We've had a very long dry and sunny autumn here in Germany but this morning we got the first snow and our pond was frozen over - the celery on my raised bed was looking sorry for itself for the first time (nearly everything else had given up the ghost, all I have left is sprouts and leeks and the celery)
The ice thawed enough for the local birds to come down for a splash and flutter this afternoon, much to the interest of our local cat "Sammy", but tonight it's frozen again and we have enough new fresh snow to turn everything white. It fell in the last two hours while we were enjoying a tasty raclette (toasted cheese) and my daughter has now turned totally manic - one bite too much cheese or too much orange juice, I don't know - she's away with the fairies and dancing around the living room like a manic cat!
Good night manic Emma...
She's just read this and gone off in a sulk..... :-\
LOL!! Sounds gorgeous, Dan! Think if you read paragraph 6, section 7a of kids job description, it's fairly par for the course...Have been winding up mine, saying his sulking really isn't up to par at the min...lower lip needs to be far poutier, all in all 7/10..... ;D
Lottie
Hi Dan, I would suggest, as an (un)qualified child pshycologist that you tell Emma that Mother Earth covers the world in snow to remind us to make that beautiful, iced Christmas Cake ! *grinz*
Forecasting sleat and snow in Lincolnshire on Friday and Saturday - a long way off I know but you just never know. However, from a teaching point of view I would like to add that snow at the weekend is absolutely pointless.
Hope the roads are clear by Monday morning Clang as OH is headed for deepest Lincs with his rewiring road show for our niece's house.
Quote from: redclanger on November 19, 2005, 14:09:06
Forecasting sleat and snow in Lincolnshire on Friday and Saturday - a long way off I know but you just never know. However, from a teaching point of view I would like to add that snow at the weekend is absolutely pointless.
Please let it fall on a schoolday!
Quote from: Robert_Brenchley on November 19, 2005, 23:04:33
Quote from: redclanger on November 19, 2005, 14:09:06
Forecasting sleat and snow in Lincolnshire on Friday and Saturday - a long way off I know but you just never know. However, from a teaching point of view I would like to add that snow at the weekend is absolutely pointless.
Please let it fall on a schoolday!
Amen
Always had my suspicions about school teachers >:(
Anything to get a day away from the little so-and-so's!
I will second sand third that Robert and RC! What a nice bonus it would be tomorrow to wake up to ddep snow and local radio saying our school is closed!
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Quote from: Robert_Brenchley on November 19, 2005, 23:04:33
Quote from: redclanger on November 19, 2005, 14:09:06
Forecasting sleat and snow in Lincolnshire on Friday and Saturday - a long way off I know but you just never know. However, from a teaching point of view I would like to add that snow at the weekend is absolutely pointless.
Please let it fall on a schoolday!
o tut tut gents!
and with all those long holidays you enjoy!
*kitty ducks rather sharply!*
I WOULDNT BE A TEACHER FOR A BIG GOLD CLOCK!!!!
s'why i am a poor starvin harteest!
:-*
wardy-you letting your oh out with the toolbox?? ::) :o ::)
will you never learn woman?
and sending him to me own county? :-\
ok-a-a-y...i'll get thecandles ready..mutter.mutter.like we dont get enough power cuts without mr wardy coming over*litty wanders off to find a torch*
wardy-DONT YOU NEED A ROOF MENDIN OR SUMMAT?????
lol! ;D
all the electricians we've employed have had quantities of lovley buns.
they were a sight to see,indeed.
well.you'll just have to feed him up when he returns the litlle hunter gatherer.well.the (in his case)fiddler and wirer.
i think neice has a 'top of the range' wiring job....for lincolnshire.
we've only just got electric :-\
right-hatches battened for a dose of wardys snow.... :-\
Best thing about my hubby, his buns. Oh and his wallet of course! ;D
We just had snow!! ...Ok it only lasted for about 2 minutes but it really was snow..all white and fluffy!
Lurve snow...!! ;D
We had squishy stuff.
We had a clap of thunder and lightning and then a hale storm from hell. Hoping for better tonight.
PS we made buns at school yesterday - is that what you mean? ;D
those are just the buns we mean clanger! ;)
cor-i think the snows on its way-there a chilly northerley a-blowing round.well..round me buns! ;D
hope mr wardy got back safe n; sound with all his circuits intact!
ah...bet you looked a picture wardy-ahem!
if you'da said i could have asked mr kitty as to where the leafydoo-dahs were-from a male perspective-he was bound to know! ::)
mind you,we ae talking about a man who can look in acuboard and swear blind the thing he's looking for isnt in there-because,mr kitty-its behind the thing you are looking at..just gently move the first thing and voila!there it is!what you dont need to do is call mrs kitty at the shop and ask ME where it is-i havent got an eye on a 6 mile long stalk so's it can look for you.
o well-think of all the exercise you got-dog in,leaves in'leaves out,dog out.leaves in ,dog in..... ::)
i think you get the picture!
just think of all that lovely leafmold you will have by spring!
blimey-should be fun in chesterfield if you are getting the wind we're getting!
leaves all over the place! ;D
A raw morning here in Coventry, but no white stuff, thank goodness.
Derekthefox :D
Now that's what I call snow... about 6-8" fell overnight and there's plenty more up there by the look of the sky. Snowploughs are out in force this morning, we got our winter tyres fitted just in time.
We filled the bird table up with food this week for the first time this year, and it was crowded within 15 minutes - we can see up to 20 birds queuing up in the branches of the bush behind it; there seems almost to be a pattern, hop from branch '1' to branch '2' and when you get to branch '10' then it's your turn to fly to the bird table!
Just a reminder that we can get it too!!
Now thats the snow I remember as a child Tim, and we are in the South East!
Dragged to school by my Mum on a sledge! Maybe it wasn't as deep as I remember though, as I was only small. ;D
bitterly cold this morning - felt like the coldest yet. Clearish sky, no frost, just massive ice puddles around. We were supposed to have snow at home time yesterday. Didn't. But it did rain so hard for a few minutes that most of the remaining leaves were knocked off the trees. Snow forecast this saturday night. But I doubt it'll settle here.
I remember when I was a kid walking home with my family in the snow and my sister and I were trying to walk in dad's footprints, but of course his stride was much bigger than ours! Thigh-deep snow, even when I was a munchkin was about 100 times deeper than we get now.
PS - I third the please snow on a schoolday. But add in the clause of not on a wednesday or I won't be able to ride!
Lunchtime and my walk home was bitter. This may not be the coldest day on the thermometer, but it is definitely the rawest. Winter has arrived early. Pumpkin soup for tea perhaps.
Derekthefox :D
We seem to have skipped Autumn and gone straight from late summer to mid winter.
Wardy's OH got an electric shock...he stood on a bun and the currant ran up his leg.
Ho ho ho!
I seem to have been moved to the Artic ......you'd have thought I'da noticed...
It'll keep him warm, Heldi??
Oh and yesterday evening the living room didn't get up beyond 18 deg C. (we don't have a thermostat.) Must remember to turn up the boiler tonight. Still, at least it's only on 5. During the snow BDG (before double glazing) we needed it on 9.
Back in the office after stocking up on seed and nuts for the feeders. Had to buy a new peanut feeder after squirrel nutkin demolished my old one big time!!
Clear blue sky and the sun's shining in North Cheshire. Had to take my tie off its so warm in here today unlike outside which is a tad parky but very clear. Just love days like this!! Lance
Its just plain raw yet still sunny in Scunny!!
hahaha!heldi! ;D
tim!
thats cheating! ;Dthats 1947 if i'm not mistaken!hahah!
i remember moving into the middle of a wood in '86 and we were told by'the locals' that we didnt get much snow.by the end of the week the 1/4 mile drive was 5'8" in snow....we measured it against a 5'7"mr kitty!
so....
when we moved here in january and there was a mini power cut we were assured by'the locals' that we never get power cuts.
we are on our 12th.
::)
I'll never forget March '63. It had been fairly mild, and then it hit at the end of winter. I was 9, and my fatehr took me and my sister, who was 18 months younger, sledging in the local park. They had long trousers on, but I didn't have any, and only had shorts. First he started encouraging my sister to sledge down the road, which was on a steep hill, a sheet of ice, and carried quite a lot of traffic. I said no, it wasn't safe, and sure enough just after, a car appeared coming up the hill. Then we got to the park. The snow was halfway up to my knees, and so cold it hurt. So I made a fuss. He took the mickey out of me over that no-stop till we got home, and encouraged my sister to join in. You can see why we were never a close family.
families!
i love 'em! ;D
ne'er mind robbenchly-you got us now ;)!
what you getting me fer christmas? ;D
I'm off to the carribean on Tuesday. Just thought I'd rub it in ;D ;D
thanks for that baggy.....i think...... ::)
awww..wardy....was the sledge alright?
;D
Simple observation this morning, it is warmer than it was last night. Does this mean we can relax again?
Derekthefox :D
Hope so, I'm off to play golf in a few minutes -not even a frost last night although it often a warm up after freezing weather signals snow on the way. No fear here though - the south down get it all and we are protected.
Wardy I am with you re. snow. We haven't had any in The Fens and a lot of sunshine this morning. I think my dislike goes back to when we were in haulage. When weather was bad spent my time worrying about husband, son, and drivers out driving the lorries. Hope it is a bit warmer for you this morning. What do you think of Baggy?? Still I hope he has a wonderful time.
baggys a laydee.....but i still hope she has a good time! ;D
Kitty tis my age!!! I do know Baggy is a lady, can I put it down to a mistype?? ::) Sorry Baggy.
Caribbean?....sigh..... :-\ would so far rather be here in wet coat, hair dripping and mud on face.. no, really.... not!!! :'( ;) Have a wonderful time!!!!
Lottie ;D
bless ya lorn-it gets us all luv ;)
so..ubdercarriage......you stay here and dig and i;ll go wiv baggy!
'k?
Kitty you just wait until you are my age gal ;D How about if we toss a coin, you me and UC who finds out who can go with Baggy