“A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water.”  ―  Carl Reiner (Actor in Ocean's Eleven) Oh b...

My favourite thing at the weekend is to take five minutes to think through the day ahead before getting out of bed. (Once up, the reality ...

~ Not unlike icicles - the winter catkins of Garrya elliptica ~   Well, hello again. Christmas zoomed past and now, here we are, covered...

Well, it was fun while it lasted. After freezing nights and a great deal of anticipation, our 3 inches of settled snow properly lasted only ...

Finally!  Winter's here, proper snow, face and finger numbing cold, heating on, hot buttered toast (or crumpets) at teatime with a large...