The fog!

 Day 5

This morning, the sunshine through the fog, was truly beautiful. The fields were all misty with the distant trees looking blurry through the haze, and there was a gorgeous ethereal atmosphere that I wish I could have captured on my camera. 

The fog didn't lift all day. The sun shone throughout the morning, but by the afternoon it was very grey. We watched Saturday Kitchen at 10am, while eating veggie sausages for breakfast, and then mooched about the house. Sophie made a cake out of some leftover almonds and pistachios and the delicious aroma filled the house. We then managed to apply a "glow" facemask and while it was working its magic I watched another episode of Winter Walks on BBC iPlayer. 

The very cold and foggy weather didn't stop us going out for a walk, though, just to get out of the house for a while! Keith came with us, and we took the litter picker and our rubbish bag. The frost had gone today, so we were able to pick up quite a bit of litter, and by the time we'd reached the village hall, and an area nearby where we think some of the youngsters gather, we had filled the bag completely. Rather than carry on walking with it, we put it into the village hall wheelie bin. We were dismayed by the amount of rubbish we'd picked up which consisted of drinks cans and bottles, sweet wrappers and a McDonald's food bag. Disgustingly, we also spotted a used condom that we certainly didn't put in our bag! Ugh!

We walked along the single track road and I think everyone had the same idea today! There were lots of people out and about, the weather not deterring them getting some fresh air, albeit it freezing cold air!

Keith bundled up against the freezing fog!

It was heaven to get home in the warmth and enjoy a slice of Sophie's cake and a cup of tea. Not quite Teapots in Olney, but we can dream!

We had planned on having a Tesco Finest chicken Kiev for dinner, but Sophie was yearning for a Chinese, so we called the local takeaway in Brixworth who were able to deliver to us. While we waited Sophie and I played Scrabble with a drink, and very enjoyable it was, too! 

Dinner came earlier than expected, and after we'd eaten we watched another episode of The Serpent. We then enjoyed a road trip film called "She's in Portland" which was perfect escapism, especially as it was filmed on the Pacific Coast Highway in California. Oh, how I wish we were back there!