Winter Wishes Coaster

Each coaster measures 12.5cm x 9.5cm and is heat vinyl coated with a cork back.  Proudly designed and printed in Britain, these coasters are the very finest quality. Winter Wishes One crisp winter morning the farmers' wife is crossing the cobbled yard Her flock of Valais Blacknose run to greet her with such happy regard An intelligent breed with beautiful fluffy wool and a cute little black nose She signals to them to line up and they happily form neat little rows €œNow€, she beams €œI've knitted you all a little hat each to keep you cosy€ Calling each in turn, she now found a yellow one, €œhere you are Rosy€ With only two left she pulled out a green and a red hat, €œcome here you two€ Fudge rudely pushed past his brother and got their first in the queue Claiming his jolly red hat Fudge beamed at Biscuit who didn't feel that was fair €œThere you are Biscuit, you get the green one€, but his nostrils angrily flared He ran off into the early morning mist, upset he was always the last He ran a long time until the wind whipped around him and a heavy fog fell fast The storm grew so strong it blew his hat off and he struggled to see the farm The farmer's wife called to all the sheep together and sounded the alarm €œGo find Biscuit€ she cried, and off they all ran as she shook her hands in despair They searched all around and the farmer flashed his torch but he wasn't there Fudge ran hard on his strong little legs, feeling guilty at being so mean Biscuit was all alone in the cold, but wait, was a that a red flash he had seen? Suddenly they were together, the red hat a beacon in the blizzard of white Nuzzling each other Biscuit said he was sorry for giving them all such a fright €œit's a good thing you had the red hat€ Biscuit admitted €œor I wouldn't have seen you€ €œLet's go home, little brother,€ said Fudge, €œyou need to warm up so you do€ That night Biscuit knew that the love of his family was worth more than any riches All huddled in their beds, with coloured hats, blowing bedtime kisses and winter wishes All artwork and poems <a href="https://www.lovecountrybysarahreilly.co.uk/copyright-statement/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">copyright protected by the Artist. Sarah Reilly, Love Country by Sarah Reilly. All rights reserved.