Snow, snow and more beautiful snow

England is truly lovely in the snow. The country seems to slow down as the temperatures drop below zero. People stay tucked in their homes, or better yet, they walk through the villages with ski poles to guide them.

We had a great adventure in Surrey last week, with a fabulous snow-in party with Carla and Mike's neighbors and friends at their home, Headley House. Roast lamb chops, duck and caramelized onion sandwiches, slow-baked potatoes in cream with fresh herbs - too much delicious food to name.

Point of fact, houses here in England are named, and the names are the addresses. Carla and Mike live in Headley House next door to Honeypot House - how cool is that name? How anyone can find each other is nothing short of a miracle!

Funny thing was, we took the train to get to Headley House in Cobham. When it was time to for us to say goodbye, we found we were snowed in! Spent the night, tried the train twice more the following day and ultimately rented a car. Now that was an adventure, let me tell you, with right hand drive and a left-hand shift. Dicey at best in the slush and snowdrifts!

The snow was amazing and coated the trees in crystal ice. Simply gorgeous! So different from what we experience in Atlanta. All in all, it snowed on and off for almost a week, and the accumulation was about eight inches. From what we understand, the weather is extremely unusual for this part of the world. We've loved it!