Week 52 - Almost the End....

Christmas was a super affair and I went to town on the table decorations!

We had a lovely meal of roast turkey with all the trimmings washed down with our favourite bottle of Montpulciano d'Abruzzo.

Practical  xmas prezzies below of a cockerel stapler and a cat sellotape dispenser, perfect for my office!

Below a collage created with Photogrid, an app on my smartphone.  It is very easy to use and produces nice results:

As you can see, Freddy is on his own now.  He misses his band of loyal chickens very much and has hence doubled his efforts to go for me at any opportunity!!  Especially when I wear my warm red jumper, this makes him chase me even more.  I can't wait for when we buy him 4 new chicks to keep him company.  We went to the local chicken place before Christmas to buy them, but we were told they won't have any young 'layers' til the end of January...... so no fresh eggs at the moment, and I miss them!!

Skype calls to the family made the day extra special and phone calls from a few close friends were also lovely to receive.

Blow a picture of the cats all tucked up, sleeping together outside.  Although we have quite a few comfy cat 'resting boxes' in different places, they all somehow manage to squeeze into this old cardboard box on my potting bench!! 

 

This year has been a wonderful one, but it isn't over quite yet!!
I will write a few words to round up the project, in my final closing post.  Til then, happy new year!!

Week 51 - The Nativity Scene

I finished my Nativity Scene using bits and pieces from the garden.  I used some pine twigs as palm trees and the effect is quite nice, I think!  It's an improvement on last year's nativity, which was far more basic!  Some pebbles from the garden and pine leaves completed the scene!

This year I have added a cow figurine and I will buy a new figurine each year.  I tied some pine needles together and a few glass baubles to bring a bit more colour to the scene...

Cones in the background, freshly picked from the garden:

The kings bringing gifts....

I managed to get some pics of the Nativity scene in the main square in Catignano:

I think it looks really lovely!

The only Christmas card which shows anything religious this year from my very good friend Eileen:

More christmas decorations:

Even the clock gets special treatment at Christmas time!

Only 4 more days to go, and I am looking forward to a bit of free time to relax over the festive period!