Like the rest of our locale, we’ve been out playing in the distinctly unseasonal snow. (Do meteorologists attribute this particular cold snap to the volcano? And what I want to know is: where’s the revolution?). So far, I’ve not done too badly in the white stuff: I have some super new micro-crampons, which I am hoping will help me to retain my balance even when the pavements turn into ice rinks. We shall see.
Meanwhile, indoors, something fishy is blocking.
. . . that’s your lot for now.
KDD & Co 
“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas” and also Bruce looks so trim and fit from all the walking. Then that song came to mind from that show? “You shall have a fishy on a little dishy, when the boat comes in!..”:-)
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Bruce is getting so big! Wow he’s growing fast :)
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Fab colours…..
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Fingers crossed that the revolution soon appears but hurrah for scampering in snow. I love the idea of mini-crampons and the fishes look amazing colourwise! xx
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What lovely photos! I’m very curious about your micro crampons; I really could use a good pair given my own balance issues on icy surfaces.
I’m so intrigued by the fishy something…can’t wait to see more!
(By the way, for some reason I can’t read your blog using Chrome as my browser; it refuses to load the page. I don’t know why this is, and it’s not a big hassle to open up a different browser window to visit your blog, but I just thought I’d let you know.)
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How gorgeous it all looks – woollies in the snow! And your something fishy looks intriguing…can’t wait to see what it is!
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WELL KATE — at least BRUCE is enjoying the snow , chasing his stick — good idea those crampons
-looking forward to the fishy thing —pat j
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Enjoy the snow! I have to say that does look very fishy :)
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My husband ponders the weather regularly and was only remarking this morning how mild our spring was – we have only a few days left before Summer hits us and we’ve had very few 30 degree days even though we live in semi-tropical Brisvegas. Your snow looks fab. I feel ridiculous knitting sometimes down here in the southern hemisphere – I really should be making grass skirts rather than woolly jumpers!!
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Lovely snow photos! I’d love to know what your micro crampons are… I have mobility problems and use yak traks when it’s slippy, but they are not perfect… just wondered if there is something even better out there that I don’t know about!
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Pam, I’ve got a pair of kahtoola microspikes and really recommend them. They are more than twice the price of the yaktrax, but much more robust, I think (they are used by ice runners). I feel completely safe with them on my boots – it is impossible to slide. Most reassuring.
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Hi Kate – unbeknown to me, my husband ordered a pair of kahtoola microspikes for me! They were waiting for me when I got home from work tonight, so I haven’t tried them out yet, but they certainly look very robust – in fact, I wouldn’t like to fall out with someone who was wearing a pair!!
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Winter can be so lovely and enjoying warm chocolat afterwards, mmmm
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Oh I’m quite jealous of the snow! My friend in Edinburgh took a lovely video of the snow from above (he’s a model airplane enthusiast and has a tiny camera mounted to one of his planes!) and although it’s quite wobbly it’s neat to see the same stuff from the air: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYwCjz45UcA
The fishiness looks delightfully warm and heathery, I’m looking forward to the reveal :)
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Beautiful photos! We’ve had some unseasonable cold and snow in Vancouver too, attributed to la nina.
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Oh I looooove the snow. Luckily, we’re never in a shortage around here in Canada.
I’m dying to see more of your fishy knit. It looks to me like a beautiful tapestry of heathery, shetlandy, fair-isly goodness. AS Hebridean 2-ply perhaps (methinks I spot some Pebble Beach and Solan Goose in there)? In any case, I’m loving the colours and textures!
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My Tantallon is blocking just now– the pattern looks like a mandala stretched over a plate. I may choose to run some elastic thread into the brim, if it proves to fit more loosely than I’d like, but it’s a beauty.
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Love the fishy colors!
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love the snow. it is very cold here but no snow yet.
can’t wait to see fishy.
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Such fun shots!!! I am so jealous of your snow. We were promised some in Chicagoland this weekend but it never materialized. :(
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Love the photos of Bruce – he is such a handsome dog! I like the idea of crampons – I have a fear of slipping and falling in the snow and ice. We had a lot more snow overnight, but everywhere is dripping at the moment. I’m looking forward to the ‘reveal”!!
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Our snow is thin and you can see the grass through it… We got it here in Ontario the same day it fell in Scotland. My sister-in-law keeps me posted when it arrives… an email arrives that just says “Snow”. I love the strength of Scotland, it’s people and it’s snow. It might just be me and my yearning for home but I think your snow looks better. Hope the fishy thingy is to warm your tootsies, lid, rack of neck or fingertips…you always look so put together even for this unexpected weather. I think I will post some “Canadian winter dress” pictures once we get into it this year,LOL.
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I haven’t heard anything about a correlation with the volcano (though that would be interesting), only about the North Atlantic Oscillation still being in a negative phase since the previous winter. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Atlantic_oscillation)
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So envious of your snow!
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Bated
Breath :-)
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Ah, snow. Welcome to our world. It is pretty, and I would imagine delightful if you weren’t looking ahead to another 4 months of the stuff, with super cold weather. Perhaps you and Tom would like to house swap with us for a season? ;)
Can’t wait to see the garment!
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Many factors are needed for a revolution… volcano, political injustice, tyranny, an alliance between the different kinds of people who suffer from said injustice, leaders… It does seem many of them are reunited now, so who knows ?
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You are so smart to get crampons – I have to do that this year. In Quebec we have had freezing rain, snow, rain, sun and more snow in the last 48 hours. Having no balance anyway, I tend to walk like a penguin in a state of perpetual fear in the winter! I am really looking forward to the fishy thingy – something small perhaps?
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Intrigued!
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Thank you for the beautiful photos! And… cannot wait to see the fishy something.
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I’m enjoying the snow in Edinburgh too, though not the icerinks already forming in the city centre! Looking forward to seeing what the fishyness is… Anna
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We heard about the snow over there. It looks pretty and Bruce seems to enjoy it. We have a few day of warmth, so our snow will melt a bit, but more is in the forecast. Enjoy!
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Snow! Yay! Have fun out there.
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Whatever that fishy is, it looks good enough to eat (with some chips, perhaps?)
I finally got what I think might be proper winter boots – or at least proper enough; it hasn’t quite snowed here in Detroit yet, but I almost want it to, so I can try them out.
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