Easter Hols

We've had a few days off over Easter, and done a few jobs like getting the van fixed, arranging for the garden fence to be replaced, and so on, and we also had Jack and Emily come to stay so we had a lot of playing of games and goings out to the pictures, for meals, to parks, etc.

We went to visit my Mom and George, and George gave us a remote controlled plane, which went down well with Jack and Em. Gus especially loved having the kiddies around, and is looking forward to them coming back later in the summer.

The weather was OK while Jack and Em were here, but the day after they left we woke up to snow! Gus didn't seem that interested, although I think it's the first time he's seen it since we had him.

It felt like Christmas this morning: cold and crisp and snowy, and as we were out early on a Sunday the world was deserted. Here are the views from our front room and kitchen windows this morning: it was a bit gloomy at 7am (the view of the front garden), but by 8am the sun was out and the goldfinches were having their breakfast. I've not seen goldfinches in the snow before!