Happy Saint Valentine's Day Everyone!

First the Baas:

Though it is always nice to receive a visit from our woolly neighbours they can sometimes require a little encouragement to leave.






Now the Bits:

A BIG Thank you to Wolfie, Tyhitia, Baino, Ces and Vesper who have all presented me with Blogging Awards in the past month or so.


Nachi tagged me with this MeMe:

What’s your occupation?
Apart from being a wife, mother and grandmother I am also a Company Director.

What colour are your socks now?
I’m not wearing any socks but if I was they would probably be white.

What are you listening to now?
The Beautiful Ones by Suede

What was the last thing you ate?
A slice of Madeira cake with a cup of char

Can you drive a stick shift?
I ONLY drive a stick shift!

Last person you spoke to on the phone?
My sister earlier today who informed me that my niece was expecting a baby on my birthday!

Do you like the person who sent you this?
Yes. I think Nachi is a beautiful person both inside and out. I am sure he will shine whichever course he takes in life.

How old are you today?
Old enough to know better than to answer this question. In the words of Oscar Wilde “One should never trust a woman who tells her real age. If she tells that, she'll tell anything."

Last movie watched?
Pan’s Labyrinth

Favourite day of the Year?
Christmas Day

How do you vent your anger?
I asked my husband and he tells me that I am “sarcastic”

Favourite toy as a child?
An antique dolls house

When was the last time you cried?
Last week

Who is the friend you have had the longest?
My husband Sir H

What did you do last night?
Watched TV with Sir H

What are you most afraid of?
Losing contact with my children

Favourite day of the week?
Sunday

How many states have you lived in?
None, I am British and we have Counties. I was born in London, lived in Herefordshire when I was a child and now live in Lancashire

Diamond or Pearl?
DiamondS. I LOVE sparkly things!

What is your wish for this New Year?
World Peace

New Year Resolutions?
To lose weight, get fit and explore my spirituality.

I am not tagging anyone ~ feel free to tag yourself!

Labels: Blogging Award, Meme, Valentine

Posted by Miladysa at 7:48 PM 30 Comments

With yet more snow forecast for tonight and virtually all of the UK expecting snow tomorrow it looks like the cold weather is here to stay for a little while longer. I thought that I would put together a few of my more recent photographs and share some of the snowscape with you.

I've had little inclination to write recently and I apologise to readers of RoYds for the delay in posting the next chapter. I promise to get my act together and post some more soon. Meanwhile, if you have a chance I would really appreciate it if you popped over to the WFG and took the time to rate the story there. It's easy to do, only takes a couple of seconds and you remain completely anonymous. With only eight votes so far the story is not appearing high enough in the listings to attract new readers and your rating would help to change this.

I'm off to catch up with all my chores now and I hope to spend most of this evening catching up with all your news.

Have a great Sunday!

Labels: Lancashire, Photographs, Photography, Snow

Posted by Miladysa at 11:28 AM 19 Comments

The landscape is mainly white at the moment with more snow predicted to fall later today as well as tomorrow.






















Walking through the dell this morning the melting snow combined with the birdsong and windchill to create an eerie soundtrack of drips, tweets, and wails.






















For the past few years I have been complaining that winters have been too warm for this part of the country. Thankfully, nature appears to be back on track.

Labels: Lancashire, Photographs, Photography, Snow

Posted by Miladysa at 10:39 AM 22 Comments