Sunday, 4 January 2026

First Sunday Selfie of 2026

Hello, and welcome to our selfie. 

First off we wish you all a very happy and prosperous and good karma filled new year. 

With the festive season now thankfully behind us, and the husks of other peoples spent firework rockets all but gathered up from the Manor House gardens — save one lodged on the roof — Mrs H can rest up for a while. 

I say rest up, only between meal services and raking up the last vestiges of autumn leaves that appear from nowhere and stain the lawns with patches of limp, yucky brown. 

Whilst she does that, I have been making the most of some down time. No book reviews for a while as we are busy elsewhere, hoping that our book artiste comes through sooner rather than later with some new art for book 2 and book 3. More on that as and when.

Anyways, here is me on one of the day beds, soaking up yesterday afternoons (3pm) sunshine. There was a welcome blast of bright, clear but low light from across the fields. That's why I am squinting. In a week that has seen freezing temperatures here of -7c, with snow and heavy frosts, and continues to threaten so into next week, this and other beds and sofas is where you will find me. Mrs H has the kettle on now, in readiness for an audio book listen before breakfast, so I shall leave you hopefully with thoughts of warm weather and happier days.


Erin lays sat slightly sideways and head on, looking to her left. She sits on a sage green fleece that itself is spread over a day bed. She looks out the window and her face and part body is illuminated by some late afternoon bright winter sun.
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We are joining the Sunday Selfies, hosted by the wonderful Kitties Blue and their mum, Janet Blue, from the Cat on My Head blog in America. Click this sentence to visit Janet Blue's site.

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Till Laters!

ERin & Mrs H.

9 comments:

  1. That is a lovely selfie. Happy New Year and keep warm! It is cold here too, and it is even snowing, which is rare for us.
    I did buy Wyrdwood and finished reading it last week. It was one of those books I couldn't put down and didn't want it to finish. I do hope there will be another one. I really enjoyed it, eat your heart out Stephen King! I also bought Flipped and should be starting it today.
    Thank you for reviewing Wyrdwood, it is one of the best books I have read in a long time.

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    1. Thank you, and Happy New Year to you also. And I am so glad you enjoyed Wyrdwood. Such a clever and captivating a read. I have to place it and Flipped as two of my best reads of 2025. Hopefully there will be sequel, or at least another by this author who really would give Mr King a run for his money ... an heir apparent, well they just may be, certainly for this grade and upwards.
      ERin

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  2. That is a beautiful selfie and a good pick for the first of the year. As an author, I am interested to see the art for your new books.

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    1. Thank you. And I will probably do a cover reveal as and when. But that will be some time away I feel.
      ERin

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  3. Beds and sofas and armchairs are definitely the place to curl up, ERin. It sounds like really cold weather there! Brrrrrr.

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    1. Brrrrrrrrr should be a marking on the weather maps, for sure. ;)
      ERin

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  4. Mrs. H has the right idea, hot cuppa. We have the snow here and finally today some sun after one week of snow and darkness. You look lovely in the sun ERin. We send purrs and hopes that the artist gets all going well. Thank you for purring for me. I feel a bit better today.

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  5. That's a beautiful selfie sweet Princess and you have such amazing whiskers! Happy New Year!!!

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