and it’s been snowing here in Suffolk – not enough to settle yet but very pretty.  Puddles are icing over during the night and there are thick frosts in the fields.  Although it’s bitterly cold now, the winter light is stunningly clear and there are some fabulous views if you brave the weather and venture outside which – as a dog owner – I’m obliged to do twice a day!  Here are some photos from recent walks:

Life at Mulberry Cottage continues to make me smile and, this week, it was super smiles as we bought our first Christmas tree and decorated it with all the pretty gold, purple and pink decorations I’ve been collecting over the past few weeks and it looks lovely!  I can’t wait to show it off at the little party we’re throwing next week.

On the writing front, I’ve been scribbling down my thoughts about moving to the countryside and I hope to publish Escape to Mulberry Cottage some time next year so you can read all about it then.  And exciting news for my Jane Austen addicts’ trilogy – it’s going to be published in Russia!  I’m so thrilled and can’t wait to see my first book in Russian!