Outside the snow is around eight inches deep. Weather systems conspired to dump a whole heap of the white stuff on this region in the past twenty four hours.
We thought ahead and got Phoebe over here as soon as we came back from York. We look after her every Thursday and Friday so having her here on Wednesday night meant that Shirley would not have to skid around in snow this morning in order to pick her up.
Phoebe has been out on a sledge in the garden - laughing about it but none too pleased when she fell off into the soft but "crunchy" blanket of snow. This is the first time in her life that she has ridden on a sledge and it's also the first time she has thrown a snowball. I should have built her a snowman but I was too lazy to do that and preferred to stay snug and warm inside our house - apart from the short sledging session this afternoon..
Maybe I will build a snowman in the morning - even though we have no coal for the eyes. I recall that the worst thing about building a snowman is getting cold hands. We have some spare carrots.
I am pleased that I went to our Lidl supermarket at around nine o'clock yesterday night - even though the snow was already beginning to fall. I managed to stock up on groceries to a degree whereby we can easily survive extended snow problems till next week. Besides we have a little Sainsburys store and a Co-op shop within easy walking distance of this house.
For us, the winter of 2022/2023 has been very mild and mostly green but there's always a chance of late snowfalls even into April. It is not especially cold out there. My electronic thermometer with an outside sensor tells me it is exactly 0℃ right now as midnight approaches.
March has come in like a lion and may go out like a baa-ing lamb.
ReplyDeleteEveryone is talking about UFOs again, even The New York Times, begob.
Phoebe will be back on her toboggan tomorrow. April is on her way.
Is April your cleaner? She must have a resilient constitution.
Delete0 C is a very mild temperature but 8 in of snow is not very nice.
ReplyDeleteI like the quietness that heavy snow brings.
DeleteIf you want something really quiet try a snow house. this one's serious as I was in snow houses.
DeleteI do love a good snowfall! we haven't had one around here is a number of years, though.
ReplyDeleteNothing would be finer than to be in Carolina
DeleteIn the snowtime...
Late snowfalls even into April? Brrr. I'm shivering just thinking about it and outside here is a sunny and warm 26C. Wear some thick weatherproof gloves to make your snowman.
ReplyDeleteI took your advice River. It made all the difference.
DeleteSo much snow!! None of it has made it to my part of the globe (yet); it was mild but very windy yesterday, with rain during the night and more of it forecast for the weekend.
ReplyDeletePhoebe's first sleigh ride! I loved that as a kid, but can remember only rare occasions when we actually built a snowman. And throwing snowballs was never something I enjoyed; kids with glasses often shy away from such games.
What will you use for the snowman's eyes instead of coal?
I used small potatoes but it was a last minute flash of inspiration.
DeleteYou seem to have everything nicely planned in the event of a snow-in.
ReplyDeleteOne year I'm sure we had snow in June, followed by a prolonged heatwave. I think it was sometime in the 1970's - cricket matches had to be abandoned due to the snow on the pitch! Haggerty will know.
Professor Haggerty knows pretty much everything. Who needs Wikipedia?
DeleteOur snow was late arriving over here and seems to have disappeared already this morning.
ReplyDeleteThis shows that prayers really work!
DeleteWe have got horizontal sleet here this morning in Herts, but no snow on the ground, thank goodness! ( It makes dog walking difficult, especially as my boy's fur is the type that collects wet snow into huge " snowballs" around his feet and legs and he doesn't want to move).
ReplyDeleteSnowballs around the feet. I know the feeling Frances.
DeleteVery remiss of you not to build a snowman for Phoebe. Get out there NOW!!🤣
ReplyDeleteYour wish was my command as you will see in the next blogpost!
DeleteThere's no business like snow business. It's that one time of year when everyones garden looks the same, No snow here luckily.
ReplyDeleteOf course there's no snow on the Irish Riviera! It's sub-tropical. Have you got any mangoes for sale?
DeleteYeap the snow blanket came here too
ReplyDeleteWe are walking in a winter wonderland...
DeleteI assume a carrot will be for the snowman nose and not elsewhere???
ReplyDeleteI used a pink ice lolly for the snowman's penis.
DeleteI made a snowman after a big snowstorm last week. I had no sincere admirers from within my household so I was forced to take a picture and send it to a few friends for my accolades. They 'seemed' slightly more impressed.
ReplyDeleteMust try harder Melinda! How about a snow moose instead?
DeleteYou got much more snow than we did -- just flurries here and nothing stuck. As for the snowman, don't let the lack of coal stop you. You can use 2p coins for eyes!
ReplyDeleteGood idea but I used potatoes.
DeleteEight inches of snow! Wow! We're supposed to get some colder weather next week, but I sure hope no snow, ice, or frost is involved. Things are far too far along (blooming and sprouting) for that to be anything but a disaster at this point.
ReplyDeleteI had seen some blossom before this snow. Now it will be ruined and not fertilised by insects.
DeleteI hope it melts off soon,
ReplyDeleteIt is now 2.45 in the afternoon and already I have had to repair our snowman.
DeleteThat looks very, very cold! I can just see that little girl with her snow roses in her cheeks, having a good time with her grandfather, learning about what winter means.
ReplyDeleteWinter means bloody cold hands if they are in contact with the snow for too long!
DeleteI hope you got some good video of Phoebe in the snow to share with your family. Sounds like a sweet, happy memory! Stay safe and warm, Neil!
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