Up to the snow line...

The snow came down to 1000' and settled but yesterday there was a squall or two of snow right in our back garden!!

Walking up the smaller hill, you can see Ralph making slow progress up the steep bits, me and the dogs feeling the cold in the wind at the top, the view of Cairn Gorm in the snow and across Loch Morlich which we walked round later.

You may think that we do nothing except walk around this stunning landscape but of course we are busy in the garden, the workshop, still unpacking and still sorting out paperwork and for me, a lot of time is spent looking after my Dad who lives 2 minutes away in sheltered accommodation. I go every morning to take him his paper then every evening (well, I've missed 2 evenings in the nearly 7 weeks) I go and cook his dinner. Lucky Dad.

Tonight Ralph is cooking our dinner. Chicken with lemon and chilli broccoli. (recipe courtesy of the Guardian). See next post for photographic evidence of this activity.