mothers day

 Leo is looking at me he is wearing his new fleece,
 its raining  we are trying out ventile  to see if this work better its very wet  !


http://www.ventile.co.uk/ 

 we are out for Mothers day walk

 we found a gate post in the undergrowth near the entrance to wilderswood
http://prestonwalkies.blogspot.de/2007/04/wilderswood-and-winter-hill.html 
http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/wilderswood-horwich-family-walk-312610/
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.de/2011/07/wilderswood-horwich-family-walk.html 

 me and Evie looking counting the tree rings

 this is the pike

 me and mum walking together chatting !

 I dragged this stick around Wilderswood

 we left Evie and mum to go for a quick explore

 off  along the stream

 one of the old adits in wilderswood
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adit
dad  note this is blocked after a few feet !

the mast and two lads !
waitin
waiting for mum and Evie !

Christmas day and Wilderswood

Christmas day , I had a great day today , we went for a walk and watched films and played with our new toys , we had a really good breakfast and roast beef for our main meal.

 Me and Leo

 These are Leo's Hand prints

 

 Leo

 We had Italian pancetta , Croissant and scrambled egg for Breakfast
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancetta
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croissant

 I liked this

 Leo enjoyed the breakfast - scrambled eggs and Croissant

 Evie looks at her presents

 one of my presents

 Evie is opening one of her Presents

 I am very happy the Game I wanted

 Leo opens his main present from out Nana

 Leo likes his new present 

 one of the Art books Evie got

 This is the Pin art -my Hand !

Walk around Wilderswood
we did this last year but it had snowed
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2010/12/wilderswood-in-snow-horwich-christmas.html


our route this year
http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/61690758

       

    

 in the woods

http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/search/label/wilderswood

 Evie in her Pink coat

 Evie and mummy

 Love the mud !

 They have planted new trees to replace the pine trees which were cut down
the Pike !

 walking towards Cabin pit

 I am running up the track

 having a look at the stream which flows underneath the track here

 running past  there are a lot of mine tunnels under where we are

 part of the old mine buildings

 some odd holes in the walls ?

 this is old pit head !

 Iron trough

 The pike

 an old rail from the old mine used as a fence post !

 Looking over Horwich and Blackrod

winter Hill mast and the two lads and of course my hat !

Rivington pike sledging , Portuguese food , Winter Hill

 I  am by Wilderswood,
http://www.d.lane.btinternet.co.uk/wilders1.html
http://justramblingon.co.uk/country-walks/rivington/to-the-wilderswood/
http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/wilderswood-horwich-family-walk-312610/
http://www.about-horwich.co.uk/horwich/about-horwich-Wilderswood_Mill.html
the route we took from Wilderswood
http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/wilderswood-to-rivington-304544/

 It began to snow

 Brown Hill

http://mario.lancashire.gov.uk/agsmario/default.aspx?point=364466:413500:200&categ=Historic
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2011/01/rivington-pike-to-brown-hill-to-crooked.html

 I am looking at where to sledge down this slope , its very wet a lot of ice and cold water

 Evie in her wellies

 sledging down brown Hill

 looking towards crooked edge

 up towards the pike

 can you see the top of the mast ?

 the mast just appearing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Hill_(North_West_England)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Hill_transmitting_station
http://www.thebigtower.com/live/WinterHill/Index.htm
http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/transmitternetwork/transmitter_groups/winter_hill

 me sledging down the pike

 the mast with snow

 a lone runner

 a snowstorm cooming in

I am sledging and snow is just starting

runners comming up the pike in snow 

 Pike in falling snow

http://www.walkingbritain.co.uk/walks/walks/walk_a/2532/
http://www.theaa.com/walks/lever-park-and-rivington-pike-420716
http://www.livefortheoutdoors.com/upload/537630/attachments/Rivington%20Pike.pdf

Jake has contributed to the following site
http://rivingtonpike.com/


http://rivingtonpike.com/wilderswood-to-rivington-pike-to-two-lads

 the snow storm passed over us

 Evie and Mummy going down the Pike

 I sledge down to Evie and mum

 The pike in fog

 Me in the snow and falling snow

 Evie doing a roly poly

 can you see the pike ?

 looking at Brown Hill

falling snow near Wilderswood

Portuguese sardine pate  

http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2009/07/sardine-pate/

http://www.indobase.com/recipes/details/sardine-pate.php

It was yummy !

This is  Portuguese Beef Yummy !!! Cacoila

http://www.portuguesecooking.com/recipes/main_dishes/cacoila
http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/2088/ca-oila--portuguese-beef-.aspx
http://www.pagesintime.com/ri/portuguese.html

This is a Pasteis de nata
Portuguese cream tarts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastel_de_nata
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/portuguese-custard-tarts---pasteis-de-nata/
http://leitesculinaria.com/7759/recipes-portuguese-custard-tarts-pasteis-de-nata.html


Evie Enjoyed these !

Another great day ,