Winter wonderland

Hope you all had a great Christmas.

We’ve had picturesque, snowy landscapes in these parts… a veritable winter wonderland!

…this meant lovely walks throughout the holidays…

…with crackling fires, hot tea & mulled wine on our returns home.

It made this year’s Christmas very special.

We remembered to take our camera out with us quite a lot and captured some of the stunning scenery…

…and we even have a bit of action footage to share with you!!

Thanks for all your support & encouragement throughout 2009.

Wishing you all the very best for the year (and decade) ahead.

Say Cheese!

We were having our end of day glass of wine with some amazing cheese, wondering what to write for this week’s blog post… why not talk about cheese? We do love a bit of cheese in this house!

Of course you need something to store it in…

…to cut it on…

…and to serve it upon

Todmorden now has its own cheese-maker called Pextenement Cheese Co. They produce a lovely cheese called East Lee Soft – it’s absolutely perfect with crackers or oatcakes. We’re looking forward to trying the cheddar and Camembert-style cheeses they’re currently developing.

We’re quite well served with cheese retailers in our area. Special mention must go to The Cheese Place in Haworth. It’s about half an hour’s drive away, but well worth the trip. Friendly, knowledgeable owners – and great cheese.

So if we’re ever undecided as to which direction to head out… we think of those wise words from Wallace – “Gromit, that’s it… cheese… we’ll go somewhere where there’s cheese!”