winter's coming

At the Apple Fayre on Saturday many people were discussing cutting their grass for the last time. Whereas we in L.A. are constantly trying to get the grass to grow, here in wet England, everyone commiserates on how quickly the grass needs another trim. I was surprised they would be talking about a final trim of the season since it has been raining every night keeping the grass lush and green. But the locals clearly have a better sense of the weather. The following morning I noticed there was frost on the ground.

I was a bit chilled as well. The temperature has definitely dropped again, and tends to be in the low 50's, upper 40's. We have to start a fire each evening to keep the house warm enough, and it's always hard to motivate to start dinner because there's no heat in the kitchen (though it warms up quickly enough once I start cooking).

The good thing about the cold weather is that the cows head up to the higher fields earlier to get more sun, so I can now always walk through the large field. The other good thing is that the horses now wear blankets, which they might find embarrassing, but I think is adorable.