It's beginning to look a lot...

 Like Christmas!

I am looking forward to finishing school on Friday. We have had the Nativity plays videoed so they can be put on the school website. We have had a few class Christmas parties, more to follow this week , we have had Christmas jumper day where we raised money for a local hospice, Father Christmas made an appearance (socially Distanced) for Class 1 & 2, we had a Christmas scene made from recycled material competition and a Class 5 Santa Dash. This week will mainly be Christmas crafting, films, parties, Christmas dinner, but no Christmas service at church, no Staff Christmas Dinner or night out, no Christmas Disco for the children and no relaxing of the hand washing, sanitising, cleaning, we must stay in our bubbles and keep the windows open. 

Despite all this, I think the children are oblivious to the changes and are still excited.

Here are a few photos from school from these past few weeks...

We joined the neighbours for a sing along with mulled cider and jacket potatoes...all Socially Distanced of course!

It was also the night we all switched on our lights for the winter light festival.

I had spent a lot of time planning our window display...

I had help!

We had a day of snow...it didn't last

I called in at my local farm shop on the way home and bought a wreath for our front door.

It will be a Vegan Christmas for us this year!

This is our Staff room Christmas tree this year.

Above an extremely rare photo of all three cats in the same place.

So I must stop here and start getting the last of our decorations in place at home.

Shropshire in October

Hubby and I managed a couple of days visiting my mother in law in Shropshire during my half term break in October.

 We arrived late afternoon and managed a walk in nearby Little Stretton

Always look at this house from the road and wonder what it looks like inside!

 It has a very pretty thatched church

 The next morning was bright and sunny and we drove towards Ludlow, stopping off at the Ludlow Farm Shop for some provisions.

before heading off to a National Trust place, Berrington Hall

 Where they were celebrating Apple Month

 It is always sad to read about the three sons lost to the family during the First World War

 We always enjoy walking around this lovely house.

 Then we walked around the landscaped park

Before calling in at the formal gardens.

and buying some heritage apples,

Church Stretton

 The next morning we went to Ludlow

Such a pretty town.

 While I was there I managed to read a good part of my book.....I love a book with a room plan!

 and on our way home we called in to see my mother in laws sister who lives in Birmingham and we had a lovely lunch before heading home.

My next post will be a very very long one....entitled 'Remembrance' just to warn you!