Wandering and cooking....

Its been a dreary week with very little sunshine. The temperature has been hovering just around the freezing mark, but today has dropped a few degrees below freezing, and is staying there. Its much nicer out with a bit of a nip in the air and is less slippery underfoot.

We've had snow, then freezing rain, then rain, then pellets of snow, then snow....

The snowplough put a ridge of snow across the driveway entrance that needed to be cleared.

 Midweek, late one afternoon, the sky cleared and the sun sparkled through the ice and snow on the tree branches just before setting, but the next morning we were back to overcast skies.

Every day we get out and check out who has been about. The deer are dragging their feet through the snow, which is getting a few inches deep.

A nest from last summer, that had been concealed in the raspberry canes, but is now visible.

The morning sun just cresting the tree-tops to light up a beech sapling midst the hemlocks.

  Snow, outlining the stone fences.

The snow is not deep enough yet to get out the snowshoes and skis, but soon, we hope.

I've steamed our Christmas pudding. This year it is a carrot-potato pudding, with raisins and candied fruit.

Planning a grocery list for the next shopping excursion is in the works, as I want to do some Christmas baking. The day is creeping closer, and tis time to get serious about preparations as we only go to town every two to three weeks.

Just perusing the offerings!