The best thing about Christmas is that it always brings welcome news of our scattered  family and this year I have especially enjoyed the lovely photographs of delighted Brambledales having just as much fun in the snow as their relatives at home.

Here is Elaine Hopwood's Taffee, at home in Cheshire, followed by his litter sister, Cuddles, playing with a friend at home in Germany and the third picture is their baby half-brother, Spot, who lives in France with Stephanie Favre. 

All three are children of our Breeze and picture four shows more of her children - and grandchildren -  at home at Maes yr Haul.

Breeze herself is shown at the bottom of the page, enjoying a race with her older full sister, Merle.