Snow!

It was pretty chilly yesterday, but the sky was blue and despite a freezing wind, we got the first line of wire attached to the fences all around the paddocks! Hopefully, the days of escaping ponies will soon be at an end! We were cold and tired and crashed out early with a lovely comforting supper of cassoulet, beans, squash, bacon and sausages. It sounds like a lot, but the meat was really for flavour as the vegetables made up the greater part of the meal. Unfortunately, we were too tired to get some essential items for the cave.

We woke up this morning to this! A beautiful white landscape. Thankfully we have a fully stocked larder, but what we really needed to get was some extra wood, as our woodpile was sat under a leak in the roof!

We have reserves on pony food - just in case and plenty of hay. The snow came down thick and fast as we fed the ponies.

Then it brightened up a bit before a prolonged fall that lasted through the morning.

Our little woodland looks so sweet in this picture.

Today is T's birthday and I bought him a set of overalls to protect his clothes from the mud. It's also a good way to stay warm with extra layers :D

In time for his birthday our home cured bacon was ready. I cut a few slices for breakfast

and packed the rest up for the freezer. Bacon is expensive here, when we can get it, so this is a cheaper and in my opinion, tastier way to have it. There are often large pieces of pork on offer when the farms have a clear out and we bought a piece big enough for chops, chunks for casserole and pieces for stir fry. The belly was what we were left with and of course, that meant bacon rashers :D

The snow has stopped a little and we're going to venture out to see if we can get some dry wood and dog food as that's the main thing we're low on!
Hope you all stay warm wherever you are.x