felted leaves...

...decoration for a festive wreath

I have said how much I am loving needle felting and have been jabbing fleece at every opportunity possible with my little needle

thought I would make a festive wreath using felted oak leaves and crochet flowers 

here's some of my work in progress 

hopefully should be done in time to hang on our front door...

Xxx

winter warming...

...soup

who can fail to love soup at this time of the year

especially if you can make your own delicious concoction

how about trying this wonderful recipe from Rhoda at country homes and interiors 

a celeriac soup with a little single cream in at the end of cooking for extra comfort

if you don't have a slow cooker or rayburn, just cook in a big pan the normal way you would make soup making sure that this wonderful vegetable is cooked till just soft

its delicious

xxx

sunny and snowy...

day here on a hill in wales

 

very cold but the sun helps lifts the spirits

it is the festival of imbolc today

a time to look forward, to clear out the old and welcome new beginnings

happy imbloc

stay warm

xxx 

cold and frosty...

...friday

woke up to a beautiful

frosty day this morning

 

this was our view 

as the inversion from the valley gradually drifts up the hills

and clothes everything in a cold mist

until we could barely see the view

...very atmospheric

and then...

it recedes almost as quickly as it came

back to the valley

to give us back our beautiful view

all in the space of about an hour and half

...wonderful natural gorgeousness

xxx