Tag Archives: play

To the snow cave!

The boys, and our Border Terrier Harvey, are delighted by the heavy snow falls. While not quite as deep as the falls we had in January, there’s more than enough to dig out a snow cave with sufficient space for the three of them. Now, if we could only persuade them to take up full-time [...]

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The Battle for Jam Pancake

“This one’s the sergeant. He’s got the loudest voice and tells everyone what to do.” I came down from the potato field to find a full-blown battle being waged for the house. Or so I thought. The Wee ‘Un quickly corrected me: “They’re fighting to see who gets the pancakes with jam and cream, Pa.” [...]

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Look, we can run on snow…

We had a hard frost overnight, which meant the snow had a firm crust of ice this morning and that was topped by further snow falls. The boys were very pleased as they were able to run across the surface of the snow. Well, until…

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Yes, it is a hit…

When he came in from school, the Wee ‘Un hurtled inside, dropped his bag, ran upstairs, rummaged around for a couple of minutes, and then came the sounds of speeding slot cars. Yes, the track I built as a joint birthday present for the boys is a hit. And the sounds of rummaging? Well, if [...]

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