Snowy memories

Is it so wrong for me to be a little disappointed that we are without snow when the rest of the country is blanketed in a duvet of white?

I know wintry weather can bring misery to those who travel, work outside or become housebound but my inner-self dreams of snowmen and sledging.  I suspect it’s because some of my happiest memories involve snow: wonderful ski-ing holidays with family and friends, the musical laughter of children making snow angels, ably assisted by over-excited dogs and once, an unforgettable, moonlit bonfire when we were serenaded by a haunting chorus of wolf-song.

Me! Cake decorating!!! It's true

Yesterday, I went to an excellent Christmas cake decoration class during my lunch hour.  A colleague had volunteered to demonstrate  simple cake decorations in advance of Christmas.  Now although I love baking I’m absolutely not into the finer arts of icing and modelling so I had very few expectations of what I might achieve but I was amazed at just what the other attendees and I created.  A simple snowman, pile of snowballs and a parcel now adorn the shop bought cake (provided!) and I’ve plans to make other more technically challenging models like Santa for my own homemade cakes!