Glad to see the back of 2013.....

What a year - illness and separation but light at the end of the tunnel and wishing I'd been a tougher, more insightful and less sympathetic person 20 years ago.

Thats Life.

And it goes on....

So, Carpe Diem and 2014 is going to be better.

So mote it be!

The weather here has been pretty bad - not dangerous, just wet, windy and miserable. Christmas though - Yule if you like - has it's purpose and the warmth of a fire, friends and family and seasonal food and drink brightens it as it has for generations before.

The Boxing Day Hunt went well at Hagley Hall - more popular than for a long time.

..and these beauties broke some hearts!