I got up to let the girls out, and there was a slushy covering of snow, and fat wet flakes were continuing to fall. It wasn't really settling snow though, and the water wasn't frozen.
The Girls took ages to come out from the coop. It continued to snow outside, with the snow getting a bit thicker and a bit more, well, snowy. They hadn't come out of the Run at all, so I went out to give them some swede and hang up a cauliflower for them. At least two of them had gone back into the coop!
Before the thicker snow started, I cleared a path down the driveway, and swept the path immediately in front of the house. I was surprisingly knackered at this relatively minor exertion, and I sat on the steps to recover. I felt a teeny bit woozy, so I wonder if I've got something affecting my balance.
Small Person stayed last night. We went to the local Pantomime, and she was very happy in the company of my oldest friend, S. Her dad collected her at about 9.30am, and she was disappointed that it was too snowy to go riding.
Yesterday afternoon I made a quick pair of leggings for her out of some Christmassy scuba fabric. Scuba is a thicker stretch fabric, with a lot less stretch than the stuff I've been using for her up to now. They fitted well, and she liked them because they were warmer than the usual sort, and were Christmassy. I need to hem the legs, which I could and should have done then and there.... I just couldn't face trying to rush doing that this morning. I've made a mental note of the alterations to make the next pair using this pattern fit even better, and I'll try and get those done in the next day or two.
I decided that I really MUST try and make some Christmas cards. I did a design so I could do four cards worth in one go. The machine started off all right, and then started complaining. I tried a few adjustments, couldn't solve it, and in the end turned the machine off and walked away. I might buy cards this year. Or not.
The bird feeder is inundated with finches. blue tits, coal tits and great tits, plus the odd robin and other brown birds/ Usually we get four birds feeding at once, with the others waiting in the nearby apple tree, or rose bush. Today there were 10 on the feeder at once, and there were a dozen or more in the tree. I guess other food options are scarce.
It's not a huge feeder, and I'm filling it up half way through the day at the moment as well as in the evening.
I put up a new feeder with some suet balls in. So far, it's been completely ignored.
I realised I hadn't phoned up the animal sanctuary to find out how the little hedgy is doing. I'll try and remember to do that next week.
