The big freeze continues here in birght sunshine, its very quiet and the the cars that do pass are going very slowly!!!  The chickens are taking it all in thier stride -huddling togther in their house most times but also out and about in the snow.

Snow at last

Snow finally arrived in Puycasquier last night along with a temperature drop to match the rest of europe. Amazingly the hens are still laying (3 eggs today) and the garden is alive with small birds feeding of the seeds scattered on the driveway. The plumbers have been here all week connecting up the solar panels and bathroom radiator -one more day, so they say! Its great to have the multi-purpose new burner -heating, cooking, hot water all in one and from local wood now stacked in the old fireplace. I am very settled here (as always); fingers crossed that in 10 dyas time I will be able to get my return flight to UK.