You can tell its winter

When the morning animal checks start to include checking wind damage the fire gets lit and the spare duvet finds its way on the settee you know its winter. 

Stardust goes out less!! Not mention the other two who started to go out less in autumn!! 

So far touch wood no wind damage despite the strong winds. 

Better weather - Planning and a plotting for next season. 

Plans are going ahead for me to build a pizza oven come smoker. Thanks to Paul at Cottage farm for the oil barrel and Steffi for the pictures of how I can achieve it. Plan for mine will be portable-ish so can be moved. Can wait for better weather to start to build it.

Crafting work is going ahead and a revision of how I make money to keep the smallholding going is in the pipeline. My willow baskets are improving. They are very sturdy but to look at still only hanging basket quality a little rustic I think they call it.

So all though its winter plenty to do. plenty to plan and although cold jumper weather