This winter is proving to be more of a headache logistically than the last one.

Last year it just got cold in November, snowed and just kept on like that all winter. It was a dry cold.

This year we have had cold and snow, but the first lot melted and the fields turned to horrible gooey mud. Then it got very cold and the horses were hobbling about because the mud had frozen into hard spikes.

With the up and down temperatures I am encountering odd problems. We had a bout of rain, followed by snow and then it turned cold, so when I got the horses in for the night I struggled to undo the buckles at their chests. The moisture from the rain had frozen them solid.One I couldn't undo at all and had to pull her rug off over her head.

Mud glorious mud!

Looks lovely, but it was minus 20 out there this morning!

So after minus 20 this morning it is meant to be plus 9 tomorrow!!!

Closely followed by 25 to 30 cm snow on Friday.

What is going on??? Its weird.

We have had two viewings on the hous. Actually the same person viewed it twice, but nothing came of it.

Its not unusual for a Hobby farm to sit around for quite some time here. There are locals who would love to buy it but havn't got the funds.

It has to be someone who has both the funds and the desire to look after 25 acres plus.

They are out there, but they don't seem to come along that often.

Certainly we wil be here until the spring I should think, probably next spring too.

We will have to wait and see.