A Good Beginning

 The New Year started well. We looked after Ro and Jess on Thursday. At the start of the month Jess had been at Cornerstones reading this excellent book. I got it in 2020 [the Covid Summer of Grandma's Nursery] and have done a lot of the activities with the grandchildren.

Jess had asked to make the dancing ribbons. So when she arrived I had everything ready. I copied Janet's idea, and cut two rings from the bottom of my scarf tidy on Wednesday afternoon [and organised my scarves neatly afterwards] This was a good lesson in counting, measuring and learning to make loops. Plus using adjectives- wide, narrow stiff, floaty, silky...as well as colour names.

Meanwhile Bob and Rosie dismantled the Nativity Tableau. 

Here they are adding up the donations [cash plus onoine]. Note how she's checking carefully using her fingers digital calculator. 

£275 - thank you!

Our new neighbours are getting their bungalow straight. They brought us some chocolates. The girls made them a thank you card whilst I prepared lunch . Liz and Jon came back, we exchanged gifts, and ate Bob's splendid Christmas pie. 

The end of all our family events. Time to start un-decking...