ugh no i couldn't cpe with snow all year round if that was the case we might as well just live in igloos and be eskimos and i don't fancy that idea lol

Neave,
LOL , that's the perfect solution! 
My husband uses a snow blower for areas like the driveway and sidewalks.  I usually take care of the steps and such, the areas where he can't go with the snow blower.  When we had that 2-3 foot deep snow, it really saved us.  He got all of it out of the way pretty fast.  LOL, the worst part was getting into the garage to take the snow blower out!
We both despise snow.  Glad we don't get it year round!
Melanie  (cat slave and Official Feline Can Opener) =^.^=

i agree with you snow is horrible cold nasty stuff when we get the snow i send nicky out to clear the drive way lol

Neave,
Ugh, cold...not a fan!  We also get the cold.  Some years we've piled the snow up higher than high.  One year it was 2-3 feet deep after only one snowstorm.  Though we were lucky...that same year one of my friends had 4 feet of snow.   I asked him how he managed to shovel that!  Yuck, way too much of the stuff.  I tell people the most offensive four letter word is "snow"! 
Melanie  (cat slave and Official Feline Can Opener) =^.^=

Neave,
Glad you have some good relatives!  Yuck, unfortunately it seems there have to be one or two bad ones, regardless. 
That's so cool, being a twin!    You must have an extra special bond.  <3
Melanie  (cat slave and Official Feline Can Opener) =^.^=

my sister in law gillian (my hubby nicky's sister) her 3 kids are little menaces especially her eldest zach who is 8 he drives me insane i can't stand him and he doesn't like me either aww i'm please i've inspired you to try

Neave,
Glad to hear the coasters have had good longevity!    Oooh, that Zach is naughty, to have pulled apart all of that wonderful work you did!
Now that I've seen so much of your beautiful work, at some point I need to try a loom...love the colors and the way the finished items look.    (LOL, and no naughty nephews here.)
Melanie  (cat slave and Official Feline Can Opener) =^.^=

Neave,
Yuck!  Your nephews sound truly awful...I'm so sorry.  Do you have to spend a lot of time around them? Hoping you don't!  Are they mostly spoiled brats...e.g., getting everything they want from mom or dad?  Once that genie is out of the bottle, it's never going back.
Oh, yes, I definitely want to do this...you've absolutely inspired me!    It looks like so much fun.    Now to find hiding places for the new stash! 
Melanie  (cat slave and Official Feline Can Opener) =^.^=

Neave,
Wow, that's so cool!  My neighbor is taking riding lessons, so I've been living vicariously through her...now, to own a riding school is even better!    I loooooove horses.  They're so magnificent!
Please do tell!  You must have a lot of great stories! 
Melanie  (cat slave and Official Feline Can Opener) =^.^=

shay and i have ridden since we were 2 our parents have always owned horses i teach disabled children to ride shay does the group booking lessons

Neave,
Awwww, love that...so cool!  <3  Do you give riding lessons all year long, or do you have to stop for the winter?  Does it get very cold in Dublin?
Melanie  (cat slave and Official Feline Can Opener) =^.^=

we do stop in october giving lessons and yes the winters are cold in dublin where nicky,myself and our 3 boys calum,shane jr and noah live shay and his wife and their kids still live in mine and shay's home tow of sligo on the west coast of ireland 

zach is his sister lexie and younger brother bobbie are good kidsand no thankfully we do not see nicky's sister gillian her hubby mark and zach,lexie and bobby often because i won't have them in the house and my nephews and nieces of my twin brother and his wife are brilliant kids good as gold i'm the youngest of 8 shay's 20 minutes older than me and we have 3 older brothers and 3 older sisters and they all have tons of kids as well but i never see them thank god cos i don't get on with the older brothers and sisters i only get on with shay we're super close twins

he's my best friend 

Neave,
Awww, so sweet!  <3
Melanie  (cat slave and Official Feline Can Opener) =^.^=

Neave,
Love these, too!    How long does something like a coaster or key ring hold up to wear and tear?
Melanie  (cat slave and Official Feline Can Opener) =^.^=

the coasters have lasted and  still being used now after 4 months my nephew zach in a fit of naughtines pulled all the key chains apart

Neave,
Even better!    So did you fight while growing up, or did you tend to get along?
Melanie  (cat slave and Official Feline Can Opener) =^.^=

yeah we do 

no we've never fought not even when growing up we get along we always have we own a riding school