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At last the snow seems to be melting. Though really slowly and the footpaths are really slippery. DH took me for a drive today. Drove to Carlow, though the motorway had only 1 lane open each direction. However the scenery in the snow was spectacular. Enjoyed a few hours in Carlow, got another Christmas gift!! Not easy these days, being confined to home with snow. Should have photos tomorrow.

Could I invite you to tea??? I don't think so. This is the sight that greeted me once again. Now I know that the table looks like a Christmas cake, but it would be pretty cold for eating! And the tea would melt the look. I know the sights are very pretty, but we need a thaw soon. Need to shop, need to get out!!! I can't walk out at the moment, so hopefully if it thawed, I could at least drive somewhere near. Stir crazy ! Even knitting isn't doing it for me

Almost forgot to post today.Then I'd miss out on my intention to blog each day till Christmas! Today I went to the city to try to get some Christmas shopping done. Got a couple of gifts, and so am pleased. It may be next weekend before I get out shopping again. Snow still on the ground and so I'm not willing to risk it on my own. It's really unfortunate to get this very cold spell just before Christmas, I'm sure the shops are truly losing out on business and then when the thaw arrives it'll be so busy!! On the knitting front, I've a few more FO's which I can't blog about for obvious reasons, neither have I taken photos, but will during the week. Have another project started tonight and am enjoying it, but lots of sewing up!!!

We are still covered in snow. Really Christmassy, except that I can't get out and about to get Christmas gifts. A family party/dinner scheduled for tomorrow evening has had to be cancelled as have other Christmas events. I think perhaps there was a slight thaw today, but what with all the snow that fell here and now the freezing temperatures have set in, I think that roads and paths will still be as treacherous tomorrow. However someone here will have to get to the shops as we are quickly running out of supplies!! 12 midday outside my front door. An Astilbe forest! These are the remains of summer's Astilbes which covered in snow look really lovely peeping through the snow. We've had birds almost come in the door in the last few days, but each time I put food out it just gets covered in snow. There must be at least 12 ins of snow in the garden. Unbelievable. Off to do some knitting now.

This is my third crochet sock yarn blanket. I've been working on it for a few months, but managed to finish it last weekend. It's so cosy and I wrap it around myself on the couch these freezing days. It's really cheerful. I call it the 'icing on the cake' of snow. This is a Christmas cake snow sculpture. Amazingly it made itself as this is the result of many days' snowfall on the little garden table just outside. Underneath it are lovely little alpine plants, probably half dead by now.

Just a few weeks now till Christmas and here in Ireland we are almost 'snowed' in and I'm sure this is having a terrible effect on businesses this near to Christmas. Not sure how long this will last but it's very early for us to have this amount of snow. As it's December and I've not been blogging very much, I'll try to post each day now till the Big Day! I'm sure I'll find something to say. These are the pictures from inside my house just 10 mins ago! Back garden Bamboos in the garden, sprinkled with snow Bare snowy trees, really beautiful Through the front door glass From my kitchen window. Snow makes everything look clean and beautiful. Would love to go walking but alas my knee which I injured 6weeks ago, keeps me inside. Off to finish some knitting and have a coffee.

Monday morning and this is the third day now without water in our house. While I had been somewhat 'enjoying' the bright snowy weather, which at times looked magnificent, you get to realise how important the real basics. i.e basic water! Currently we are relying on our very good neighbour filling our containers and then poor DH is climbing the ladder, creeping across our attic floor and putting the contents of the containers in to the Water Tank! Also we are collecting the drips from our roof for our WCs and cleaning up. A workout in disguise. On another note, we took a tentative drive out yesterday near the Japanese gardens in Kildare where we walked and took a few photos - I'll post some next time. I've not been knitting very much in the last few weeks though, except for a hat for my daughter, which I've forgotten to take a photo of and it's now being worn happily. So I'll just have to get back to it, and maybe cheer myself up. Hope all is good with you!

Happy New Year and wishes for all things good for 2010. This morning I took a walk on a most beautiful snowy, sunny morning. While it was freezing cold, there were very few cars and very few footsteps on the lovely fresh crunchy snow. Needless to say I had my camera with me and took a few photos. So I hope you enjoy them. Not far away is the canal and this is Abbey Bridge. This is just about 5 mins walk from the centre of town. This is a picture taken last night of my lantern in our conservatory. I love candlelight. A 'snow' flower on top of a stem. This afternoon we took a walk on this lovely road. No cars and beautiful sunshine anad scenery. The little village of Sallins is home to many boat owners who live here. The smell of smoke from the little fires is very welcoming, although I'm not sure this type of living is for me, I'm too fond of my home comforts. After our walk we took some sustinance in a local hostelry, which was lovely and cozy. Really enjoyed our f...