The Night before the night before Christmas.

The DP went off to battle through the hordes of Christmas shoppers... Well actually he went to our lovely butchers to collect the pre-ordered Goose, Pheasants and whatever else.  A lot of banter as the brace of Pheasants ordered there was only one.  So Gavin spoke to his sister at the other shop and asked, "How many makes a brace of pheasants?"  Sadly she did not know.  So more banter , "How many eggs in a dozen?"  Good fun ...

The DP then had to go to the other shop in a nearby village and collect the other pheasant!  

Very windy today, gusting up to 30 mph.  But it was warm, not windy.  So off I went.

I have no idea what was happening.  A bonding session?  There certainly was no surf.

Then they all swam to the other side of the bay and there was no surf there either.  But you can hear the wind!

So they gave up.

Meanwhile the rest of the beach, and the sea, was pretty empty.  This is about as far as I got as fighting the wind was making me very tired and I had all on to get back to the car.  

But I did.  Home again and down to the shedudio.  More birdwatching.  I am lacking in inspiration for any art so watched the birds.

This is Roger Rhinocerous.  With his Christmas tiara on.  Roger is actually a leather foot stool, but it is easier for the DP when doing the floors to have him off the floor.  When I bought Roger some years ago I sent a picture to the daughters.  One of whom thought it was the full size effort which costs thousands and accused me of spending their inheritance!  Roger did not cost anything like that and I still love him. And the daughter.

So all ready for Christmas.  One more gift to deliver tomorrow.  

Tomorrow the wind will have died down and I hope to be back walking a bit further than today.  I also hope my art inspiration returns as I feel as if I have lost a limb at the moment.  

Tomorrow, when all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse..... Exciting int it.