Category: Seasons

Getting back to it

Phew, this week has zoomed past – here we are at Sunday already!  It’s been a back to work, back to school, back to university sort of week and it takes some effort to...

Snowy day

Well, the snow finally found us in Winwick! From nothing but hailstones when we left the house for school to a couple of inches of thick white snow an hour or so later, I...

Winter walks

I don’t know what it was like where you are this morning, but here it was bloomin’ cold! So far this winter, the dog and I have walked in weather that’s anything from damp...

Deep frost

Another day and another post about one of our favourite British discussion subjects – the weather! What I like best about the weather in winter – and particularly the frost – is the definition...

First frost

It’s been a strange Autumn so far; milder than usual and with bright, sunny days interspersed with murky, damp, dull days.  These days have reminded me of an old nursery rhyme, the first line...

Garden surprises

It’s been such a mild Autumn so far that I really shouldn’t be surprised that there are still summer flowers to be found in the garden.  In fact, I noticed this morning that some...