The Beast from the East

... that is the name of the storm that came through a few weeks ago which left snow in its wake and closed the schools while I was in Houston. But now this storm came through and was called the "Mini-beast from the East". It still left snow in its wake but this time we were all at home. In fact, it was a big day for rugby with 3 matches on over the course of the afternoon. In the morning we had the first village market of the season, but the snow put people off so it wasn't a huge success. Rhiannon and I still went down, though, and we bought a few items in order to show support for the poor vendors who were standing in the cold shivering and trying to sell their stuff!
Later in the afternoon, Grace came over to hang out with Rhiannon while I pottered around the house. The rest of the day was quite enjoyable, though, since we got to just cuddle together in our cozy house and watch the conclusion of the Six Nations rugby tournament on telly. Ireland won, and Wales came in 2nd place and England played terribly which is always cause for a secret celebration in our house!