A post before Christmas! Brilliant …
Our garlic got hoisted from the ground today – about 95 heads which are currently lying on the path drying. Nice Chrissy present.
Oh and Bob, you will be pleased to know that we will be enjoying spuds for our Christmas lunch, I was scrabbling around in the dirt yesterday digging them up!
I hope you enjoy my jumble of this week’s pics .. our garden is looking just lovely.
Thank you to all my wonderful blogging friends .. for your support, friendship and encouragement.
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas, safe and happy holidays.
Best wishes from us all at Frog Pond Farm
Great pics. I love the Santa dog. Seasons greetings!
Hey Tim .. thank you. Merry Christmas! Thanks for all your comments and support this year .. greatly appreciated!
I always enjoy your blog, and the season in opposition to ours.
Merry Christmas!
And back at you lovely! 😃
Another great post with beautiful photographs! Wishing you a wonderful holiday season!
Hey herman … thank you! All the best to you and Mr Bowie for a fabulous Christmas and holiday season! 😀
The garden is looking lovely – great bunch of bananas too. Excellent view of the cat. Merry Christmas to you, and a great 2016
thanks Anne. The cat was doing her favourite thing – attention seeking! Merry Christmas to you and all the very best for 2016
Priceless photos! All the animals have such character, and how wonderful you are to capture that bumblebee bottom! Love it. Hope you Christmas is merry and bright Julie and I think it will be, over there on your beautiful farm with your lovely family and those roses! Biggest hugs. 😀
Hey V … they do have such character, even Grace when she is smooching while waiting for her dinner. I just love the bumbles bottom .. just he cutest. I hope that your Chrissy is merry and bright too – have a wonderful time in the UK with your man. Biggest hugs back at you lovely
Hi to you both. Well this time next week I will be with you looking forward to getting there. I see Andrew still bringing the beach home with him! Garlic looks good just enough to do my belly of pork dish which as you know requires a lot of garlic bulbs! It’s like a summers day here sun shining about 16 in the sun and daffs about to bloom weather has gone crazy. By the way I now know why Dan was barking the other day if he has to run around like a Christmas dog!
Lots love to you and a merry Christmas see you on the 27th Bill xxx
I know I can’t believe it. Ha I laughed when you said that about the beach. Oh what a surprise, he must have forgotten to take his shoes. LOL Nope that garlic is not for you and certainly not for that pork which can be cooked perfectly in the BBQ outside! Ha ha Yes, i reckon that might have been why Dan was barking .. poor pooch! Lots of love back at you and a very merry Christmas spent in a plane! 😀
These are vignettes of some of the true gifts we receive in life – made my heart soar! Whose horse? Have a wonderful Christmas with those near and dear to you.
Oh thank you .. your comment are always so special. Ah that is a horse that lives next door and goes out on treks .. couldn’t resist the closeup. I hope you and yours have a wonderful Christmas too! Happy holidays
I wish I had your skills! I love the bee! Merry Christmas!🎁🎄🐝
I love the bee pic too! My favourite … I just loved your Chrissy pics. Wishing you and yours a very special Christmas 😀
What a lovely collection of photos. The tiny shiny tree looks lovely with the teacup, and your spuds are perfect. Season’s greetings to you down under.
Thank you … I really liked the teacup pic that is one of my dear Mums and very special. I would have them everywhere in the house if I had enough space! Season’s greetings to you too 😀
I got an email saying you had commented on my Merry Christmas post – but it isn’t appearing in the blog comments so I thought I’d answer you here. I know how old the ornament is because I remember having it as a very young child – and I’m 67!
Oh my .. I bet you cherish that ornament! 😊
Jolly wishes heading your way. Thanks for sharing your lovely world with me.
And jolly wishes to you too Miss! I love sharing this place with you. 😀
Merry Christmas! Wonderful pics!
Merry Christmas to you too! 😀
Merry Christmas in that wonderful lush and warm land!
Linda
Hey Linda .. it is warm and lush. Yay! Merry Christmas 😀
Thanks for share the beauty of your garden, Julie. Kind regards from far away ^_^/
Hey Francis .. love sharing our garden you know that. Kindest regards right back at you too! thanks for stopping by
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Where to begin?!?
I love the shot of the onions, the pooch in the Santa hat, the bee, the mailboxes – and all that lovely green!
Happy Holidays, Julie! It’s been a good year. Here’s to a fantastic 2016!!
Oh I agree .. here is to a fantastic 2016. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas with you family and happy holidays! Take care .. 😀
Seasons greetings to you too Julie. Thanks for the garden tour- I am so pleased that NZ doesn’t suffer from the awful heat we have here which is so destructive of summer gardens. Thanks for your friendship throughout the year. It is always such a pleasure to open your posts and have a little buzz around your garden, the sea, or someone’s legs. Cheers, xx
Hello oh lovely one! I have so enjoyed your friendship throughout the year too! It is always a pleasure in return to read your posts Francesca – travel, food, gardening and fun! I’m so pleased we don’t suffer the heat like OZ does. Love the place, but that is one thing I don’t miss. All the best to you and yours F, have a wonderful Chrissy 😀
Stunning photos of both flora and fauna Julie. I can’t pick a favourite. But if I absolutely had to I choose the delicate details you captured in the horses eye, oh and Dan of course. You know me, I’m a sucker for the animal pictures. Have a great holiday Juls, sending best wishes xxx
Ah what a lovely happy comment! I’m a sucker for animals too! I was up at chook towers the other day and Mookie was climbing all over the fence craving some attention. Wishing you and the family a super Christmas and happy holidays 😄
😀 that makes me so happy
Hello Julie! Everything looks wonderful 😀 I’m going to have a scrabble about in our potatoes too for a few for Christmas day. Happy Christmas!
And to you too Lisa! Enjoy that scrabbling and your Christmas .. I hope it is a happy one 😄
Gorgeous photos! Have a very Merry Christmas Julie.
thank you … and a Merry Christmas to you too! 😀
Merry Christmas Julie!
Merry Christmas to you too 😄
Amazing picture of the bee!
Have a lovely holiday. The rain has stopped here (for a while), so I’m enjoying the sunshine while it lasts 😉
Hey Helen … I love the shot of the bee too – such a cute butt! Pleased your rain has stopped – we sure need some. Have a lovely Christmas and relaxing holiday
Thank you – same for you! But hope you get some rain, soon 🙂
Beautiful photography as usual. Wishing you a happy and restful Christmas, and lots more garden successes in the new year.
Mr Draco … how nice to see you before Christmas! I hope you have a happy and restful time over Christmas. Make sure you get out with that awesome camera of yours! 😀
Your garden is looking fabulous – so vibrant and green (ours is all brown dirt and grey skies).
Happy Christmas Julie.
Hey Anne … it sure is looking vibrant and green. I’m umming and ahhing about escaping the office today and racing outdoors, to no doubt create more mayhem.
Enjoy your Christmas with your family and all the best for a super 2016!
Yummie pics as always, Julie, so cute your dog, love it! Must be funny to celebrate xmas in summer…well, for you it probably isn’t. Have a good one 🙂 My favourite garlic recipe is the chicken with 40 (at least!) cloves of garlic, to die for!
Yummy pics … oh I like that! 😀 Dan our pooch is so cute, and this year he was easier to photograph .. I grew up celebrating xmas in summer, gosh I couldn’t imagine being cold. That would be so strange .. I shall have a good one and I hope you have a fab Christmas too Annette. Ah that Chicken and 40 cloves of garlic recipe … phew! LOL
Oh my goodness Julie! I’m a little late to comment. Frog Pond Farm didn’t show up in my reader. Everything looks so lovely! And those spuds. . . how lucky! Those will be delicious for Christmas. I envy your potatoes (I bet you don’t hear that very often 🙂 Dan sure looks like a good sport, I wouldn’t dare try that with Willow! Can almost taste that garlic! All the very best to you and Andrew this Holiday Season. Take care and stay out of mischief! Bob at Palliser Pass
Ah did Siskin tell you about the post? LOL Couldn’t believe that you missed it .. put the spuds in especially for you! And they are sensational by the way. Thought of you and Lisa when I hoisted them from the dirt. Dan was a very good sport this year – very unlike previous. Oh that garlic .. what a treat! All the very best to you and your family Bob .. best wishes, have fun and enjoy the festive season. Mischief what’s that? LOL
Siskin did tell me! I’m in trouble if I have to depend on him. Those spuds look fantastic. Once the taters get a little older you will have to throw in a few cloves when they are boiling and mash them all up together. All the very best Julie! Bob
Julie!!! My gosh you live in Magic Land! Your images are absolutely sprinkled with Fairie Dust I would swear by it. LOVE LOVE LOVE your legs dirt and hair and all!! In fact, I read about how society forces women to shave and since I have read that article, I have decided to see how long I can go without using the razor. Now being winter and all it is not too bad but come this summer, will I have enough courage not to shave my legs? I also like clean shaven legs on me BUT is this conditioning? I will see!!! I would LOVE to come to Frog Pond Farm. So lush it is and your dog … just how did you get him to wear that hat? Again magic! Oh last thing …. LOVE the attitude on your cat showing what she thinks of the camera. Tee hee …. catattitude at its best!! LOL <3 MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
Sure is a cat with lots of attitude. I just couldn’t resist using that pic .. she is the cutest (even if it is her rear) ! Oh my, those aren’t my legs those are my hubbies. Trust me mine are hair free ha ha ha … and he has horrid feet too! You are gorgeous … Anytime you get to our shores you have to come and see me, I would love that! So would your camera – NZ is a beautiful place. And a Merry Christmas back at you lovely girl
*blushing* Oh my, I certainly put my foot in my mouth with good measure, now didn’t I? Tee hee ….. I am laughing as I write this. I would have sworn those were a man’s legs but something just threw me for a curve. Was it the cat? Or what looked like nail polish on the big toes? Hehehehehe Oh, Julie!!! Proof positive when I was made the mold was certainly broken. ROFLMAO!!! I HOPE some day we really do meet. It is one of my Dreams to travel the world, and OH OH OH how I would LOVE to come visit!! I would be lost though on your property, just with my head in the clouds and I probably wouldn’t be good company at all!! When the itch to create hits, I’m hopeless!!! Oh Lord! But I am laughing SO hard right now!!! Geesh!!! Only me!!! *giggling*
Amazing pictures! Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones!
Hello Josephine 😃 and a very Merry Christmas to you and yours … Hugs
Merry Christmas to you and yours, Julie and may your new year be healthy and bountiful.
Thanks so much Karen .. Merry Christmas to you and yours .. Best wishes for 2016 😃
Love the close-up shots, Julie! Merry Christmas to you and yours! 🙂
Thank you Uday! Merry Christmas to you and yours 😃
Popping in again to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas my dear Julie, and I hope all your Christmas dreams come true. Biggest hugs. X
Hello lovely .. Wishing you and yours a very special Christmas I hope you have the most wonderful day! You are a treasure .. Huge hugs xxx
Merry Christmas, Julie – I am late but we had technical problems..now everything is ok 🙂
Thank you for your nice pics <3
So pleased that you enjoyed the pics .. Merry Christmas to you too! 😃
<3 <3
Happy Christmas Julie and wishing you a fruit and veg filled 2016!!
A happy summery end of year to you in the Antipodes.
Thank you Steve .. And to you! 😃
Lovely, just lovely! Wishing you the merriest of Christmases and a new year filled with wonder. Cheers, Ben
Thank you so much Ben .. And all the best for a special 2016 😄
Aww….such loveliness. Happy New Year. I see you have comfrey, which , in my garden, tries to give borage a run for its money. 😀
And a very happy New Year to you too! Enjoy 😃
Ah, your photos are a breath of fresh air to our winter in USA!! Love the shots of color. Thank you!!
everything looks so fresh 🙂
Julie awesome captures LOVE that bee and the beautiful dog.
Kath
Thank you so much! I love that bee shot too 😄
Gorgeous photos, and I found a bee 🙂
Thank you .. I was so pleased to get that pic of the bumble. Even though he was departing