Snowy weather? chocolate needed

Our Dear friends came to stay, just before the snow really hit and it was- as ever- great to see them.  Darling boy had a great time playing with Cute as a button and the Tiny cowgirl.  Almost all of the photos I took prove that it is almost impossible to get a photo of 2 or more children without at least one of them being blurred from wiggling.

We finally ventured out into the cold to make an inspection of the chickens, turkeys and cows, but must admit didnt last long, as the draw of the aga and a warm kitchen proved too much for our freezing toes.  The promise of a slab of Rocky Road to Mars certainly played a role in bringing us back inside.

As we walked back along the lane, we spotted two tiny fairy trampolines (dewdrops on cobwebs to us mere mortals)  This was enough to lift our spirits as we scampered back to hot chocolate, cups of tea and snack time.

Fairy correspondence

We had our Dear friends to stay for the last time before we moved and had a wonderful time.  They are such good friends and their girls are such sweethearts, Cute as a Button and the Tiny Cowgirl have grown up so much since we last saw them, they are quite the sophisti-cats these days.  Tiny Cowgirl is totally fearless and has an amazing sense of balance for a 2 year old- fancy balancing on a rugby ball!

Cute as a button wanted to write to the fairies at the bottom of our garden to tell them bye-bye as we were moving, and so she drew her picture and left it out for the fairies.  And what would you know, in the morning the fairies had sent a reply. Softie? moi?

Do you believe in Fairies?

We had house full of our nearest and dearest, and what best to do on a Saturday afternoon after a big lunch, but strap the babies on our backs, get the wellies on and go for a walk. Staying with us were our dear friends and their two gorgeous girls. The eldest is as cute as a button and of the perfect age for looking for fairies and discussions about pixies. We looked very hard during our walk, but couldn't see any fairies. We did see their little yellow hats dotted around though (primroses turned upside down are the latest thing for the fairy fashionista dontcha know)

Imagine Cute as a buttons surprise the next morning when she found a tiny letter in multicoloured writing, addressed to her from the fairies in the Bluebell wood. They were sorry they were out when we went to look for them and they hope to see her next time. You should have seen her face!

After breakfast, Handsome husband took Cute as a button to the bottom of the garden to shout ‘thank you’ to the fairies, and would you believe it, they called back ‘you’re welcome!’