A New Year

A winter scene from Slievemoyle - but notice that because of our very mild weather the gorse is already in bloom. The second photo is of Ivy cottage. The cattle race and the pile of rubble will be disappearing soon!

Well it's been a while since I blogged but the world seems to have continued running in spite of
that! We had a quiet but very enjoyable and relaxed Christmas and New Year celebration. On second thoughts I guess it wasn't particularly quiet or relaxed on the afternoon of 28th Dec when we had over 40 people around for nibbles, a chat and some mulled wine of course. Some were neighbours whom we only seem to see at Christmas, some were Mo's teaching friends and some were from the church. It was great to catch up with some folk we hadn't seen for a while and a nice way to finish off the year.
Yesterday we packed up the Christmas decorations for another year and did our best to get out of holiday mode and back on the job. I have set myself the goal of getting the next cottage to lock-up stage before we head for Australia on 1st Feb. That means getting the wiring done, putting in insulation, constructing the wooden ceilings, installing the windows and doors and plastering the walls. If we can get that done then there is a good chance we can get it finished by Easter. We don't have any bookings for it at Easter yet so we can afford to let the schedule slip a bit - however I always seem to get more done if there is a deadline to meet.
Today was "Vision Sunday" at our church and, while it's good to have a vision of where you would like to be or get to, one of the main themes which was coming across this morning was from Psalm 127 :1 "Unless The Lord builds the house, they labour in vain who build it" It's so important to stay in tune with what the Holy Spirit is saying.
I'll finish with a few photo's taken recently. (If I can remember how to do that) They actually ended up at the top - one day I'll work out how to put them where I want them!