A wonderful winter surprise

Who would have thought, that in the depth of a snowy winter, a glorious sunny day would break through to help create a magical birthday surprise for a group of friends from London.  I was honoured to be part of this special celebration called ‘Together at Last’.  The bunting was out, the cakes were baked and hay bales surrounded vintage crates for a relaxed gathering on our smallholding.  How romantic of a husband to come up with the idea of a Kentish county walk whereby his wife and children would ‘stumble’ across Bessie.  Tears of surprise on finding Bessie, friends hiding inside and a specially comissioned cake were soon replaced with lots of laughter.  Children wandered to see the ponies and the little dog enjoyed the freedom of a 10 acre field.  Here are just a few photos of that special day in January.