The weather has turned very cold, as forecast, and yesterday in the afternoon Keith and I managed to get out and have a walk over the fields. I bought myself a new coat after dropping Sophie off at work and I bagged a bargain in the sales! Now, the woman who has my coat will probably get in touch with the pub and ask for hers back! That would be typical, wouldn't it!
We had a lovely, if very muddy, walk and found the gate open so we were able to walk down the track rather than trek over the fields to get to our normal path. Although it was bleak, very cold and windy, we saw signs of Spring on the trees and bushes so that gave us a bit of hope! We think the fields must have been flooded as the stream showed signs of high water and at the bottom of one of the big meadows was an area that looked like it had been saturated.
We made it up the hill without stopping and admired the setting sun when we got to the top. We noticed several new bunches of flowers in the cemetery so we had a wander around and said hello to some old friends who lay in rest there. It's a beautiful, peaceful spot.
Walking through the village we said hello to a young boy who always stands on the corner and waves to the cars - he's such a sweet little thing and he delights in waving at everyone who passes by. Back home we expected Mikey to be back from his visit to the village but his bike was missing from the garage. As it was now getting quite dark I started to worry! I called him on his phone but there was no answer, so we got into the car and drove back the way we'd walked and eventually found his bike outside a friend's house. We didn't mind as we love him to get out and see his mates, but I did want him home before it was properly dark! Luckily, within half an hour he was back!
For dinner on Saturday night we went all Mexican and had a great, very messy, meal. We made chicken Fajitas (I wonder who for!) and we also enjoyed Tacos which crumbled as soon as I bit into them! We heated some nachos in the oven with melted cheese and salsa (delicious) and stir-fried some onions, peppers and mushrooms. We were stuffed at the end of it!
Sunday dawned very cold and sunny and we popped to Tesco in the morning to get a special meal for tomorrow night. I had a Finest dinner in mind but we decided to have liver and bacon instead, which is one of my favourite meals! As we drove back the sky looked a bit ominous but the forecast snow is not set to arrive with us until the early hours of Monday morning.
Back home I booked our airport hotel and parking for the holiday (it's getting closer!) and then Sophie and I went to pick up Mum to drive to Weedon for a cup of tea and a mooch around the shops. The plan was to spend an hour there and then drive over to Fawsley, near Daventry, for Sophie to take some sunset shots with the camera she'd borrowed from school.
It worked out very well and she took some fantastic photos of a beautiful lake and trees outlined against the winter sky. These are my efforts:
It was freezing cold but it was great to show Sophie and Mum the gorgeous countryside around Fawsley Hall and the village of Everdon. In the snow it would look spectacular but the roads were pretty steep and very narrow so I'm not sure I would risk it!
We reluctantly left the lake and drove home to have a quick drink at Mum and Dad's house. Now we'll await the snowfall...let's see!
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