After lunch pose

a long-haired biker

Forty, with tinsel

Again, a bit late in coming…

It was an early morning start for us

First Xmas meal with Han’s family

Bill and Ben, the new residents at The Old Post Office

a trained expert, but unfortunately not at chain-sawing!

Xmas day with the Darlo lot

The Boxing day trip to watch Newcastle at Wigan proved to Big Sam’s last league game

These are rather late and out of sequence…

Near the top of The Old Man of Coniston

The view of Derwent water on our way down from Cat’s Bells

Surveying the way forward…

Near the end of the Old Man

The fun decent from Harrison Stickle

I hope you’re not going to tell us that you ate those after performing the feat;-)

Or at least snorted them at someone as an amusing jape!

Thanks for the letter and postcard ma. The postcard arrived today; is it of an alley near where you are?

I will forward the letter on to France soonest.

Things are fine back at the homestead. I think we still have all the chickens and Minion’s rehabilitation is going well. She is allowed in the house during to day if someone is in, but gets restricted to the kitchen if not.

We are currently eating leeks, kale and the occasional bit of lettuce from the garden.