Last Days of Winter

It's - 4.5c here this morning - a gentle reminder from Mr Jack Frost that it's not quite time to empty the wood baskets!

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Sunday Luxe

Fill your Sunday with little luxuries!

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Winter Warmth

Stay warm and cosy!

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Winter Gardening

Time to start all those gardening jobs that have been put aside for "winter". The list is long but today will be cold and sunshiny - just perfect for being outdoors in the garden!  Enjoy your day.

Love .... Winter Woollies

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Baby It's Cold Outside

It's cold and windy here today - should I wrap up in something warm?

Stay in bed all warm and cosy?

Gather firewood?

Light a fire and spend the day indulging in warm delights?

Or think about a day out?

Dressed in my winter warmest?

No, not me - today is winter vegetable planting day!

Stay warm (or cool) and enjoy your weekend.

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Dreaming of Winter

Now that autumn is here I've started dreaming of winter, my very favourite time of the year! I just love to sit by a crackling fire on a cold night - it's my idea of heaven.

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We had a lot of trouble with our fireplace when we first moved into the house. Our house is on a hill in a high wind area and sometimes (not always) the wind comes down the chimney and fills the room with smoke - this isn't great when you have a large group of friends for dinner! After many changes, including converting to gas and back again, the fire now works and we've got a wonderful open fire. Hopefully winter will be cold this year here in the Highlands and it will get a lot of use.

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