…hasn’t helped the general mood.   Is it the same where you are?  I have been cheered however by setting the laptop wallpaper to show a slide show of my blog photos.  I didn’t really think when I started blogging what a bonus to general life it would be.  I record so much more than I would have done without it, and my photography has improved enormously.  Watching the changing display on the screen brings back lots of little moments I would otherwise have forgotten about.  I know I really ought to get to grips with Flickr, but after a little tussle over passwords and things this morning I’m afraid I decided to do something more rewarding…Ironing, anyone? Mmmm, perhaps not!

Also, having a blog focuses the mind on getting on with things, and I have been beavering away at a tutorial today, for the white cotton Christmas Bunting which I hope to publish very soon. 

Higgins doesn’t like this weather AT ALL and even though we’ve got the fleecy jacket out again, he  just feels silly.

It actually makes a huge difference being able to wash the jacket rather than bath Higgins after every walk, but I haven’t convinced him yet!

Oh, and I’d like to share this with you. I’ve noticed on other blogs other pampered pets have gorgeous little knitted, crochet  or even patchwork blankets.   And you’ve probably noticed that my own pampered pooch doesn’t.   This is why…

This was once a cushion cover…

I’m going to end with a couple of cheery pictures, little unexpected bits of flowery happiness, just the thing for a dark, wet and windy evening.

Who would expect to find something as beautiful as this in a Little Chef car park?

And this jolly pansy graced a table in the couryard of a St Leonards coffee shop…

Hmmm…I think I need to change my coffee brand…