Weather

It has been a grey old world where I live, for weeks and weeks and weeks.  Every now and again we get a glimpse of blue sky a rare and precious moment.  I am an outdoor girl, I love to spend a least some time outside every day if I can, but when we have day after day of greyness, with rain and often high winds it is a tad trying.  The amount of clothes you need to put for protection leaves you barely able to walk.  The children and I have been trying to get out for walks at least three or four times a week, it takes more time to get dressed and undressed than the time we are out walking!  We have a wet waterproof rack permanently set up in garage dripping onto the floor.

For as long as I can remember my family has gone out for a walk on Boxing Day, whatever the weather, having spent the whole of Christmas Day inside stuffing ourselves eating and drinking it is a good way to walk it all off.  I really wanted to continue that tradition but was slightly trepidatious as to where we could go as the ground underfoot is like a bog almost everywhere.  We woke on Boxing Day to blue skies, no wind and best of all frozen ground, isn't nature wonderful it solved the problem for me.  We had our walk, it was very very cold but we could see the sky and had a wonderful day out.

I hope your celebrations were as you wanted them to be, whatever form they took :)