Snow.

If you don't want to see pictures of snow then don't bother.

So this is the view of the village across the green as you turn left from our drive. This is where Dennis goes for his early morning run. He is enjoying the snow but wearing 2 coats and still cold.

Very proud of that coat after the Hammers 4-0 thrashing of Man U in the cup quarter finals last night (only the carling Cup sadly but hell, beggars can't be etc).

So unsurprisingly its bloody freezing up here. Nice when out walking and appropriately dressed but not so much fun in the house. Whilst we have heating its on pretty low and most of the radiators are off as not many of the rooms are being used. The place is also all pretty open at present and has a river running through the basement. Drafty windows, large unheated rooms, what more could you want. Fight to stand in front of the dishwasher when its just finished. Nice hot cutlery to warm your hands on. Still at least there is a dishwasher.

And that the kitchen for you. We haven't tried that monster of a range yet tho the chimney has been swept in preparation (for what?). Nice river view from the window and a handy serving hatch through to what was fancifully called the snug on the estate agents details.

Can't think why, its actually really fucking grim at present. It is SO cold in here, have more clothes on than when I walk the dog and still freezing - this bit is right over the river, nice paintwork anyway. That stone thing is an old kiln for drying grain. The original one is in the basement and is the origin of the creepy secret passage.

And lets have some more snow pictures as it is reaaly beautiful up here now.

That's the view if you turn right out of the drive, across the green towards the pub.

That's the garden and ......

the river (now partaially frozen).

We have a nice open fire in the sitting room, fuelled by my heroic efforts in the woodshed.

So that's our sitting room at present which is very nice, this will eventually be the residents dining room if all goes to plan and we will move up to the top floor to our new room.

Where the work continues, all been insuslated between the beams, oh yes by me - and check out that plasterboarding. It's actually not too cold when you are working, just when you're sitting at a sodding computer keyboard. So i'm going to lift something heavy towarm myself up or saw something.