Slightly more seriously than that our water supply has been constantly freezing up – making the job of getting on with everyday living slightly harder and slower.  Sorting out our water supply has been on our to do list for some time now but this has really brought the issue sharply into focus.  I’ll get posting on that sometime in the coming year we’ve got lots of exciting ideas and options on the table.

The most disappointing thing over the holiday period was the outcome at Copenhagen.  I don’t think my expectations were unrealistic but nevertheless I can’t help feeling let down.  The window of opportunity for acting against climate change is narrowing.  We’ll be keeping up our personal efforts here to minimize our impact, but I’m also thinking we need to do more in terms of activism this year.  That will be one family resolution, my personal resolution is not to buy any new clothes at all this year.  (Unless our house is burnt down in which case I will buy new undies!)

Hope you like the picture of the hogweed, the freezing temperatures may be a pain but is sure does look beautiful around here right now.