Wishing you a very Happy New Year

We are hoping that when the New Year comes, the snow and ice will GO!

The frost does make things look quite pretty though.

But this is not a pretty sight! The snow is packed solid and frozen to the ground, yesterday it rained on top of the ice and it was so bad that Brian couldn't get his car up the slope towards Whinneyknowe, he tried to go by Smallholmburn but a truck had got stuck there, so in the end he turned and went via Hightae. Last night it all froze again and we had a small fall of snow, this has given it a little bit more traction, but it is still very slippery.

We hope you all have a good Hogmanay (New Year's Eve) and that 2010 brings you everything you hope for.