It has been getting increasingly cold for about 6 days and today it finally snowed.
Like much of the country we have had plenty of warning but it still somehow comes as a surprise that we can have so much snow so quickly.
Luckily for once, i had listened to the warnings and have done 2 or 3 hefty food shops.
If it goes on too long it will inevitably show up the deficiencies in my planning but just for the moment, I am feeling fairly smug.
Having done my Monday morning stint at St. M's yesterday and shopped afterward I had thought all would be well for a few days. I can cancel my Wednesday stint if need be but would rather not have to miss Friday evening's choir practice so am hoping it will be a bit better by then.
The TV forecasts are not promising (some even warning it may go on to the middle of next week) so we'll just have to hope they have got it wrong, or that the Siberian winds fail to meet the more Southerly ones which could cause mayhem.
At one time such Winters were the norm in our Island home, but recent years have seen a slow warming up over the worst months and we have been taken by surprise.
As I speak it has stopped snowing and the sun has come out.
Really, is it any wonder that we as a nation are preoccupied with our weather?
I'll go and fill the bird-feeders while I have the chance.
Stay safe and warm folks, and spare some thoughts for those who have no such luxury.
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