Here we go again........

Well they said we would not have a repeat of last winter, but does this look familiar!!!  This was the scence in my garden this morning.  I think we have had at least 5 inches since yesterday and more is forecast over the next few days.   My plans to go to Knitting and Stitch today have been cancelled, lets hope I can now get there on Sunday.

                                                             I have just topped up all the bird feeders and I am sitting cozy in my studio, making Christmas Cards and watching the snow fall,  it all looks so pretty.  My concern now, how will I get to work first thing in the morning!!!! 

I got this present yesterday from Dave, thank you I love it.  It has pride of place in the studio.

I Just want it to Go Now.......

.........and so do the chickens. They have hardly been out for weeks, opting to stay in their house all day. Jill popped out today but was soon heading back into the warmth. We have had another big dump of snow during the night and it took us 2 hours this morning to clear the drive and road in front of the house. The skies are blue now and it looks so picturesque but I just want it to go. I have had enough of the bad road conditions and anxiety of getting to and from work.

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I spotted these icicles hanging from the conservatory roof, I hope the gutters don't break with all the weight of snow.

I cleared a path to my studio,the snow is so fine and powdery.....

There is talk that provisions are running out in village shops, I have been creative using up lots of the excess food bought for the holidays. DH bought a box of plum tomatoes before Christmas
so before they go off I have been making Tomato Sauce, I just made the recipe up and hoped for the best. This is how it goes.........

Chopped onions
Chopped Red Pepper
Tomatoes
Olive Oil
Thick Balsamic Vinegar
Teaspoon Brown Sugar
Salt, Pepper, Garlic Cloves, Dried Basil

(You need to adjust the amounts, depending on how many tomatoes you have.)

I baked it all in the oven for about 40minutes, at 140*c.
Blitz it in the food processor and voila. Ready for Homemade Pizzas or Pasta sauce. The kids just love it as sauce.

Any finally, Little Ted is still waiting to be repaired, but he is going to have to wait until I can get to the shops to purchase the correct stuffing for his paws.

Keep warm and safe wherever you are...... Posting this fromy my cosy Studio, it is now

-3 degrees outside.

.... Happy White New Year......

Happy New Year to you All , Wishing you Good Health and Happiness.

2010 is finally here and we woke up this morning to this.....
We are definitely in a winter wonderland here today, there must be at least 6-8". It has been snowing on and off all morning with severe weather warnings out for our region. Today is a stay at home day, and thankfully no work commitments. DS1 returned to University yesterday as he is off on a weeks Snowboarding Holiday today. I still have my other two boys at home, they enjoyed a bit of sledging or is it "snowboarding" on a nearby field. As I walked round to open the chicken house this morning these are the scenes that greeted me.....

The roof of the Hen enclosure, chicken wire covered in snow.

The Garden

The birds struggling to find food........

The First Snow of Winter.......

From late summer to the first snows of winter, where oh where has the past 3 months gone. I seem to have got out of the habit of blogging due to one reason or another. I have almost forgotten I have a blog and have been quite happy to be a voyeur of other blogs.

Last week a friend at work reminded me that I have been an absentee on the blogging front and was I going to start again, she is keen to see some of the christmas decorations I have been making of late. I hope to decorate our tree this weekend and will take some photos, until then here is a sneak preview.........

The first snow of winter arrived this morning, I was rushing first thing but just had time to snap a few pics.

See you at the weekend........