Christmas gifts: We were given a beautiful mantel clock by our daughter D, a big basket of goodies from the rest of the family, a book featuring the gardening year written by the gardener Monty Don from our son.
I've been taking down the Christmas decorations apart from the holly, ivy and other greenery. I usually wait until 6th January, the day which marks Epiphany and Twelfth Night when it's traditional to remove decorations. The Nativity Set is still in place, but this year I felt the need to get back into a normal routine and I shall start doing some cleaning.
In the days before our daughter D came to stay Mr P was busy in his garage workshop dismantling one of the garden benches that had got rickety. He removed the wooden slats and made a smaller bench which'll seat two people. At the moment it's still in the covered yard.
We're enjoying the greenery of the indoor plants, the flowers in the yard and even a few roses in the garden. A walk in the garden has also revealed many bulbs pushing through the earth.
Today the weather was cold, but with blue skies a walk seemed a good idea. Mr P drove us down the Loxley Valley road to the local reservoir. It was a quick walk as Mr P stayed in the car, but it was a change from being at home where I like to keep moving doing domestic chores.
That's all the news for now. Thank you for your visit. Have a good day!