Nutty as a Fruitcake

It had snowed all night and we had about 2 inches of fresh snow on top of the existing covering. The Somerset countryside is amazingly beautiful, with every tree branch outlined in white. I had to drive over the Mendips to Bristol for a very important customer meeting. This is a 14 mile trip on snowy, ice, hilly roads. I was not looking forward to it.

Breakfast was multi-seed toast with peanut butter, a smear of mixed berry conserve and sliced banana. Served with a Starbucks Blend Tassimo Coffee. Comforting and invigorating at the same time.

While I was eating my breakfast, I was watching a strange bird tuck into its breakfast in the garden.. an apple impaled on the tree. It was a Redwing, which is a Scandinavian bird that migrates here for the winter. They usually stay out in the countryside but the prolonged cold weather in driving them into towns to find food. As my Beloved is a committed bird feeder, we have the best type of entertainment to watch while having the first meal of the day. The bird was so pretty and obviously very hungry.

This photo Andreas Trepte, www.photo-natur.de.

The journey was slow, but careful. I soon got into the swing of where the sliding risk was maximised. I was able to relax and enjoy to beauty of the snow. The car park at the Bristol end was interesting, but I got there in plenty of time. I met some of my team members in the cafe for lunch. The selection was excellent, but unfortunately no photos were allowed. I had some celery and apple soup, a salad roll and some yoghurt with apricot puree.

The meeting was very successful and the journey home was even more beautiful as it became misty. Black, white and misty .. a monochrome landscape.

Dinner today was a quick supper of a steak and onion pie from Farringtons ( on the blogroll), pak choi sautéed with a spoon of hoisin sauce and some mashed potato.

The thaw arrives tomorrow, meaning less adventurous driving back to Christchurch tomorrow.