed! This reminded me that Christmas day is actually not too far from now! How time goes by so quickly!!

Meringue that took her 3 hours to bake! and at least 5 other cookie samples too!! Thank you Kathy! 

We haven't really thought much about the festive season coming. I've never introduced the concept of Father Christmas to our two girls (didn't see the benefit of it...in fact, they're so frightened of them when they were young). and so with decorating the home for the season. We do, however, see this time as an opportunity for family gathering and taking time to cheer family and friends in our own little way. Crafting comes fun for this. 

In the kitchen, my little girl (our family baker)...is all ready to constantly keep us in supply with her baking....aside from that, uh...Mmmmm... I can't say much is happening around here. We will see to it that our family will take a special lunch outing, and will drag along our friends to enjoy a day with us during this holiday.

Whether it is done grand or in a simple way, there's the opportunity to enjoy this time with the family.

Here's wishing you that your Christmas will be filled with hope.

Yours

Autumn Is Here

Dear Family & Friends

For the past days we had low clouds, rain and not much of sunshine... it's getting cool...autumn cool!

Autumn's golden trees

Outside, the trees are all turning golden. A beautiful sight, but not for long, because Mr wind is coming to blow them all down...in fact, he already started and the garden looks so messy. I must take courage and go out there to tidy up a bit one of these days...

The village shepherd and his sheep on their way home

The day is getting shorter too. The shepherd and their sheep comes home much earlier than they used to. It's so charming to hear the clanking bells on the herds as they walk past our lane on their way home.

A barn full of logs for the coming cold cold days

Inside our little home, our log burner has come to live again. We start the log burner going at about 4 in the afternoon till 7 in the evening, just to take the chill off. As we get nearer winter, I'll probably be hugging that log burner more and more. For now, we're grateful that our barn is filled with logs and are assured of a warm and comfortable little home for the cold days ahead.

There's no place like home. Hope you are enjoying and making the most of your HOME. Keep happy!

Yours