Sweet Little Things About Me - My favourite things about Winter

I'm joining in with Lisa's Meme this week-Sweet Little Things about me. This week the theme is 'My favourite things about Winter.'  There isn't a lot that could be called good about Winters where I live. It is usually endless days of fog and freezing temperatures.  But there are small pleasures that you can only treat yourself to in the Winter. We learn to welcome and appreciate a beautiful sunny day like today. I can light the stove in the kitchen and have endless hot water, a kettle that is always ready for tea and coffee, slow cooked casseroles and soups and Roasts in the oven. Scones for afternoon tea. Opening the oven door and standing in the warmth is a simple and sometimes necessary pleasure.

Pulling a Quilt out and snuggling up with the dog and a good book on a wet and miserable afternoon.

Nanna naps.

 Coats and Scarves 

Do you have favourite things about Winter where you are. Join in here and tell us or visit and see what everyone's favourite things about Winter are.

JaM-Creating and Learning

            Once again it is time to join Jody and take a minute to share what I have been doing.

                                                 

After too long I managed to get up to the sewing room and start making a few things for the website.  I have lots of new vintage doily's to play with thanks to a generous friend.

                                            

There was  a little bit of wandering around outside in the fog taking photos and a little pet photography as well.

                                  

Frantic practicing on the keyboard trying to get my WPM up to an acceptable level for my course, which isn't hard until they tell you that you have to be 98% correct!

And the highlight of the week??? A Tupperware party, something I have managed to avoid for 20 or 30 years but I couldn't let my Sister In Law down. I came away without ordering anything, a useless gadget in my pocket and total disbelief at the price of it.

Why don't you take a moment and share something with us or wander over to Jody's to see who has joined in this week.

MPAY-Your Pets

This week MPAY is all about the family pets. Readers of my Blog are quite familiar with the furry children in my house as they appear quite often. Fred, Cato, Machicho and  of course Rev pop there heads in here whether I want them to or not. 

 So this week I am sharing some of my other pets that don't appear very often and live in this mess.

 Meet the Rats if you haven't run across them in here before. I inherited them from my youngest son Beau when he left home.  He did name them at one stage but I can't remember what the names were.

 They are a much maligned creature for good reason when they live in your ceiling or shed but as a pet they are affectionate, interesting and funny. It took me a little while to warm to rats as pets but once I had (been forced) to hold one, I was lost!

They have the cutest little feet that they use just like hands. Twitchy little noses and whiskers and are curious about everything. They spend hours dragging all the nice clean newspaper I put on the bottom of their cage , up into the basket to make an elaborate and warm nest.

The other animals love them to bits but I think that has more to do with lunch than a genuine wish to make friends. The rats have no fear at all and will stick their noses through the cage when the cats come calling on them. Just look at those cute little noses!!!!!!!

Of course my little girl was at my feet while the Rats had their pictures took. Look at that sweet face........she would eat those rats in a minute if she could get hold of them!
Please join Cherie and  MPAY this week and share your pets with us.