Snow!!

So yesterday we went walking.  Eventually. I wasn't feeling very well at all when I got up so we didn't set off as early as we'd planned. But we set off and headed for Rydal Water. 

We set off on the path to lead us to Loughrigg terraces. The views were amazing - snow on the hills and blue sky. 

Unfortunately there was so much ice around that it made it too treacherous to carry on with the walk we'd planned. Not having any ice grips for our boots meant we were slipping too much to feel safe carrying on. So we sadly turned back and walked the shore path to Grasmere ...

The blue sky seemed to disappear and it started to cloud over ....  

and then this as we reached Grasmere it started to snow! We found a bench to sit on for lunch .....

.... and then headed back to the van .....

Not quite the walk we'd planned, but interesting all the same! 

On the way home we called in to say hello to DD on her last day in retail. She's worked in shops or building societies for nearly ten years so it was very strange knowing that as from Tuesday she won't have to deal with customers face to face. We stayed with her until she finished as we took her leaving presents home while she drove to her boyfriends for the weekend. 

So we've had some time on our own. And what have we done? Well, I've been crafting and DH went to work today for a few hours! I've been quite busy and managed to finish off more hanging decorations. Just two wedding countdown plaques to finish before next weekend and then I'll be happy.

Back to work tomorrow - a short week this week of two and a half days! And DD comes homes tomorrow. 

And it's 5 weeks to our holiday (not that I'm counting..) ........