A night time village walk

The day has ended and here we are at home tucked up.I am at the top of the house enjoying a glass of mulled wine prior to supper! It's warm and it's cosy. My thoughts are with all those people at our airports tonight bedding down once again and of course those trying to get home on the East Coast line. This is the most severe weather we have experienced here for at least 25 years since the winter of 1985.

Kerala and Indian sunshine beckon in January!

Berlin Christmas market- then changes at home

Through my drawing room window you can see the snow gently and remorselessly falling onto the trees in the large orchard next door...

Political plates celebrating Gladstone have been moved to their new imposing position on the dresser, with a Polish traditional Christmas decoration bought in Cracov this summer. It is so simply made from foil sweetie wrappers . I had seen one in the wonderful craft museum down in the Jewish quarter of town and was delighted to be able to purchase this one for myself.

Here is the exquisite Polish card decoration which is simple but highly effective.

From the top of the house I can see my garden and it is still snowing...