Snow glorious snow

....again!

We got some if it 'yay!!'

It started snowing about 7pm last night and it came down thick and fast.


It was so white that it looked like daytime at night time, but with an orange (fake tan) tinge!!

Very weird and very surreal, but great fun nevertheless, for us big kids that is.

{ with flash}


{and without flash!!}

Within about an hour we had at least an inch if not two covering of snow and stepping out into the garden shouts of glee could be heard ringing around the town - grown ups!!

I dunno a bit of snow and we all turn into giggling, snowball throwing lunatics!!


At home we were secretly whopping and stomping around the garden as the little ones were tucked up in bed and it felt a tad unfair to be enjoying the snowy fun whilst they slept.

But that inner child had to be released and take part in the silly excitement of SNOW!!


Mr T built a snowman as a surprise for when the children woke - as if the sight of snow wasn't enough, honestly!!



They were thrilled, but as I knew would happen (a mothers insight - uhuh!!) there were accusations of 'who built that snowman??!'

...and 'when did you build him?!'

And then it became even more unfair this morning as the older two had to go to school which left Tabi and I to go play - well slip, slide and shuffle off for a walk down to the seafront to snap some quick pictures before we froze.




So that's our snowy last night and morning so far today.

I hope your having fun and still enjoying the white stuff where ever you are?


And as for today, well it's lovely and white and bright out there, but the sky has turned grey and with more snow forecasted, well I guess - watch this space.

Though I doubt it will get any more exciting then where my folks live in Hampshire.

At lunch time yesterday they had, had 10 inches already and it was still falling - I really must call my mum.



Have a wonderful snowy day and keep warm, wrap up snug and enjoy (I hope) while it lasts.

xoxoxoxoxoxox

...and ps. thank you for all your wonderful kind comments about my pictures yesterday they were so gratefully appreciated, but I am my worst critic - thank you though. xXx

Powdered Snow and Icicles

How are you fairing up with all this snow??

We've had no snow storms (yet) in our little part of the country just smatterings here and there, but I have heard many different stories from friends and family about getting stuck, cut off, cars stranded, schools and work closed - OK so the latter maybe isn't sooooo bad!! But so far for us I think we have got off very lightly!

But it is bitter.

Absolutely frozen from the top of your head to the tips of your toes.............bitter.

Though is there just a little part inside of you thinking 'at last - a proper Winter??'



I can't remember a Winter like this one, not since I was a child back in the 70's that is (yes I'm that old!) when every season seemed to be just that, a defined and proper season or maybe it's just my rose tinted glasses and muggy memory again, but Mr Weatherman definitely said yesterday we haven't experienced a Winter like this in over 30 years so 'yep' that does make it the 70's.



Nevertheless I have to say I am really, really enjoying having a cold and snowy white Winter where everything is bright and the light is reflected, the sky is blue and the sun shines - not grey, grey, soggy, mild, lurgy filled and even more grey!

So much so I am actually liking January for a change.

Then again I may change my mind if we get a tasting of the 15 odd cm's that has been forecasted over the next 24 hours and judging by the sky we woke to this morning I think we are in for some of it - 'yay!'...............sorry.




I hope your all safe and still enjoying this unusual white and powdery stuff called snow?

Have a lovely wintry day and take care - where ever you are.

xoxoxoxoxoxoxox

A Day in the Life

Well more like this morning really, but then it is my poetic license I guess.



It's not very exciting I'm afraid such is the reality of normal life. The everyday ins and outs, pretty bland really but a necessity I'm afraid - unless of course you have far more important things to do like I did this morning.



I had all good intentions of having a little 'pre' Spring clean today, blast away the cobwebs (remember) as such.


But in truth Little Miss T and I soon forgot about the chores needed doing and have sat and played most of this morning - it's a tough job I know, but somebody has to do it!!



And my bottle of all good intentions with duster is still sat on the side looking at me with cleaning optimism!!



'Oh well' there is always tomorrow and I know those cobwebs aren't going anywhere.


Then again we may have a huge snow storm overnight and have to dash outside and play (all day) tomorrow making snow men, snow balls, snow angels and snow castles - wellll we do live by the coast!

Wellie boots at the ready!!

xoxoxox

Say Hello, Wave Goodbye

Well here we are in 2010 with our feet well and truly planted in the new year.

Do you have good vibes about this year or big plans? Or are you just jollying along waiting to see what this new year and decade will bring?


I'm not one for resolutions so there is no big drum roll or 'hey look at me - this is what I want to achieve this year' as last year was such an emotional sod of a year I've become (by nature) someone that tends to look and keep moving forwards.

But if there is one word I could use to sum up how I'm going to tackle this year it has to be 'Optimism' with a great big fat 'O' because regardless of what has happened in the past I remain optimistic for the future.


So in the words of the great man himself - David Gray I am most definitely 'Saying Hello' to 2010 and all she has to throw my way and 'Waving Goodbye' to all the naff stuff that happened in 2009!!

Do you have any resolutions?

Happy New Year and here's to looking forward and optimism with a capital 'O'

Have a wonderful start to the week - may it be marvelous and magnificent.

I'm off to have a little post Christmas declutter though I can guarantee I'll be finding pine needles in the oddest of places for months to come!!

ps. we've woken up to snow this morning!

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox

Twenty Ten

' Happy New Year'

did you have a good one??

We spent the evening with friends and managed to crawl into bed around 1am which was fairly good considering all the children stayed awake to see the new year in with no grumps, tears or tantrums!


And the bonus was none of us surfaced (guests and all) until after 10am - this morning of course!!

But then out came the frying pan and on with the griddle - American pancakes, bacon and maple syrup gave us that kick start we needed for the day.

So what do we call this new era??

The Teens?? The Teenies?? Who knows - I never could get use to calling the last decade the Noughties, or was it the Naughties??

I wonder what our great grandfathers called this age a hundred years ago when the clock turned into 1910. Or maybe they didn't, maybe things didn't need naming or placing in a box all the way back then.


Anyway, custom is (like many) we all went for our first walk on the beach today - just a walk mind you not a dip unlike some of our mad friends 'no way - not me, ever!!'

But even going for a walk was touch and go as we had snow showers on and off for most of this morning.


The snow has held off and come early afternoon with the sun shining and only a threat that it may come down again we wrapped up warm and ventured out.

No settling this time just a cross between snowflakes and hail - does that kind of cold stuff have a name?? It's the only explanation I could come up with when the eldest Tabiboo asked me this morning.


Anyhow, I hope you had a joyous New Years Eve and are looking forwards and onwards to the next twelve months?


It's uncharted waters, I know but we will float along together in this wonderful world of blogging for that I am sure.

'Happy New Year' again & 'Welcome' to Twenty Ten.

Have a wonderful, wonderful weekend.

ps. and here is a new one for me!!

I absolutely hate my photo being taken, but if you have got this far then it's out with the old and in with the new and 'Hello' from me a very 'Happy New Year'

xoxoxoxoxoxoxox

:: also thank you for all your wonderful warm new years messages yesterday and sorry if I haven't replied yet - I had a slight fuzzy head this morning!!

2009 Round Up

:: JANUARY ::

:: FEBRUARY ::

:: MARCH ::

:: APRIL ::

:: MAY ::

:: JUNE ::

:: JULY ::

:: AUGUST ::

:: SEPTEMBER ::

:: OCTOBER ::

:: NOVEMBER ::

:: DECEMBER ::

This must be my longest posting (yet!!) I've ever done ~ to date.

I didn't start blogging until right at the end of January 2009 so this really isn't technically a whole year in pictures for me, but it is the end of the year and I thought I would join in with the picture fun.

I found it so difficult to choose the pictures that I have as they don't really unfold in a seasonal way or tell a story as such. And to be honest they are probably not some of my finest but they do for me, reflect how some of my year has gone.

I hope you've enjoyed the journey with me so far and will continue to pop along occasionally and say 'Hi' because whether you are a follower a commentor a friend, avid reader or family I do so love this little blogging space of mine and all of you for your wonderful friendships. And it is as much for you as it is for my family - my virtual family, thank you.

So with that the only thing I have left to say is 'here's to 2009' a year to remember in more ways than one.

Bottoms up and chin, chin!!

'Happy New Year' all the best and I'll see you in 2010!!

xoxoxoxoxoxoxox

All is quiet

I was going to say 'good morning' but checking the clock (and my tummy!) it's past noon and bordering in to early afternoon (how English do I sound?) so I guess it's 'good afternoon' in the UK - that is and 'Hello' where ever you are across the world.



I hope your still enjoying your Christmas break and not at the point of pulling hair out or hiding behind the sofa with a box of chocolates??


We're all still enjoying our family time together and we always try to make the most of our mid Christmas holiday either relaxing and chilling out or in the company of friends and family.

For us these last days of the year seem to bring us closer together as a family in one activity or another and the celebrations are always in full swing until the day after New Year - that's when I get itchy feet and it's down with the decorations and out, out, out with the tree! (Sod the twelve day after rule!)


Though this Christmas seems to have gone really fast this year - don't you think?? For us it has.


I guess for our little unit of family and friends, even though we are all together during this holiday and are having a fairly stress free time it does feel like mentally & emotionally we are eagerly awaiting to close the door on what has been a very rough and rocky road in 2009 in so many different ways for all of us and that we can't wait for 2010 to begin for the full circle to be completed and so we can start afresh - in some ways that is.


But don't get me wrong it hasn't all been doom and gloom!! There are so many good memories too and in my top five list for 2009 it would have to be without a shadow of a doubt the wonderful, generous, kind, funny, warm hearted and so much more community I have discovered and become a part of in this beautiful world of blogging and for that I am so very grateful for - thank you.

This isn't at all what I wanted to write when I sat down half an hour ago - sorry.

Anyhow 'happy holidays' once again and bottoms up to the last days of 2009.

ps. as you can see there is no shortage of chocolate around here - as if!!

xoxoxoxoxoxoxox