Happy Advent: and it is happy, because I've just returned from a week in Devon (the beach chalet at Lee Abbey) and feel much more relaxed and ready for the last stretch towards Christmas. I love the place, and this year it was a time of dogs and goats, card games and poker chips, cream teas and lots of rainbows strewn across grey skies so beautiful they made you want to cry. There's some images on Flickr (not all of them mine by rights...I still have no digital camera so get by with my mobile phone and the kindness of others!).
I also turned 25. Slightly scary, but I'm coping. Had a lovely birthday week (longer actually, I am the queen of stretching out my birthday. Was treated to a rare treat when Rach, Lam AND Bri visited on the same weekend (we missed you Esther!) - more images to be found on Flickr. A lot of my birthday pics (taken on Nick's camera) turned out a reddy orange colour. I have no idea why this happened, but I suppose it's novel.
Got to go...by the way - download a free Advent Screensaver here (based around the issue of HIV and AIDS in developing countries but more informative than depressing.)
Take care for now
x