Snow at Meadow House II

I completely forgot that I'd taken photos with both of my cameras during the snow so here's a few more shots that I managed to save. I came so close to deleting the card before noticing these.

Halloween 2011

Monday was Halloween so I went racing up to Sterling after work to go Trick or Treating with The Lukester and Maximus.

They were both dressed up as Iron Man. So cute!

Heather and Kylie getting some candy. Us adults hovered around the kids not just for safety reasons but fervently hoping a basket might accidentally tip and drop some tasty goodies to the floor which could then be sneakily retrieved and gobbled. Well, that was what I was hoping anyway.

Aidin's dad Denny shone his flashlight on to some of the kids adding a cool slant to my photos.

We trolled round the neighborhood and the boys' baskets were loaded, with me very close behind. Actually, Aiden, Luke and Max were very generous and each handed me a treat. We had to stop at the house and offload and then it was into Jim's car to stop at Ooma's house and then Kim & Scott's house.

Ooma with the Iron Men.

Kim and Scott's house looked awesome as usual and as we stopped and chatted it seemed that every kid in the neighborhood was making a beeline for their front yard. After taking more photos, it was back to the house and then home for me, with me remembering to pick up my eagerly awaited jar of marmalade made by Myra.

Back at Meadow House I had to then dress up Kota in his Halloween costume. This year he was a punk rocker. He was great and we managed to get a fab shot for his Facebook page but I also loved this one. His face clearly saying, just do it, just get it over with. Poor boy, I didn't have the heart to tell him we'll be shooting our Christmas photo together soon.

First Snow at Meadow House

I took Friday off and went to Robert's to load up the truck with my firewood. The skies at Marshall had been stormy the last few days setting off the vibrancy of my flowers wonderfully.

Beautiful oranges and pinks against a cloudy sky.

Of course I had to find Blackie and Sam to give them their now expected carrots and apples. They came trotting over when they saw me.
We got the van loaded and then headed back to Marshall.

It didn't take as long as I'd imagined to stack the wood but there sure was a lot of it. I had to move the grill and stack against the wall so now I have very little patio left but at least Kota and I will stay warm this winter. Then it was time for kindling. Using my old fire axe I chopped up small sticks and actually enjoyed the job.

Of course by evening the house was warm and cozy with Kota taking up his usual position on the rocking chair by the fire.

And by morning? Snow, and quite a lot of it. The trees across the field were barely visible and huge flakes tumbled down from a white sky.

Of course photos had to be taken, so wrapping up well, we went for a walk. Kota declined and I could have sworn that he had taken up the exact same position as the night before. Or had he actually moved?

By afternoon, we'd accumulated about 3" and I needed to get to the store. I was also suffering from cabin fever. I'd had a trip with Emily planned for that morning and was unable to go for fear of not being able to negotiate the hill in and out of Meadow House. I was restless and wanting to do something. The hill was not as bad as I'd thought as we headed for town and I hopped out at the bottom to grab my mail.

The town was pretty quiet but the snow ploughs were out and about. It seemed odd to see the pumpkins outside the grocery store lined up and all wearing little white caps. We loaded up with provisions, mainly vitally necessary snacks, and then drove back. I would have loved to stop longer and take more photos, I was enjoying the first snow of the season, even though it had brought chilly temperatures with it.

Boots drying by the fire.

The snow was still on the ground on Sunday so a nice hot dinner had to be cooked. Roast chicken with roasted potatoes and parsnips, stuffing, veggies and gravy. Accompanied with a napkin in a silver holder and a glass of red. Perfection! I didn't realize until I downloaded this photo that you can see the steam rising off of the food. 
So if this is my first taste of winter, snow, fires, home cooked hot dinners and wine with marshmallows and mulled cider laced with vodka,  fluffy slippers and cozy fleeces to look forward to, then bring it on!