Cottage all Christmassy

Got the wood burner fitted a couple of weeks ago and since then we have become mini arsonists.  The phrase 'burn it' is uttered a lot around here!!!  We have also learnt that the saying 'there is no smoke without fire' is untrue.  There has been many a time that the whole living room is filled with smoke but not a flicker of a flame can be located in the fireplace.

It has all been decorated up ready for Christmas and looks really cosy.  You may notice the toasting fork on the left hand side of the fireplace.  This is also a new addition to the house and we also use the slightly altered phrase from burn it to burnt it!!

 

Pond update

When we moved into our cottage, we were going to get rid of the pond but it has been lovely all summer hearing the trickle of the waterfall.  We have decided to keep it but there was a tree that attacked you every time you stepped anywhere near it.  We have now pulled it out and it makes the seating area feel much bigger AND we don't need protective clothing anymore.

The vicious (though beautiful) tree.

 

 

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