Snow Day, Tree Tops, A Beehive and Wonky Blueberries.....

Storm Ciara visited our shores this weekend and while Scotland was battered by some pretty hefty gales and rain at the weekend, the snow stayed away, until today. I went out early afternoon to fetch some supplies in preparation of the Grandchildren arriving tomorrow for a sleepover (schools are on holiday here this week) and by the time I exited the shop, the sky was very dark and a light fluttering of snow had started. On the road home, I was driving in a snowstorm! It hasn't amounted to much now so hopefully, it will all be gone in the morning when I have to travel to work. I used to not mind driving in those conditions but now I do mind. Must be an age thing?

Anyway, on to arborial matters! This is the big burly gardener at work chopping up the last of the tree trunk on Friday and although the weather looks lovely and sunny, it was bitterly cold and there was a light scattering of frost mixed in with the sawdust.

 While the men were atop the tree, they discovered the remnants of the beehive which the swarming bees from last year had left (nothing as frightening as a big black cloud of a gazillion bees buzzing and hovering above your head, looking for somewhere to park themselves! Ask me how I know?). Anyway, they'd made themselves comfortable in a gigantic hole in the tree (one reason why it had to come down because the hole had been caused by tree rot which eventually would have spread through the whole tree) and left behind a whole lot of honeycomb - some of which the tree surgeons helped themselves to! Isn't nature wonderful?

 It's a bit sad looking now, the remainder of the beautiful tree but it will be taken down to 10ft and then a treehouse is being built on the rest of it for the grandchildren of my employer.

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I bought some blueberries today with a very honest label. At least I thought it was honest but for the life of me, I can't find one 'wonky' blueberry amongst them! They taste good though and were quite a bit cheaper than the 'normal' shaped variety.

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 It's good weather for knitting and the little cardi is coming along nicely. The new baby will be here in a few weeks. Did I tell you how very excited I am?!

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Currently reading this book by Ann Cleeves, the author of the books on which the tv series 'Shetland' is based. It's not my usual genre but was recommended by my sister so giving it a go, plus the little pic of the handsome detective Jimmy Perez on the cover kind of swayed it for me! Shallow, moi???

 I'm quite enjoying it so far.

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What are you reading right now?

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Hope you've all been sheltering from the storm and that everybody who has been affected by the flooding is keeping safe and warm.

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