Work in progress

On my travels round the place I'm forever spotting random old vehicles. A few years ago I managed to win an online competition for spotting retro and classic cars. My haul was probably double that of the second place chap! So I have an eye for cool old cars, the merest hint of a front wing hidden behind a shutter door has me reaching for a camera. This old Beetle, mid restoration was parked on the pavement near a supplier of ours.

Are you sitting comfortably

Lily loves her books, she's now got so many that we've split them up stairs and down stairs into two boxes. She's got the bean bag Kim made her to perch on and read or we get kicked off the sofa and she sits there. A work friend of Kims has passed on this cute little chair that his daughter used. Lily was right at home, kicking back with a good read.

Let it snow....

Following this weeks dip in temperatures, Saturday saw a rise of a few degrees which can only mean one thing. Yep, bang on time according to the weatherman the white stuff started falling last night and this morning Lily got her first taste of snow, she was only a few months old when we had snow last year. With several layers and some wellies on she stomped around in the garden, falling over and generally having a laugh. We didn't stay out long and she slept through the whole sledging session later in the day.

Brrrr its chilly out there.

It was an icy -10°C last night and this morning the Camper was properly iced up, good job I was taking the Passat to drop Lily at my parents then! As I let the climate control do its work I marvelled at the ice formations on the side windows, slowly melting away as the sun beamed down.

Peek-a-boo

Coming up the stairs the tonight I heard the pitter patter of tiny feet across the landing. Normally this means a little face will appear by the stair gate but this time the beady eyes had spotted me through the banisters!

Catching the bus to work

With a lack of work vans to transport myself to the office I decided to fire up the freshly MOT'd Camper. It was a few degrees below zero but the sun was shining. Carb'd engines aren't huge fans of the cold until everything has warmed up so it was a little juddery to start with but with a pair of gloves on and the window down to save icing up inside it was a lovely drive. I know which car in the office car park I want to take home!

Carve it up

Our good friend Stu is leaving for the West Country soon, a new life away from chocolate factories beckons...he's off to a pasty factory instead! Trying to decide what to get him and the family a few friends grouped together and got a few humorous gifts ranging from a Ginster/Mars set to this. What says "so long and good luck" more than a chopping board with a photo of your Camper on!