Knitting for chickens!! :)

How bizarrely cute is THIS???  They're a REALLY odd bunch in Somerset, England!!
(my old home town)
 ;)  

Thursday Thirteen....

(Inspired by another blog this week) 

Thirteen things I love about Winter:

1. How beautiful the hoar frost looks after the fog clears.

2. Time for crafts and reading

3. hearty comfort foods

4. Having an excuse to be a homebody!!

5.  Curling up and watching lots of movies - we don't really watch any tv during the warmer months.

6.  happy faces on snowmen

7.  rosy cheeks on the children when they've been outside playing

8.  fresh fallen snow - glistening in the sunshine

9.  hot chocolate by the fire in Starbucks!

10.  The ice festival

11.  all the lovely coats and scarves you get to wear.  And kick-ass boots!

12.  Watching the snow fall once everyone is at home all safe.

13.  walking through the woods and over the back fields, seeing animal tracks in the snow, enjoying the peaceful stillness one a cold sunny day.

You can find the Thursday Thirteen HERE

Great post on Ragged Roses today....

A fab post all about Landgirls, rationing, and how the war effected diet and health in the UK:

Ragged Roses

It's not a heavy fact based post - just pictures form a museum trip - but I found it very interesting :)

Enjoy!!

A blog to check out!!!!

A fabulous BLOG from Whistler - in the heart of the Olympics.....also creative crafty knitting.....but it is wonderful to see the pictures form Whistler :)

Head over and take a look!!

Making supper..

Susannah made supper last night - our version of Joannes hashbrown casserole.  It was yummy as always - this is a family favourite now :)

Go for Plan A!!

THIS is a GREAT article on encouraging passion in your children :)