I am getting there with catching up and more importantly keeping up with everything!  I spent the weekend baking the Christmas goodies and kept a few out but put most of them in the freezer out of the way of hands and paws!!!

Sixty mince pies made!

Sausage rolls done!

My Christmas cookies all done.

I have to make more Christmas cookies as gifts and for DH to take to various visits but they are the easiest to do.  Still have the Christmas cake to bake which I will try and get done tomorrow.  Just need to do the wrapping and write the cards and then that is all done. 

DH and I are lucky enough to be in London again this weekend and at the start of next week.  This will be a little later than normal but to celebrate our Wedding Anniversary and Christmas.  I am glad I took the above picture last year because I just love the red lights.  This year the Fortnum & Mason lights are gold which although lovely don’t quite have the impact these red ones do!

We are being bombarded with Black Friday deals, which I find an absolute laugh as this really is nothing to do with us in the UK but our retailers seemed to have purloined the event without us having the fun and food of Thanksgiving!!!  Of course it is just another way for our retailers to entice people in and get them to spend!!!  Advertising does not and never has worked on me!!  I like the adverts but cannot tell you what they are trying to sell me!

Coco is off to the Kennels for the first time, as we wanted her to get used to going just in case, and both boys are extremely busy so whilst we are not here it is the best for her and then the Boys do not have to worry if they are not home early.  The kennels we use were the ones my parents used and that is over forty years ago and it is the same family running it still and they cannot wait to meet Coco.  It will be a new experience for her.

Yesterday I popped over to see DH’s cousin in Nottinghamshire to deliver the Memory quilts to her and today I have been working all day.  Tomorrow I have some home jobs to do and some Christmas jobs to do as well so that will be a fun day.  Thursday and Friday are busy and then Saturday we are off to London.  DH has two Christmas Lights switch on to commentate on, on Thursday and Friday evening and so far the weather is cold but not raining!

I hope you lovely lot are having a good week. 

Hugs & Love, Susie & Coco xx