I'm a little late bringing you the Tiny Chumps' festive adventure this year, but that's because they've had a break from the farm and spent Christmas at Chumpitree Castle, their second home. This happens to be on the border with Wales, and they tell me that they couldn't get a decent phone signal to let me know what they'd been up to.
It turns out that they've been trying their hands at the Welsh winter tradition of the Mari Lwyd, with Jeremy carrying the spectral Grey Mare and Richard acting as the horse's groom. Normally, the Mari Lwyd goes door to door challenging people to what amounts to a rap battle in the Welsh language. None of the Tiny Chumps can speak Welsh, so James has reached a compromise and is reading some Dylan Thomas instead.
I hope you're all having a wonderful holiday season, whether you celebrate Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, anything else, or nothing at all. Happy holidays!