Winter: There is nothing more magical than the first flurries of winter snow. The children grab their hats, scarves and gloves and hurry out into the garden eager to make footprints in the unblemished blanket that covers the ground. Snowball fights and snowman construction ensues. The top picture shows my three girls sitting on their giant snowball that they'd rolled round and around gathering snow making it bigger and bigger! Very quickly the novelty wears off though and freezing fingers and numb toes make the lure of the warm house very attractive. We pull off wellies and peel off frosty, wet socks. Scarves and hats and gloves hang over radiators dripping onto the floor. Hands are warmed on mugs of delicious hot chocolate. We all snuggle up under our slankets, rosy cheeks aglow!
