All Heaven and Earth flowered white obliterate... Snow...unceasing snow” ― Japanese Haiku

                                   

Wow! What a week of snow, more snow and freezing temperatures!
This is Jake my Border Collie, rolling and enjoying the deep snow up on the fields, it has been pretty deep in places, I'm not complaining as it gave us a breather from the constant mud and my wellies were clean for once!




Our White Sussex cross hen who lays lovely Blue eggs is laying again, in fact all the girls are laying nearly every day, so no more egg shortages for the forseeable future....

Early morning, fresh snow

Do more, See more, Be more......

I have had some experiments with bread this week, made some sour dough boules from a Rye mother which came out well, if not a little puffed up in places (should have proved them a little longer!) Plain Rye which I make most weekends, with a little white flour added to lift the texture a touch.  I also have made some  Rye Bread with Raisins with added seeds and nuts, which has quickly become the new favourite in our house! It has an amazing texture and taste, as do all the bread recipes I ever make from this lovely blog/website.


On the crafting front I have completed an ongoing project from the Rowan 'City Retreat' book (Whitney) it has been nicknamed the 'scumper' by my family, as it looks a bit like a cross between a scarf and a jumper - but I love it, it is very warm,  and the colour is fab too!

“What is the good of your stars and trees, your sunrise and the wind, if they do not enter into our daily lives?” (E.M. Forster)

Colder this week, it is snowing a little this evening as I write.We are wondering if we shall be snowed in by morning.....unlikely I would think, as it is just  a light dusting so far!










Some interesting scenics this week, fog in lower areas has given the eerie feeling that you are above and beyond everything a few mornings, and clear, cold nights have also given way to sunny, cold sunrises.










All sorts of birds are regular visitors to the garden at the moment, and today we managed to capture some great pictures of a Nuthatch at the bird feeder enjoying the nuts and a bit of sun! This weekend is the first time this year we have seen this bird, it is often in the garden in the spring eating insects from the crevices in the ancient Pear Tree.

Work is a necessary evil to be avoided. (Mark Twain )

Welcome to 2013!

The sunshine on New Years day was pretty fleeting....  fantastic however to be able to walk down onto the beach at Three Cliffs Bay in the Gower, blowing  the cobwebs and drinking in the pure Vitamin D.  Lets hope we were topped up enough to combat the inevitable winter blues. 

Work began again the next day (deep breath!) but it was a quiet week which seems to have rolled languidly to a close, echoing my sentiments of extending the  festive period and the serenity it seems to bring before we get back to the usual rat race pace

Never Underestimate a sunrise!!

Have been out walking earlier this week and some of the sunrises have been amazing - worth getting up for!