Lots of Love on a Very Chilly Day

If it is going to be frigid out, what better way to spend Valentine's Day than in a roasty, toasty cottage with your very favourite people?

The cottage's snow mountain is a kid's winter paradise.  Add some snow shoes and a frozen sand box and you have heaven on earth for Liam and Seamus.

It is too chilly for Alistair to play outside today but he didn't mind staying indoors as long as he could pretend that he was still on a farm.  Right now every animal says "Da!" but he loves it when you make the rooster crowing sound for him.

Alistair was ready to deal with his brothers' drippy noses when they came in from the cold.

"For you!"

"You don't want it?  No problem, I'll just eat it instead."

There is no better meal on a freezing winter's day then chilli, especially when Liam and Papa make it with lots of vegetables and freshly ground venison.

For my part, I am just happy to don my lamb slippers, relax with my family, and stay close to the roaring fire.  There is nothing like woolly slippers to insulate your toes, being surrounded by loved ones to warm your heart, and the heat from a real wood stove to chase the chill from your bones.

Wishing everyone lots of love to keep you warm on this very, very chilly day.