A quick winter update, we started the year with our now ritual wassailing of the apple trees. The kids love to our the perimeter of the garden banging pans wearing silly hats and scaring away the evil spirits. Once again we hung toast on the trees having dipped it in last years cider. Our encumbent Old Man Apple tree hadn’t faired well over winter and had toppled in gales so a new Old Man Apple Tree was crowned next to the workshop.
As winter progressed we got some snow which is kind of unusual for us down here in South Wales where we are normally guaranteed a wet and windy winter.
A-Bomb certianly enjoyed making a snowman with me and we were joined later by the Terminator. Eventually EmmCee joined the party when things broke down into a snowball fight to the death.
With winter snow being such a rarity it was a real joy to get out with the girls and enjoy it.