Tag: tree

Medallion man

Bert got an early Christmas present today. A new collar and ID tag. He’s still so small I had to get the smallest tag going. God help anyone who needs to read the phone number – it’s a rather small.

He also got a Christmas bandana. He was so happy on our little walk.

I’m sad that I haven’t put my tree up. I honestly couldn’t face bringing it in this year. And with Bert, I wasn’t sure how he’d be with it all. Next year, he will be bigger and more used to stuff. I haven’t broken out the tinsel for Buddy either. What a grinch!

His little bandana is a little attempt at being a bit festive. I hope whatever you do tomorrow, you eat, drink and be merry.

Merry Christmas to you all from me, Buddy, Bert, Hugo and Dodo.

Thicket

I may have got a bit carried way this afternoon. I was sat having lunch in the conservatory and got rather fixated on the swaying branches. Another tree was growing up behind the holly. It had reached the top of my neighbour’s garage!

In the wind today, it was swaying around like one of those inflatable men you see outside garages. The ones with long arms. They’ve probably got a proper name, but you know what I mean.

I’ve been meaning to cut the other tree down for ages, but seeing it flailing about in the wind spurred me into action. Nearly 3 hours and a lot more trimming, tidying and wedding later, I felt rather satisfied with my efforts.

Of course I looked rather windswept and like I’d been dragged through a hedge backwards. But then I kinda did.

Wise woman

I met up with one of my wise women for coffee and a chat. I say chat, I did most of the chatting. There’s been a lot going on. Again. I feel like every time we meet up, I emotionally vomit on her. Thankfully she’s happy to listen.

On our way out, we passed this Christmas display. How cool is it?! No pun intended.

I think it might be time to risk the annual hernia and bring the tree in from the garage…

Baubles

I’m going to be honest, I really haven’t been feeling the slightest bit festive. There’s so much going on right now that it just hasn’t made it to the top of the list. I haven’t bought a single present yet, my tree is still in the garage and I haven’t broken out Buddy’s elf hat.

So when I spotted some baubles left over from our yard Le Trec session, I thought I’d try and ignite my festive feelings.

Pretty sure Buddy is plotting my demise….

Hobbits

I love this tree. Every time I visit Burghley on XC day, I try and find it. It’s very healthy and happy. But the middle is like a little hobbit house.

It was lovely and cool in there too as the temperature certainly climbed today. So did we! You forget how undulating the course is. Having walked round it twice now, my legs are feeling it. There will be some very tired horse legs too. The course was definitely taking no prisoners today.

Burghley is such a wonderful event. The house looks resplendent in the afternoon sunshine.

Having walked the course, we retired to the shade to watch the final horses on the big screen. Jeff was very happy about this. He was so tired towards the end, he needed Auntie Pip to carry him. Well he’s only got very little legs. I think we’ll all be feeling it tomorrow. The trot up is going to be very interesting indeed.

Annual hernia

Yes it’s that time of the year when I risk life and limb, as well as a hernia, lugging the tree in from the garage. I knew it was heavy, but spotted the weight on the side of the box. It’s 65lb (over half a Pip).

No wonder I look like something out of World’s Strongest Man each year. Well that’s a Christmas tradition too!

Every year, I say I’m going to get a smaller tree. Then I put it up and remember how much I love it!

At least I only have to move it twice each year.

Peaked

I had a little bit too much fun in the Christmas display today. I may have peaked too early and bought some new baubles. Yes I know it’s November. But they are so pretty! Excited about putting the tree up. Not this month though.

Lorry life

I had to take a horse to Newmarket this afternoon. As it was getting late, I pulled over by the gallops for a pit stop. A sausage rolls, Pringles and a coffee in a lay-by is proper lorry fare.

While sat there I watched a man throwing a spanner into a tree to get a drone down. 😂

It’s amazing the things you get to see if you stop and admire the view.

Gone early

It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas. Not my tree, that still needs to be lugged in from the garage. This is the one at my Chiropractor’s. I was covering reception today so got to have a lot of fun decorating it.

Then I spent the rest of the day looking at it and fiddling with the ornaments.

It looks a bit bare in the middle, so will be working on when I’m back tomorrow. 👏🏻