snow days and my kitchen

Everyone around here is plastering facebook with pictures of the snow, and one of my friends' cry was 'Please no more pictures of backyards in the snow!'.

So here is our backyard in the snow...

I think she might have a point, but there are some places in this country that didn't get much snow, and there has been A LOT of snow here. Even more came after I took the pictures.

So much snow that Little Boy has been reluctant to go out in it, for fear of disappearing into a snow drift I shouldn't wonder (now, there'a a phrase... I'll go with it as I'm just writing whatever comes out tonight, editing - pah!) I have photographic evidence that he did get togged up and go outside, but he only made it about two feet further down the path before the words 'Stow [snow] - don' like it' were spoken over and over and over again. What a poppet.

Smallest Boy on the other hand, at 8 months old, was clawing at the window excitedly and would probably have crawled out of the door by himself given half a chance (there's another one!) more difficult to get photographic evidence of him, he moves quickly nowadays, but I'm sure he's here somewhere doing something... [eating his first sandwich last week before the snow came]

Oh and just to throw a curve ball in, nothing to do with 'stow'.
This is me. In my mini-kitchen. Some have questioned how small is a small kitchen, and some have questioned whether I really need a new one? Well -

This Is A Small Kitchen. When I was heavily pregnant I had to back out between the units the way I went in. I have grown to love it over the nearly-five years we've been here, in a love/hate way you understand. It's more of a kitchen than you'd find in most of the developing world though and I will stop moaning and be grateful ;) and try to make it prettier somehow. Any thoughts?

I think that's all for now. Just like the old days, I do go on ...

love x

this face...

surely says... "life is good" :)

oh little apple tree x

am feeling a bit inspired to blog again, about this and that... so here's this...


A few weeks ago I said to Andy "I think it would be a lovely thing if I could see an apple tree when I look out of the kitchen window..." and what do you think he did?! Yep yeppity yep, he bought me a little cox's orange pippin tree (which should give us fruit next year) from a nice man on ebay and it arrived last week... and 'we' had to plant it in the dark because it arrived on a tuesday and it's dark when Andy gets home from work, and I couldn't dig the hole myself. I held the torch, and tried to read the instructions. And I really hope the apple tree is enjoying its new home. I am enjoying seeing it every time I look out of the window :) I will try to remember to take a picture of the baby tree because it really is one of my favourite things in all the world right now :) and the best thing about it? Andy bought it for me :)



until I get a pic of the apple tree, here are some pears from Andy's mum and dad's pear tree in the garden at 'the cottage'. They are delicious - the little boys have gobbled them all up.
Be back soon x

for gran and grandad x

hello people :)

just a flying visit to post this for my parents, and anyone else who is passing by of course! nice to see you ;)
This is a snippet of the first outing of the birthday scooter, a gift from Nana (my Grandma) and the safety gear thanks to Uncle Paul (Andy's bro). Oh yeah.

Thanks Gem for helping!

In a rash moment I deleted it all. I fancied another 'fresh start'... It was all a bit too much 'look at me' when there's not really that much to look at...
Just thought I'd better explain. I will be back sometime. xxx