soop you are looking really good, the red suits you and your hair looks lovely. 
It is rarely possible to exclude cats from barns as they naturally gravitate to such places and certainly keep the pests at bay, particularly the rodents but then perhaps the new lady is not a country woman and wouldn't know that.
So sad for Brodie, perhaps the trapping and vet visit was all too much of a shock to his system or maybe he was just very old. 
Smokie has been grounded today since he was out for about 36 hours and I was beside myself. I thought for a while that I was going to be left with just his portrait! Last night he was desperate to get out and he could obviously see that something was in the garden and he was running from room to room meowing and chittering out of the windows overlooking the back garden - quite gave me the heebie jeebies which is not something that often happens to me. 
He seems to have calmed down a bit now thankfully and I assume it was the badger again, I will be so pleased when it semi-hibernates and hope it will be very soon!
Himself has been able to use his leg for a short while today and stupidly I have been feeling very tearful about it all. It has been about six weeks of wheelchair and crutches so has been an exhausting time. We are trying to ensure it is only worn for short periods so that we are not back to square one again.
TOYA 
Sorry for the overload of messages!Just thought I would share this picture of Matilda with her fairy wings.They were a gift from a friend and so heavy but she kept them on for the whole afternoon??♀️?
Well we are home from the party,it all went very well but we are exhausted?The birthday girl had a lovely time and Stanley the unicorn was a great success.I have hopefully added a photo of a rather windswept little girl???
Maw Why the tears? Please accept a warm and tender (((hug))) from me. Doodle will provide you with hot soup no matter what the flavour and that hot toddy sounds very tempting.
Panache Good neighbours are worth their weight in gold.
Lovely photos granniequeenie I especially like the torquoise sea. Not sure that is the correct spelling. You know what I mean. 
morethan How lovely to have dancing granddaughters perform for you. I recall being given a clarinet recital when one of our grand daughters was very young. It didn't matter that all the notes were not necessarily in the right order. 
Thank you, dragonfly and grannysyb. MacS has just this minutes remarked that he likes this hair style.
Time to log off. It's been a beautiful sunny day. Log fire waiting to be lit. My love to one and all. Back in the kitchen tomorrow. 
N&G and soop your red outfits are very seasonal and the those wearing them look lovely. Enjoy the birthday party susan56 Panache I’m holding you in my thoughts. I’ve had dancing granddaughters and their brother here for a few hours today. All my furniture has to set to one side so they can preform for us. It didn’t merit a standing ovation but I managed to look suitably impressed.
Hello kitchen folk, it’s been ages since I’ve popped in little idea about what’s going on for who but will do my best to catch up! We had a very restful, to be more accurate a very idle week away in Tenerife. The weather was such a welcome change from grey winter skies and rain, there’s just something about blue skies and warmth that lifts the spirits. We lazed about and enjoyed some good meals with a bit of wine of course, it would have been rude not to sample the local restaurants! We came back to a bit of a busy week but I’m determined to ease my pace as I really was washed out before we went away. I’m my own worst enemy, I and actually both of us need to manage our diaries more effectively.
soop That’s a beautiful dog painting and much appreciated I’m sure. In fact I had a a teary eye when I looked at it, a close friend suddenly lost her much loved spaniel, another Stella a few weeks ago. She too was a a lovely gentle dog. I notice that as always folk are encouraging you to take care of yourself ^soop*, I do hope you’re able to do that... but I hae ma doots on that one! But on the other hand having a sense of achievement after a productive day is a great thing to feel, so we will all forgive you for keeping busy!
Beautiful family photo n&g, one to treasure for sure. We’ve looked through the photo book the family did for our Golden Wedding lots of times over the last few weeks, any unsuspecting guests have had to have a peek too!! It’s hard to imagine that having access to photos in this way is something our parents never had. Anyone else have those rather stiff formal photos of the last generation?
Unicorns and rainbows sound like a lovely birthday theme, for a wee girl Susan. Ours are all growing up now, I do miss those birthday parties of a few years ago.
Just waiting for dd4 to arrive for an overnight stay. Hopefully she has now clinched the deal on her new home, it’s all been a bit tense the past few weeks. There were some telephone calls back and forth from Tenerife and latterly Yorkshire as her dad advised and supported her in her negotiations. Hats off to her she held her nerve and got a good deal, but I just wish she had a special someone to share it all with. But the roast beef is in the oven and the Prosecco is chilling here! I just hope the exchange/completion process goes smoothly from now on in.
Well I must be off, I’m leaving some holiday photos especially for Ann as I know she has happy memories of Tenerife!
As always toya, especially all with heavy hearts today
Susan pics PLEASE of Matilda riding her Stanley unicorn. A magical moment.
Charleyg I am not overdoing things. That's a promise. The cats didn't visit the traps last night. Maybe tonight. It now transpires that the lady who discovered the dead ginger cat down at the farm, may have thought the cat was younger than it was because it was curled up tightly. The ginger kitty is still alive. Therefore, it may have been Brodie, as no one has seen him since the visit to the vet way back when.
dragonfly MacS took this photo of my hair cut just this morning. We now look very similar.
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