HELPING OUT

Our Russian friends needed help to cut their pine tree down. It had been infected by Processionary Caterpillars, which sting badly and are sometimes lethal to animals.

After paying 250 years last year to have them exterminated, they have returned,so it made sense to chop it down.

Al went with Andy and toppled it, stripped it down and made firewood within 7 hours.

MINCER!

A top money saving kitchen appliance. The old fashioned mincer.

Minced beef is very expensive here at about 9 euros a kilo, yet bourguignon beef is about 3 euros a kilo.

I bet when Nick reads this he will think the post is about him.

Afraid not Love!

DOGS LIKE SNOW - OFFICIAL

It has stopped snowing at last.

10 inches over 2 days have fallen on our part of Brittany.

The most snow in December since records began.

They began keeping records last Tuesday!!!

Seriously, earliest snow here since 1980 a village elder told us..after a few glasses of pastis!

So, off for another mid morning walk.

Snow on the fields gives you scope to go anywhere.

Arthur combs the hedgerows.

Bella demonstrates the depth of snow.

Both enjoy chasing snowballs.

And snow makes a cheap and refreshing snack!

This is certainly going to be laying around for a few days.

Perks of living somewhere so remote..There is always unused snow to walk on!

MORE SNOW IN THE GARDEN

The shear weight of the snow has bent the branches back on the conifer in the front garden.

I thought it was best to shake a lot of it off.

Enough snow to cancel most football fixtures, but it doesn't bother the dogs!

BIG SNOWFALL

7 Inches of snow fell overnight.

And it's still snowing this morning.

So the simple thing to do was get the wellies on and take the dogs out.

The sun was trying to break through, but to no avail.

Still as handsome as ever, but also looking more like George Michael every year!

Also a strange mist was laying low across the fields.

MYSTIC BLOODY MEG.

Quote!

"I am just going to cycle up the shops, the weather look fine"

A VERY COLD END TO NOVEMBER

November has finished with hard frosts and temperatures down to -8 now.

It's become husky weather, and Arthur likes to dig for food!

A view across the fields from the west of St Potan

And as usual the dogs are enjoying the cold weather.

And this morning, 6 inches of snow overnight.

We are off for a walk and to take some more pictures