baby mice

Saw these baby mice in the local pet shop. They also had terapins, tortoises, snakes, lizards, spiders, kittens............. I resisted all but had to take a sneaky pic of the mice. Luckily I didn't actually see the scary spiders.

fairy cakes

Snowman - no I didn't make him but he's worth a picture

Happy eggs

I thought I would do a small blog to help promote free range eggs, not that anyone other than family or friends usually reads this and I think everyone I know has free range. I don't use my blog to blog anymore, I usually just update it with photos to keep in touch with people. It may seem strange but I was very happy to see the new brand of free range eggs, happy eggs. I know that if I buy a box, I help support the company even if only in a small way and I know that their chickens are well cared for from the leaflet that comes inside each box, the website and I guess the clue is in the name! I'm happy to buy any free range eggs (true free range not fake free range where the hens are actually just stuffed into small barns with no room to move and no outdoor life) but it's just I like the happy egg company, the hens are given toys and proper care and attention. The farmers want the chickens to have good lives. I scowl or make comments when I see someone picking up eggs from caged chickens because it's so cruel. I hate the thought of all those poor chickens trapped in a cage, unable to move and breathe fresh air. I am glad that supermarkets are starting to have more free range eggs in stock than battery but I wish battery was banned. There is no excuse for buying eggs from caged hens, the small price difference shouldn't matter.

Snow walking

It finally snowed where I live today and it snowed heavily! There are a lot of snowmen outside and I particularly like a snowman with cat ears and eyes that I saw - a snowcat? We went on a long walk down a slippery hill to the village and then round a park where there were a lot of robins and several ducks enjoying the snow. Everyone here copes well with the snow, many taking the day off work to go sledging and snowball fighting. Yeah ok the occasional person probably complains about the weather but the majority of people welcome it with a smile.

Snow in Ely and the Fenlands

Over Christmas, I travelled a little around cambridgeshire. The pictures show Ely cathedral and a nearby Russian cannon. Then there is the snowy winter walk I went on in the Fenlands where I took the picture of the snow covered trees. It snowed several times in the Fenlands on my visit and once the snow flakes were the largest I think I've ever seen. I'm VERY happy it snowed so much :-)

The Perfect Christmas

I have been lucky enough to have a perfect xmas because:

1) We had snow! It didn't snow on xmas day but a few days before we saw a nice heavy snowfall and the thick snow and ice stayed around for xmas day :-) Where I was staying before there was no snow so I am glad that I was visiting a different part of the country for xmas where I knew there was snow. Have to be ridiculously vague on a blog. English people look forward to snow because we don't get it very often. Snow is usually only a problem if you desperately have to travel somewhere, but I drove to my christmas destination by car and quite enjoyed the snowy view beyond my windscreen and didn't mind taking the drive carefully. We also all like snow because it can mean schools close so if you are a kiddie, you get the day off to play in the snow and if you have a boring job to go to, you might not have to go after all! Snow also makes everything look xmassy and I have enjoyed going for walks in it.

2) I got to play with a little puppy jack russell called Bob and he's very cute and energetic, see picture. I do miss my own dog Sky very much though and missed giving her a cuddle.

3) Got to have a yummy scrummy veggie xmas roast dinner and large amounts of naughty treats.

4) We've all been having a laugh playing on the Wii and particularly enjoying the skiing games.

5) I didn't get to see some of the family, but Skype is good for keeping in touch in other countries.