Belated good morning; slept in until 4 am today....been kind of busy since..

All so busy and the baking! oh my!

The small Irish town two hours drive away ( how the AA do it in less than 1 and a half hours defeats me!) was a new venue which is always a little tense for me.

But( and I am smiling) traders and people alike opened their hearts as I have never encountered in all ,my years of trading.. sheltered me from the rain, fed me, and at the end many of the stallholders heaped food on me. ie what they could not sell.. for the work they know I support.

My cupboards and my heart are full; it is a good farmers' market and they tend to open to crafters these weeks..

Beautiful produce and the cakes! And so many kind folk. Interesting and hard working people

Am bidden go next week... and they will give shelter again

Oh and a school choir singing carols.

Sold some larger items eg scarves, so as I am exhausted and sore, am abed these next days catching up. Stock is hand to mouth so late in the season..

It is bearable this month as I know all will stop at Christmas trading wise for at least a month.

The little dog overseas has turned the corner and the vet is behaving now; emerged he did not bother to read the dog's files.

The plumber has been so all is well and the sun is trying to come out...

Flood warnings yesterday and one carpark in town was a river.

On the way in on the mountain road , I had to stop to allow three wild goats to cross.. magnificent creatures, climbing rocks so nimbly The billy had huge horns.

Raining here, again. Had the family who are taking Sasha (little grey girl) over this morning to meet her. Managed to get babies out into Puppy Palace this morning, after a lot of cleaning up of soggy paper because it was raining. First of all they met Lona and Mabs, then took them out and Cariad came in and I brought Sasha along a few minutes later. Children adored Sasha and loved Cariad as well, then I took Cariad out and brought Che and Ash in, so they all had a little play together. Lovely family and children were just right with the dogs and Cariad very chilled out with them, so I know if she is happy with them they are going to be fine. They took piccies of each other with Sasha and have gone now. Babies back in puppy palace and Cariad in the house with a bone, Lona and Mabs with bones as well. I am just going out to give babies their lunch (sardines) and a shallow dish of water as they won't see mum now till tea time. She seems quite happy to be away from them - at long last!!!
Hope the scan goes OK Bev and all the times fit in together, the traffic is going to be horrendous today I bet, yesterday was bad enough!!! Fingers crossed on the vets appointment as well.
I am so glad Dillon is calming down now, never thought that it may well be a fox, but it could be because I think this is round about the time of year for it, not sure, but if they have their litter around February then it would fit in.
Going out for lpg, tripe and ox heart in a minute then as I did my jobs at record speed this morning due to visitors I may find the time to have a nanny nap. I am sleeping like a log these nights, I find puppies are a real aid to sleep
Here is Today's Fix - it is Isis (My Little Girl)

Morning Harvey Thanks for the lovely Card, it's just arrived, bit soggy, but it's now sitting on the radiator in the hope that it will stand up again once dry!!! I get my inks from Printerinks but for some reason I must have ordered fake ones originally, but am still waiting for the original I ordered to replace. Good luck with organising 2013 then Harvey, maybe you can arrange a drive by here!!!

Morning Jane You two sound the same as us, and I'm like your husband at the moment, can't understand why, because normally, when I turn the light off, I'm off within seconds into a lovely deep sleep until the morning. I don't want to end up paranoid about it cos that's actually making the matter worse as you say. Thanks Jane.xx

Morning Jenny Lol I didn't have to use it last night, all was quiet from Dave's room, but then he had shut his door when he went off to bed, much to Zena's disapproval cos she likes our doors open so she can keep a beady eye on both of us. She resorted to sleeping in her bed in the hallway, so I got up to get her into my room in her best, comfy bed, but she didn't stay there long, before she sloped off into the kitchen and thudded on the hard floor! Dogs hey, you can never understand them can you!!

Morning Grandma I blame your partying for that one, in fact, weren't you the last one in here last night??!! I think so! Hoping you're feeling a bit better than you did yesterday, and managed to get some sleep after Pereg got you up, but that could have been handy, the fact that she did get you up!!! My mum was the same as you with that independence, but sometimes grandma, you just need that little bit of help, it's called being sensible, and in a day or two you won't need it.xxxx

Morning Sal You forgot the veggies to go with your roast lamb tomorrow then Sal?? You're going to regret that once you get into Tesco on a Saturday morning

Afternoon Chris and yes, so, so very sad isn't it, in fact, it's more than sad, it's tragic and unbelievable.

Hopefully, you might be able to persuade Gary to go with you tomorrow I do know how much he was looking forward to it, and you never know, he could be a bit up and down and might be up to it tomorrow, hope so.

Morning Lynn Yayyy, success again for day 2, well done Lynn Not so good about those other dogs having a pop at him, but that's what I found with Zena, as soon as she matured, a lot of dogs just don't like her, she seems to know exactly which ones they are too as they're heading our way, unlike me, she can read them a lot better than I can. Enjoy that bit of christmas shopping with the children.

Afternoon Linda Oh you can tell he's a boy can't you, I bet Carys was never like this, those boys are soooooo norty (but funny!!! ). Imagine if you'd gone across and taken out your wrath on those builders Try and survive the day there Linda.xx

Mmmmmmmmmm, they look good Jen, and I look forward to scoffing the lot tonight before the others arrive!! Well, you and me both!!!

Afternoon Jackie Done my cleaning, van looks all clean and tidy, but left the beds for next week-end, enjoy your bit of cleaning today too

Afternoon Rosebud, Oh he wouldn't go for that idea I'm afraid, but thankfully, the shutting of the door seems to be working. I can't understand just how much it deafens the snoring when the door is solid, but has glass in the middle of it, you would have thought, it would travel through some thin glass, but it doesn't. Thanks for the tip though.

Lol, hence the reason we have separate rooms now, coz he got fed up of me digging him in the ribs when he finally got to sleep around 4.00 am!!! I like your style Jackie, I told you we are alike!!!

Hi again Rosebud What a grand bunch of caring people they are, it gives you back your faith in humanity to hear of such generosity and I'm glad it all landed in your lap! So glad to hear the dog is doing well, and shame on that vet not bothering to read his files hey Enjoy your busy day there getting ready for tomorrow's market then.

Good afternoon fellow members I am very late checking in today.

As it was a bit warmer I decided to give Chloe a trim, she was looking really scruffy .
I have been putting off doing it because I didn't relish spending hours standing in a cold garage and I thought Chloe may not appreciate it either but it's done now


I hope you have all had a good day

So utterly silent and peaceful here tonight in the mountains. No wind, not a sound... Resting in the tranquillity..

Love the puppy and the bone! Awwwww....

Have put up more Christmas stuff; am sure there is another boxful somewhere...

Ah well... tomorrow will do for that..

Looking for cartridges here online .. it will have to be the compatible as always the price they are. I got a cheap printer... cartridges cost more than the printer.

Blessings and peace this night.....

Afternoon June Glad it all went very well with Sasha's prospective owners there including the children, that must have put your mind at rest that they are the right family for one of these very prescious pups, and today's fix of your little girlie Isis there is fabulous Glad you're sleeping well at the moment and that doesn't surprise me with the amount of stuff you get through in a day! I hope you remembered to put that petrol in your car, and that lpg ran out quickly didn't it?! I thought that stuff lasts for months. It'll soon be feet up time by the roaring fire with that cuppa and biccies, so enjoy the moment whilst it lasts.

Afternoon Mini I'm sure Chloe looks divine sporting her new haircut, she's all ready for Christmas now then

Afternoon Rosebud Be careful with those printer inks, I've just had to throw 3 away because they weren't compatible with my HP, what a waste of money that was, but now I've received the real ones so can get printing again. It sounds so ideallyc (sp?) where you live, peace and quiet is a tonic for the soul in this day and age, and I'm sure you count your blessings Rosebud!

Good Morning all, sounds like everyone has had a very productive day..

We got up late!! Tilly seems to be MUCH better!! phew, her tail doesn't seem to be bothering her, but she is drinking ALOT I am thinking it is the steroid shot her gave her.

Anyway today we woke up to snow!! YAY not much and it will all be gone soon, we shall walk and I really need to crack on with the housework.

Hope all doctors/vets appts go ok, and poorly dogs and peeps are repairing!! Thoughts are with those poor families who have lost loved ones in Conneticutt.. so sad

The family that are having Sasha have just come back from living in Conneticut, not sure how long they were out there for. Was asking if it was near where they had been and they said about 20 miles away, and they had done a bit of phoning last night, he said it was the culture out there. Forget which particular episode he was talking about but he said the person had a Glock pistol which fires hundreds of rounds per second or something
Maybe its time the Right To Bear Arms was looked at sensibly

Evening all Magic bottle is here, and I have already had a glass of wine from it

Nippy I hope that you are not too wet down there, and please reserve some of those yummy choccy thingies that you have made for me, last time I missed out on the doughnuts because of the piglets in here

LS my heart sank when I read that Loki is Liki again......poor darling must feel so fed up when that lampshade appears; I know Jimmi does. His paw is still trying to develop into an abscess but looks nothing like as bad as it did and he is no longer holding it up or licking it, so the ABs seem to be working their magic again.

DD, that is such a relief about Tilly and her sore bottom! Does she have to have any more steroids? Even if she does, what does it matter if she is drinking more for the moment just so long as she is comfortable.

AWWWWW another gorgeous puppy pic!!!! Well done Cariad for beginning to let go of the babies.

Back to Strictly......

June - I think Isis was laughing at what you'd put in front of her Fab photo as usual!!

Bev, I hope the vet and hospital went OK. If you have posted since this morning I've somehow missed it - sorry.

I managed to get all my cards written and two presents bought at least its a start

I'm off to a party with the other half at in 1/2 hours so need to get the dogs out and get ready. I hope you all have a lovely evening and I'll see you tomorrow.