Nothing like an early morning chilly tickle on a basset’s undercarriage to wake them up. Mason bounced around in the frosty grass like he’s never seen the white stuff before. I wondered how he might behave if we ever had a full-blown snow storm. It... 
Lulled into a false sense of unseasonably warm temperatures it was a shock to the system for winter to bite back this week. The thermals have been dusted off, gloves dug out from the back of the cupboard and just to be sure I’ve had the possum fur ear flaps... 
Seems my vitamin C regime for winter has been fooled by a nasty cold. Yes, lurgy has descended upon our house, even the bassets seem to be sneezing in sympathy. At least the winter cold has finally arrived and might at least do some good killing off the germs... 
I’ve always felt very lucky in life. No doubt there have been some bad things that have happened to me but I feel otherwise very fortunate, pretty lucky. I heard a podcast the other day that defined luck as “what happens when preparation meets... They say that you live and learn. I must have skipped a lesson somewhere. For every year I find myself salvaging the small potager garden designed by the back door for growing herbs and salads. Like last year I’ve been digging out the weeds that have... 