We have had a busy morning. Saturday is housework day and I was more than willing to lend a paw.\

We got the chores done in half the time! This afternoon we are baking. Christmas cake  mmmmm. I snuck a lick of the spoon.

We made 3 cakes in the end. The family Christmas cake  and another for a charity event in a couple of weeks. And we made a lemon and poppy seed cake  to take when we visit her son next weekend. Here are 2 of them: