Donkey went with Mary, and Joseph to see Father Christmas. When asked which present they wished for most they said God’s Peace to be with us all as we remember the birth of the Prince of Peace on Christmas Day.
1st December – We went to see Sharon, Mark, Chloe, and Luke today and we played with the dinosaurs.
Donkey Daily Fact – Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a young donkey.
2nd December – We went out with our friends at Kimpton.
Donkey Daily Fact – Donkeys keep a normal clock and will go to sleep at night with the other farm animals, but they snooze while standing up.
3rd December – We arrived back in Kimpton today after visitng Cleethorpes with Carly, Tony, and Thea.
Donkey Daily Fact – Donkeys can live to a great age.
4th December – Andy has a virus so we put him in quarantine with food, drink, and his bible.
Donkey Daily Fact – Donkeys have a keen sense of curiosity.
5th December – We went to the chapel today and sang carols and had tea and cakes.
Donkey Daily Fact – Donkeys have an incredible memory – they can recognise areas and other donkeys they were with up to 25 years ago.
6th December – We went to see Emily Isaac, Hannah and their mum.. We made tuna pasta bake with Emily
Donkey Daily Fact – Dickey, Jacquot, Tewfik, Florence, and Jenny were some of Queen Victoria’s donkeys.
7th December – We went to see Hazel today at Willow Court. Donkey was really fussed over there.
Donkey Daily Fact – Foal is a baby donkey up to one year old.
8th December – We went to see Julie, Paul Barney Toby & George. We looked at the wonky but wonderful Christmas tree and we read the Christmas story together.
Donkey Daily Fact – Asino is the Itaian word for Donkey.
9th December – Beth, Neil, Toby, Lauren, and Jess took us to London today where we saw wonderful Christmas Lights.
Donkey Daily Fact – Donkey in Albanian is Gomar
10th December – We went to see Lindsey, Ed, Sam and George . George and his friends cooked a Christmas dinner with all the trimmings.
Donkey Daily Fact – Donkey in Polish is Osioł.
11th December – We had a lovely day in the fresh winter sunshine today, going for a litter picking walk with Eliza and Rufus
Donkey Daily Fact – Average donkey’s stand 3 to 4 feet in height at the shoulder.
12th December -We visited a next door parish for a great Christmas lunch with other Peters Greeners today.
Donkey Daily Fact – In the USA if a donkey is less than three feet tall at the shoulder when it is fully mature it is a miniature donkey.
13th December -We all had a wonderful day on Santa’s sleigh with Dasher and Dancer, finished with a nice evening in front of the fire.
Donkey Daily Fact – Queen Victoria’s first donkey was Dickey who was given to her by her uncle when she was a little girl.
14th December – We went to the Bright Star today to see Guy, family, and friends
Donkey Daily Fact – Jacquot was Queen Victoria’s favourite donkey. She saw him pulling a cart in the French Riviera and haggled with a French peasant herself to buy him for 200 francs.
15th December – We went to see Donatella and Robby today. D made a cute little donkey for me.
Donkey Daily Fact – Nestor was a little grey donkey who carries Mary to Bethlehem in a TV show The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
16th December – We went to see Emily, Ian, & Stanley today.
Donkey Daily Fact – A Donkey’s Breakfast is a merchant navy term for a straw-filles mattress.
17th December – We went to the chapel today for the All Age Carol service.
Donkey Daily Fact – The saying ‘Talk the hind leg off a donkey’ means to talk non stop.
18th December – We went to New Zealand today to see Ruth, Richard, William, Jack, & Oliver and we saw the Anglican Cathedral.
Donkey Daily Fact – Donkeys were used to carry silk along the ‘Silk Road’ from the Pacific Ocean to the Mediterranean in return for trade goods.
19th December – Today we had a lovely time seeing Mim, Katy and Tasha again .
Donkey Daily Fact – Donkeys can live to a great age.
20th December – Today we went to see Christine and had lots of food .
Donkey Daily Fact – Donkeys in Britain are required to have a passport.
21st December – Today we continued on our journey .
Donkey Daily Fact – Donkeys like to munch on grasses, grains, oats and barley straw. Domesticated donkeys are usually fed hay, but they enjoy special treats like apples, pears, beets, bananas, bread, and molasses.
22nd December – We spent the day with Pam today and wnet to see the Priory Church at Dunstable which is very old.
Donkey Daily Fact – Donkeys came to England with the Roman invasion of Britain
23rd December – We went to see the ducks and geese at Wardown Park in Luton before going to the museum to see Father Christmas
Donkey Daily Fact – Puzzle is a talking donkey in the Chronicles of Narnia book by C.S. Lewis
24th December – We went to Central Baptist Church for Messy Church and then to Whipsnade Zoo
Donkey Daily Fact – One of the most famous Donkeys is Winnie-the-Poo’s friend Eeyore.