dashed out to longshaw for a frosty early morning walk under clear blue skies - definitely earned hot chocolate!

same view, fewer leaves

a little bit of spring colour bursting through in the garden at last

daily exercise

they do look good, but i’m less excited as they make her nearly as tall as me!

skye’s very excited about her shiny new dm shoes

nearly there

and the best bit - hot chocolate!

walk in wharncliffe woods

skye does her card trick as part of joseph’s half-term creative half-hour challenge

if life gives you onions and chicken stock, make soup with your mum!

megan’s half-hour creative challenge for half-term was to recreate 5 famous buildings in lego

massive thanks to mcleod’s of grant street inverness for a fantastic haddock supper!

really impressive and historical (if chilly) waiting room at preston station

beautiful lancashire sunrise approaching the peak yesterday

the last leg of the journey was a very friendly taxi!

the long way home... boarding the caledonian sleeper at inverness

beautiful hardangerfjord in winter garb

sunny start at flesland, quick dart through the snow for another corona test (all negative)

a snowy morning