26th January

A slightly scary picture of the cat, but quite flattering to her as it makes her look slimmer!

26th January

This was one attempt to photograph Suki tonight!

25th January

This is the new dishwasher. We got to use it for the first time today - it took a while to get it all connected as Dad had to move the electrical socket to allow the fitting to plug in to it. In any case, he felt it was too near to the water source to be safe.
The dishwasher seems to be good and is much quieter than the previous one. We think it will take a while to learn how to load it in the most efficient way. We are definitely on a learning curve.

23rd January

Today (Saturday) we had a really late lunch (? a lun-tea) - this is me preparing some salmon pieces by rubbing Thai red curry paste on them. In front of this is a fruit salad that I had made earlier.
I thought that Jen might like to see the apron in action!
The salmon thing was absolutely yummy!

18th January

This is the finished picture, and me!

17thJanuary

We went for a walk today as the weather was fine - we went up the incline and across the golf course, then back down the incline, and to Poynton park, then home. Took lots of sheep pictures!

15th January

This has been sent from the little girl I sponsor in India. She has coloured in the brown bits on the dove, and I am supposed to fill in the others, then take a picture of me with the picture, and send it to her.

21st January

The bulbs we planted in the autumn have survived the snow and ice!

14th January

A rather grainy picture of Suki, the indolent one!

14th January

The cats have gone in to deep winter hibernation mode, and are spending a lot of time curled up on the settee, making it known that they have no urge to go out into the snow. There are no cat footprints in the snow at the back of the house. I have a theory that they walk down the passage and spend the time they are out under a bush! Today they spent time trying to avoid the young people that came round for their afternoon club.

13th January

The thaw is really getting under way now. The snow is gradually sliding off the greenhouse roof - and this side is obviously melting more quickly than the far side.

12th January

Second attempt! The slow cooker arrived today, and looks very smart. The challenge is to find it some cupboard space...

10th January

The ice formations in this shrub were really unusual. The icicles on the roof are even longer, but are dripping so are probably not going to be around for much longer.

9th January

This is Poynton pool. Most of it is frozen up (and has some dog and man footprints on the ice!!) but there is a small area of water, which the ducks and swans stand around, and swim on. You can just about make it out on the picture.

9th January

It was a lovely afternoon and we walked down to church via Towers Road, then Poynton park. It all looked very pretty!

8th January

Sunset over Hardwicke Road

7th January

We had some very impressive icicles hanging off the roof for a few days - this wasn't the longest one, but it was much easier to photograph! I like the pink in the sky behind the trees. And the moon, which looks like something on a branch of a tree.

January 6th

This is the incline in the snow. Pretty, isn't it?

January 6th

I arrived back from a bracing walk to the shops and, glancing at the tree, thought that the blossom had come early!

January 5th

This is a pre-dawn picture of the back garden after a 4 inch fall of snow. It looks rather moody in this light!
I think the snow theme could continue for a while longer, if the weather forecast is to be believed.

January 4th

Would you buy this car? Somehow the effect of ice and snow makes it look quite decrepit. The ice was really quite challenging to remove from the car, and I managed to slip and fall twice on some lethal black ice on the drive. Luckily no lasting damage done!
I love the rosy glow of the rising sun on the houses in this picture.

January 3rd

Yesterday we finished tidying the bookcase in the lounge. We have taken out a phenomenal number of books, and filled Jenny's room with boxes and bags! The books still lying on the front of the shelves are destined for another site, when it has been sorted and tidied.
I feel very proud!

January 2nd

It snowed quite a lot here today and looked very pretty!
Later in the day it snowed more, so we kept our trips local and walkable.
In the afternoon we expended a surprising amount of energy clearing the drive of snow. Of course, during the night it snowed again! (but not much)

January 1st

This is a picture of the mantel piece in the living room, with the Christmas candles all lit. I had meant to take a picture of the Yorkshire contingent of the family, who visited us today, but forgot! By the time I took this picture, we had got the house straight again and were ready to relax.