WARMER DAYS... 
Just been listening to a beautiful noise that brings back memories of England on a Sunday morning - the sound of Jaguar's brand new iron horseshoes clomping away gently on a road surface. It all seems such a long time ago, being in Blighty, as does the Japanese summer for that matter!

As I was searching for suitable New Year greetings card images the other day, I came across these. They instantly reminded me of the warmth we had a few months back, with Sophie riding Jaguar and Louis busy polishing his new saddle - his 12th birthday present, and a few future birthday presents on account that will take him through to about age 19 in one go! I'm happy to say he is still looking after the saddle, oiling it and polishing it on a regular basis, and avoiding using it in the rain as much as possible. If only he'd learn to treasure his boots in the same way...