Brill is a huge 5 year old Spanish stallion that Poppy decided she wasn't taking any crap from.

The Popster directly after her afternoon nap. It takes Poppy a very long time to wake up. I have no idea where she gets it from!

Peachy!

This is what happens when you buy your kids cheap Christmas presents!

Happy New Year

Here are some piccies of the Christmas.

Merry Christmas

Well, we've finaly moved into the barn. Had a few teething problem with the heating but as I write it's a toasty 22 degrees, the little tearaway is in bed and Sarah's is wrapping all my Christmas pressies. The weather at the moment is a beautiful and sunny 15 degrees. As long as that continues until Christmas day I'll be happy. After that I won't care because I intend to be ballooned until the 7th of January.

This clip of Poppy was created by my neighbour, the famous BBC broadcaster Clive Jacobs. Many thanks Clive.

Here's a quick (unedited) slideshow of some recent pics of Poppy , the barn and the missus. Also, message for Jessamy. Thanks for the card. Do me a favour and send your email address to goneilluk@yahoo.com. xxx