No snow but its Smoky!

 Several parts of the country had snow yesterday but no such luck yet in South Devon. Have never had snow since we lived here, apart from a few flakes which disappeared almost as soon as it pitched a couple of years ago. South Gloucestershire had some, where we moved from, and granddaughter had fun playing snowballs in the park with her friends. I really love walking in freshly pitched ❄️ snow - there's something magical about it.

OH lit the log fire the other day. First time this year and it was only lit 6 times last year. This house holds the heat as it has cavity wall insulation. First house we've had that has this, and it's really noticeably warmer. Anyway, he lit the fire and the room slowly started filling with smoke! Despite him assuring me it would soon clear it became worse. Much worse! I'm coughing worse. Both our smoke alarms went off in tandem, so we opened all the doors and windows and I sat shivering in the garden until it stopped lol. We let the fire go out and put the heating on. On a positive  note (yes, I'm an optimist lol) we have now tested both fire alarms and know they are working and loud enough to wake the dead lolol. Apparently, it was caused by the chimney being too cold and damp to draw the smoke up. We've lit it again tonight, as it's -1C atm, and it's working just fine. No smoke at all now. Tempermental these log burners lol.

          Are you sitting comfortably?

Dog is doing just fine - not limping at all now which is good news.

Bye for now All the best x