WINTER WONDERLAND

Brrrrr, it has been seriously cold up here at Dream Acres this week, with temperatures hitting minus 6 degrees it has been so beautiful to look at but a tad chilly to be out in.

Here is a photo of Dream Acres HQ where l do all my work. Have to admit l have been avoiding going in there (even tho l do have a cozy stove in there) as it is so much warmer in the house. The sheep are enjoying lots of extra rations to keep them warm, they look like piles of snow on the move and you can't even see them when the frozen mist comes down. The chickens have moved into the stable and are refusing to come out.

The web site officially closed on Monday for the Christmas break, so now is my time for clearing up all the mess l have made in the run up to Christmas doing fairs and the like. HQ is full of fabric scraps, spilled herbs, packing materials, threads, glue and ribbons. I have been very lax and just thrown things on the floor and into the loft to 'sort out later', well unfortuanately 'later' is now with us and l am determined to regain some sort of order in there for the New Year.

On that note l really should brave the weather and go over and sort things out, think l will have another cup of tea first...............

Karon

TWEEDY SAVES THE DAY!

Good old Tweedy Pie saved the day this morning. Every year our Christmas tree has caused no problems, we buy one from the local farmer, put on the same sets of trusty lights, load it with decorations and thats it till 12th night. Well not so this year, bought the tree no problem and carried it home to display proudly in the sittingroom. We spent a jolly afternoon festooning it with lights and decorations and stood back to admire our handiwork, wonderful.

Not so wonderful this morning when we woke to discover Christmas tree carnage in the sittingroom. Lights, shattered baubles and bits of porcelain all over the place, complete disaster. Several pets were looking rather guilty but nobody would own up to the crime! Most of my precious old baubles were ruined and l must admit to being more than a little upset. There was nothing for it but to start all over again and salvage what we could of the decorations. There wasn't enough to do justice to the tree, but guess who flew to the rescue - good old Tweedy Pie and his mates. Luckily l had some extra in stock so l have now covered the tree with my friendly little robins (unbreakable of course) and the Tweedy Puddings and hearts too. We may not have a lot of twinkling glass on the tree this year, but the whole flock of Tweedies certainly make it smell delightful!

Today was the last orders day for us here at Dream Acres. It is not really worth trying to rush to fill orders now in the hope that the post office will manage to get them there in time for the big day, l really hate the thought of disapointing people, so l would rather close today and know that what has gone out has a decent chance of getting there. We are now taking a well earned rest while we sort out Christmas at home and get the festive season into full swing with a bit of mince pie making and prezzie wrapping.

My first blog posting, more of a nervous skitter over the keyboard really. Anyway welcome to my Dream Acres Diary where l'll be updating with the standard goings-on here at Dream Acres in the heart of Ayrshire, where it is freezing cold this morning.
I guess December is a silly time to start this as l really never have time before Christmas for anything. It just seems to be a case of filling orders, filling the car with stock for fairs and filling the family with food, there is never time to breathe far less try to start an online blog. I will do my best and will hopefully improve as l go along.
Today is a day of sewing (once l have defrosted HQ - the little log cabin where l work ) and finishing off extra stock for the fair at Killearn on Saturday. This is my last Christmas fair of the year and the last orders on the web site will be on Monday. After that we elves at Dream Acres will be taking a rest and revving up for Christmas here in the country.