The snow which started falling on December 19th finally disappeared last week along with the thick compacted ice underneath and we breathed a huge sigh of relief. We were able to get back to normality after 5 weeks of extreme weather conditions and actually drive our car into Inverness.
In Aspenwood the new carpets were laid yesterday in the lounge, hallway and single bedroom and it all looks very fresh. Hopefully the new suite will be delivered next Monday although we did wake up this morning to a white out blizzard and a new layer of snow everywhere...what a nice surprise!
A new fence is due to be erected next week at the front of the cottage with a special platform along the top for the squirrels and birds to perform on. Luckily we ordered more peanuts, fat balls and bird seed in the week as delivery vans are now able to drive along the lane to our house once more. This food all arrived very promptly so all the birds have returned for nourishment in this new snowy period. The water in the bird bath has frozen over again due to a very chilly wind from the north making the temperatures feel like -5C. The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch is this weekend so should have quite a few bird species to count over a one hour period in this weather.
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