Yesterday morning, we decided to pop over to Rothbury - after being stuck indoors all last week, we were itching to get out and about. This is the great pile of snow I was standing in front of on Saturday- as you can see there is still an awful lot of it!
although the roads are clear, there is still a great deal of snow on the verges
arriving in Rothbury, we parked in the car park down by the river, and walked over the footbridge into town
the view up the river from the bridge
a little splash of colour against the snow
after the snow-filled skies of last week, it was so good to see some blue
it's not every day that you see a tractor parked on the main street in town!
it will be some time before this pile of snow melts - the truck behind it gives you an idea of the size of it
I do like an old, weathered church door
another splash of colour
on the way back to the car park, we walked over the road bridge
snow drops in the snow!
of course we went for a cuppa, choosing the Elm Tree Coffee Shop, as they do a "morning special" of a cuppa and a scone for £2.80 ....... a bargain!
Malcolm ordered a fruit scone
and I ordered a cheese one, but of course we then had half each
on the way home, Malcolm kindly pulled off the road so that I could take photos of these magnificent beasts
I like the way their horns point in different directions
but I was glad that there was a stout hedge between me and those horns!
back home, I started prepping the dinner. I know there are four chops on the plate and there only going to be three of us for dinner, but the chops were packaged in twos in the freezer. I had found a recipe on the internet which I thought I would try. I rubbed the chops with olive oil and sprinkled them with a sea salt and herb mix
I then put two tablespoons of sugar and four tablespoons of honey in a bowl, zapping them briefly in the microwave and stirring them together
after browning the chops, I put them in a foil tray and spread them with half the sugar/honey mix and popped them in the oven for 15 minutes. This photo shows the chops turned over after that first spell in the oven, with the rest of the sugar/honey mix spread on them, ready to go back in the oven for another 15 minutes
I had decided to serve green beans and mashed potato
it was an excellent dinner (we may have had a starter and pudding too) and Jennifer went home with a doggy bag with the extra chop
to finish, a bit of nonsense! JDtheTractor and CheekySockMonkey decided to deal with the pile of snow still sitting in front of the house
I think they are going to be there a long time (did you spot them at the bottom of the pile?)
indoors, the Gnome Sisters declared that they weren't going out to help, preferring to enjoy a cup of hot chocolate
while the Gnome Brothers said that hot chocolate was just for girls, and they were going to drink beer - oh no they weren't, the beer was returned to the fridge!!
we came up to the flat this morning, and have been for a long walk on the beach this afternoon, so do pop in again on Monday to see the photos! Have a good weekend, love Anne