Christmas ornaments

Last year Christmas was a bit “lost” with trips to England and delayed returns, and there was no Christmas tree – but this year Margaret has again done a lovely job decorating our tree … and the cats seem to like sitting under it!

And here are some close-up photos of some of the nicest ornaments:

Back garden views in July

Everything is growing crazily with all the sunshine and rain we’ve been getting recently! Margaret needed to trim down the side of the house this week so it’s possible to get through …

And here’s a walk-around in the back garden (and one picture near the pool) featuring some of the flowers we have right now …