Hurrah, we have snow!

This morning we woke up to snow. Allbeit, just 2 mm instead of the 2cm that I'd hoped for but it's a step in the right direction. It carried on sleeting for the most of the morning 'til at least lunchtime, when it started raining

It's a memorable date: 23 February 2006 (Bill Cope's Birthday) the first snow of 2006 and hopefully not the last.

Where is the winter?

Wonder what is happening with the weather??? In Moscow it has been around -24 degrees, in America it has snowed in Virginia, but what is happening here? We still haven't had any snow this year yet, although we did have some frost at the beginning of the month.

Now have spring weather; the temperatures are around 8 - 12 degrees, sunny & bright. The nature is thinking it is spring, as today I have seen some flies and we have already had crocuses & daffodils come up as well as big furry balls on the pussy willow. None of this should happen for another 6 weeks yet.

Is shan't pack away the winter clothes yet, though, because there is still hope for some more winter weather yet. I had a look at the website for Falun and found it was fantastic. A real winter wonderland. They showed a photo taken in the dark but the town was lit up and everywhere was covered in snow. Beautiful! Maybe I ought to copy the picture for this year's Christmas cards?

It is lovely to drive home from work and it still light. Next month, when the hour goes back, it will be light until 8pm, I can't wait. It is lovely to drive home from work and it still light. Next month, when the hour goes back, it will be light until 8pm, I can't wait.

Update

This is just a short update on the various things that have been going on.

1. Mongo is now eating inside the cat box and has no problem with it, even if the door is shut. He has also started sleeping in his cot, which is a big step because he hated it at first. However, he is still very nervous about all noises and any sudden movements and especially people coming into the room.

2. My ear infection has now completely healed and I have no problems with them at the moment, we’ll see how long it lasts.

3. The Craftmatic didn’t sell in the end, mostly because there was another one for sale, which finished a few hours later, that one did sell for the amount that we wanted for ours, so it is a matter of getting it on at the right time. The sale cost nearly £5, so I am going to have to leave it now until next month.

4. Chris did manage to get Iconoclast on the road on Friday, just in time for his rally. It failed the MOT last Saturday on sprockets and chain, but he managed to get that fixed on Thursday and then re-took the MOT and all was OK. He went camping on Friday and, apparently, he slept well despite of the cold. It was around 0 degrees on Friday, but last night it was quite a lot warmer.

5. I have done all the shopping for my void and now I have the best bit left, putting it all together and make the flat look nice for the next tenant.