Mathilde goes to the Panto

It's still Panto Season (just)

and today Mathilde (aka Tilly Teasel)

got to accompany us to the Oxford Playhouse

to see Beauty and the Beast!

Here she is sitting precariously on the dashboard during the drive - she was very sweet and patient - even though she didn't like being there. Tilly chose her little petticoat and bear hair ties to make her look smart!

Tilly absolutely loved the performance - and couldn't wait to get home to tell her best friend, Raffaela Hazel, all about it.  The girls pored over the programme for ages 

and then tried out some of the circus-style dance moves

before excitedly rushing off to find a "costume" one of them could wear....

as much as I'm enjoying their enjoyment (and attempts to explain a Pantomime Dame!), it's late and time for bed - and tomorrow is another day.  Night all.

I hope you've all had a very Merry Christmas

Here's wishing you the best for 

2015

and may it be the year you want it to be

with greetings from me,

a handful of Hollywoods

the cats, Chili & Truffle

and the rest of the girls, 

(who will be introduced properly in due course)

In the meantime, Juniper got to go on a trip.  DH had to work in Brussels between Christmas and New Year, so off we went...

initially being in the car was fun

then apparently it became tedious because there was nothing to look at whilst crossing the Channel in the train ....

things perked up once we were speeding through Northern France

and, very quickly after that, it seemed, we were at the apartment

We loved Brussels

and all too soon, after only a few nights, we were heading back to the UK on Eurostar for New Year.