Baa Ram Ewe

Baarney the sheep is a lucky little fellow. While he was still just a tiny lamb, he had a run in with a rather ferocious dog, and had to be rushed to the vet to have his arm reattached. All that makes him a little jumpy, and you'll always find him curled up on the couch at night rather than out playing with the other sheep. He likes to knit, and is working on making himself a pair of mittens for the winter.

Comfy, cozy, rusty?

This week, I'm mostly:

• Trying to find excuses to leave the house, so I can wear the wonderfully warm and fluffy UGGs my Mum sent me for Christmas. I LOVE them!

(Well, okay, to be honest, I'm wearing them inside too, and completely abandoning my Anti-Shoes-in-House policy, much to Justin's relief!)

• Eating the Terry's chocolate orange that Bella got me for Christmas, and wishing I was in England.

(Well, okay, I bought it for myself, but Bella showed

no signs of going to the shops on her own!)

• Loving rustiness. All the barns we saw on the drive back from San Antonio really inspired me, and though I haven't decided what form my 'Tribute to Rust' will be in, I'm working on it!

• Writing and illustrating a few pages on how the pregnancy is going so far. I tried using a regular 'baby book' type thing, but four lines a week isn't enough room! I want a page a day, and room to draw!

What a lot of fun!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas,

full of family, fun and chocolate ('tis the English way...)!

xo