A little bit of warmth

Like many this week we've had the white stuff cover our world - slowly adding a little each day to make quite a covering.

At times like this our resilience and human goodness is shown at its best, so many have helped so many with transport, errands and cups of tea - what a Great Britain we are!

Thursday was St David's Day and although I have no Welsh blood as far as I know I have always had connections to Wales -

- holidaying in the north when young 

- enjoying a mobile home on the west coast for over 10 years

- our daughter going to Uni in the south and now living in Cardiff

- and of course supporting Welsh rugby. 

Every year I make the house Welsh for the day and cook a Welsh themed dinner; lamb steak this year followed by home made Bara Brith and a glass of Merlyn.

Wales is a land of mystery, legend, nature and belonging, exactly my feelings towards this fabulous cream liqueur from Penderyn Distillery.

Merlyn is a blend of Welsh spirit and rich cream giving a beautiful smoothness full of vanilla and toffee. This liqueur holds your attention, encourages another sip and wraps you in comfort, perfect on a snowy St David's Day.

This kind of weather certainly sways me towards red wine: we did take a stroll to our local pub earlier in the week as the first flurries began to arrive. A pub lunch with a bottle of house Merlot whilst on snow watch is highly recommended.

And safely back home it's been a couple of favourites that have kept me cosy.

Majestic's Puglia is one of my favourite Italian wines. Natale Verga Primivito has a light nose, it's quite dry in the mouth with a touch of sourness and a burst of berry fruits.

Cellier de Dauphins' Prestige Cotes du Rhone is a favourite from holiday. With the weather so cold this wine is not only a favourite to drink but also brings memories of sunnier times in the South of France.

This coming week leads up to Mother's Day and this year I'm doing Afternoon Tea at home for both our Mum's so my next post with be full of bubbles and cake!!