Today I spent my morning “crafting” or, as we say, trying to make a hedgehog.

I struggled.

I think it was the prickles. I just couldn’t get them right or how I wanted.

So in the end I used cocktail sticks which then squished my poor hedgehog flatter so he looked like a Rowntree’s Fruit Pastille decorated with sticks!

To be perfectly honest, I am not convinced he is my best work.  I need a jolly little hedgehog for the films that I will make in my new shed.

These are just the best of many of my attempts.

I had to go for a long walk this afternoon to get over the stress of trying to make a hedgepig.  It was all too much for me. I am not cut out for “crafting”.

The rain was pouring down this morning.  Mum and I woke early to walk Teddy, Mum’s Miniature Schnauzer x Yorkshire Terrier little boy.  Teddy is not a huge fan of rain so Mum put him in his lovely pillar box red waterproof coat.

Teddy is very amenable to wearing his coat. He puts it on without a struggle or argument, unlike some.  Her Maj adopts the sit-down strike attitude to all clothing so we don’t bother anymore.

And he looks super smart in it too.

The walk was vile.  There were no redeeming features and we all got very wet.

Dear little Teddy got off fairly lightly, though, because of his superb coat.

Once dried and breakfasted, my sister came round and gave Ted an excellent Christmas-esque toy to annihilate.  Twenty minutes is the record for anything with a squeaker.  It didn’t take long.

I am a huge fan of Teddy.  He has a lovely smile.

He also suffers from chronic terrier pretend deafness or, as my neighbour used to say about mine, “he listens to his own voices!”

This is my world, at the moment.

Luckily not too crowded but all very Christmassy.

Meanwhile, back in my home world, the shed is coming along beautifully.

Now I have a lovely big window.

An excellent front door.

Next week, I might get an insulated floor.

Exciting times ahead.  Onwards and upwards. Xx

This morning’s dog walk at 07:30.  The municipal golf-course that surrounds the house was empty.

After breakfast we walked around Mum’s beautiful garden.  It is more Autumn here than Winter.

Teddy is always around, which is lovely. Having a dog nearby is very important.

We hit the shops and were obviously inundated by Christmas.

All is well.

All is well.

I flew south this morning via Aberdeen down to Heathrow, London.  I left home at 05:15 and landed in London at 10:45.  That’s fairly incredible.

A crescent moon and what is apparently the International Space Station followed us down to the airport. OH and I argued this point all the way to the airport as well as whether the moon was in an eclipse.  I wanted the star to be Venus. We also toyed with the idea of Mars too.  I am sure someone will tell us what the light is.

Land Ahoy over Scotland.

The sun rising many hours after I got up.

Arrival at Aberdeen airport.

Even at this early hour, it is all very beautiful.

I am just down south for the week.