Where has Spring Gone?

Last week was a heatwave, and this week..............SNOW!!!!  It certainly took me by surprise, waking up to this scene (above) from our bedroom window. Of course, our daughter was in her element and wouldn't stop going on about playing out in the snow.  The two of us spent the morning in the garden, building snowmen (and woman) and going for a walk in the village.

We live in a beautiful area, and when it snows it just looks so pretty.  The roads are very good too as we have plenty of gritters to clear the roads, so we are not housebound.

I will now have to put my short away for a little while longer me thinks!!

Listening to the News today on the tv, a hosepipe ban in certain areas - whatever next!

Kathryn, Lazy Daisy Glass xx

Lapland......ok, it's Moray

What a winter wonderland, you could easily confuse it with Lapland!

I was due to be at Brodie Castle today for the Victorian Christmas Fair, so after we spent nearly 2 hours clearing the drive to get out, I set off. I decided to stick to the main A96 route to Inverness, thinking this would be a safe bet. How wrong was I. The A96 was treacherous and very slow moving. In parts there were not even any tracks in the road, it was pure snow on top of ice and cars sliding over the place, which caused backlogs of traffic. I have to say though, people were driving sensibly!

I managed to get almost into Elgin, when MFR (local radio - useful for traffic conditions) announced the A96 was closed between Elgin and Forres. BLAST! I turnaround at the nearest roundabout and headed back home - 2 hours later!

I was so fed up with not being able to get to Brodie Castle that I bought Toy Story 1 and 2 in a garage on the way home.

We've had a nice family afternoon watching movies - in the comfort of our home, in front of the fire.

Here are some photos of the snow we've had and of course, the daughter enjoys it:

So much for keeping my blog up to date, but now I'm slowing down with work, I'll try and keep it posted regularly. It really has been a manic season.

Kathryn, Lazy Daisy Glass xx

Festival Wellies and Snow

I've had to buy wellies because we've had so much snow. I already have good waterproof walking boots, but as we've had such deep snow, I'm just getting too wet. They'll be good for a couple of festivals I'll be attending this year too. Although, someone else seems to have bagged them:

It's a beautiful day today, it's really sunny and so bright, the sun reflecting against the snow. This is the view from my studio - looking towards a snow capped Ben Rinnes:


And the back garden, hence the reason for the wellies:

These photos were taken this morning, just to show you how much snow there is still lying.

Kathryn, Lazy Daisy Glass xx

Sledge - At Last

At last, I managed to get a sledge. Up until yesterday, I could not get a sledge in the whole of the UK for love nor money. I popped into our local town yesterday and there they were - a fresh delivery in. The littleun had a time of her life being dragged around.

There really has been no sign of a thaw either, even the hubby's quad got stuck in the snow and had to dig it out:

BUT woke up today - things are looking brighter; it's thawing and warmer. Hooray.

Talking to a neighbour who works in the local school (kids not back yet) and she said that even the kids are fed up with the snow!!

I'm even looking forward to some work in the studio.

Kathryn, Lazy Daisy Glass xx