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Last year's snowman
This will be my last post before Christmas, so I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas.
The weather has turned unseasonably mild again and I couldn’t find anything that was suitably festive to photograph. So I plumped for a photo of the snowman we made last Christmas, whilst staying with family. This time last year we were driving on the M5 doing 30mph because the motorway was sheet ice. We were snowed in for a couple of days at family in the north east and had no idea whether we would make it to our next destination, family in the Pennines. Fortunately we did, but how different the weather is this year.
My garden is looking more forlorn now. There are still a few flowers hanging on, some heleniums, primroses and a pelargonium. I’ve even got stocks flowering still at the allotment. We have had only 2 frosts and a little bit of sleet so far. It’s the Winter Solstice today and I spotted my first bulbs pushing through the other day, so although January can be a long, hard month to get through we are at least heading in the right direction. Not long now till we’re chitting those potatoes and ordering seeds.
Whatever you’re doing and wherever you’ll be this Christmas have a lovely time. Best wishes, Wellywoman x
What a difference a year makes, as you say, last year it was snow and ice everywhere and we wondered if we would get out of our village to spend Christmas with our son in London, no trouble this year, still very mild with only one attempt at a frost so far!
Wishing you a very Happy Christmas.
I’m so glad the weather is milder this year as visitors would have difficulty getting to us for Christmas. Enjoy the Festive Season!
Hello from a fellow Mumsnetter. I love wellies too, and find plants even more riveting than blogging so you are a happy find!
Hi Middle-aged Matron,
Thank you for visiting, great name by the way. I love this blogging community where you can find and chat to people who share a passion for plants.
I have just received a delivery of seed potatoes that I ordered – I have never put potatoes out to chit this early but they usually send them out at the right time, so I suppose it must be ok. Snow is all very well but it is a bloomin’ nuisance. Merry Christmas to you too.
Seed potatoes already, Elaine. It does seem quite early. I got mine at the start of Feb last year and they were well chitted by the middle of March. Maybe the company you ordered them from knows something we don’t – are we going to have an early Spring?
Hi,
It’s been far too mild today; the birds have been singing here! That’s crazy.
I’m looking forward to having some time over christmas to have a little wander around the garden and attempt to spot whether any more bulbs have appeared recently.
Have a lovely Christmas; and don’t eat too much!
I think we can safely say that it won’t be a white Christmas this year. All the best for the festive season.
That white stuff is great WW as long as you do not have to travel. Here yesterday was like a beautiful morning in early spring but it is absolutely persisting down so far today. I am looking forward to studying the seed catalogues in depth this coming week – can’t wait
Wishing you peace and joy at Christmas and throughout the New Year ! xxx
Thanks, and to you too!
My horticultural society trading shed will be selling seed potatoes, onion sets and shallots when it reopens on 8th Jan. I’ve already got most of my seeds.
Here’s to us all having a great growing year! xx
Have a merry Christmas and I look forward to reading more in the new year!
Hope you have a happy and peaceful Christmas!
I much prefer a snowy Christmas – for one thing it makes the garden look beautiful which is hard to do at this soggy time of year
Have a great Christmas and all the best fot the New Year!
I saw a butterfly today….madness!
Happy Christmas to you too x