Raining again I'm afraid so pictures are hard to come by. All the New Year gang arrived yesterday and are looking forward to this evenings festivities.
The high winds mid-week brought a couple of trees down on the Hawkshead road one of them was a big one.

After last years white Christmas this year the colour is grey!! its hardly light during the day.
We did manage a walk up to High Dam on Boxing day which was very nice except the world and his wife + dog had the same idea.
Matthew and Sarah have been with us this year for Christmas but had an horrendous drive back south yesterday afternoon/evening/night, lots of heavy slow moving traffic.

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MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE FROM US ALL AT BUCKLE YEAT

It's been raining all day and so these pictures are from our walk over Claife Heights yesterday.
Last night we had a great night out at the Tower Bank Arms, they had a Christmas get together with quizzes and food, lots of people there and a good night was had by all.

A couple of pictures Helen took yesterday on our way to Kendal, the weather is not pleasant but at least we are not having the snow and frost of last year. There is a lot of snow on the higher ground above Coniston and Ambleside.
Helen and her mum have been busy making lots and lots of mince pies today and I got on with digging in some manure in the garden whilst Denis was on soup duty and made a very tasty leek and potato soup for lunch mmmmmmmmmmm.

There is a lot of talk of sightings of the elusive big cat both here in Cumbria and in other parts of the country.
The secret of spotting the rare beast is----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------big pause!!!!!!! get it?

Well its that time of the year again so I have put up the outside tree and Helen and her mum are busy with decorations inside Buckle Yeat, very festive!!!



Freezing cold this morning with snow on the tops and a heavy frost on the windscreen, Kendal yesterday and coming back up Banneriggs Near Windermere the road was treacherous with snow and ice.
A special day today it's mum-in-law Margaret's birthday she is ?? years old today, best not reveal her age I would be inviting trouble, we are off out to lunch so will take some pictures later.

Its a wild and wet morning, which is a shame because its the Hawkshead Christmas Fair this weekend, it was all beginning to come to life when I was down getting the papers this morning.