Village Bound


We are effectively snowed in.
The lane clogs up easily with ice and snow at the drop of a hat so this does happen a lot in bad weather, but we have food, fuel and thanks to the new thermal store wonderful wood fired central heating, so all is toasty in Bwthyn y llan.
I've done my neighbourly jobs this morning and after feeding up Irenevand the batchelors with corn I have salted and cleared the pavements in old Trevor's bungalow which lies behind us. Trendy Carol ( in  multicoloured ski jacket and matching accessories)  tottered past and informed me that the village carol service was cancelled due to the bad weather.
This is a shame as Cameron the teenage boffin, was to solo a big moment in the proceedings on his harp!
I was never good at anything, apart from sulking and keeping tropical fish when I was a teen.


Mary and I this morning

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  1. Irene and the Bachelors? Sounds like a pop group. Didn't they record a cover of Black Sabbath's "Snowblind"?

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  2. Somebody should get Cameron to play at a Christmas church service so his hard practice doesn't go to waste.

    I'm sure you were good at stuff as a teen but people skills are probably your forte and they are not highly valued in that world

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  3. You and Mary look so cute in the snow!

    Enjoy your cozy day at home.

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  4. Your new window looks posh. Is your beard white or has it gone frosty?

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  5. Same here. What is the new thermal store?

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    1. I think he means stove...

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    2. Oh, that. I have never heard of a woodburner described as thermal, only vests and long johns. Thanks.

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    3. Our is a thermal store....two systems one heating and reheating the other ( best I can describe it)

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    4. Yes, I get it, an accumulator. I thought it wasn't a fat finger misprint because r and v are not close together on the keypad.

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  6. It['s beautiful isn't it at the moment. Not often we get this much snow in our neck of the woods. The Pug had a mad half hour in the paddock before, she's never seen so much white stuff :-)

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    1. Sun forecast for tomorrow

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    2. Now it's tomorrow .... and you were right, glorious sunshine.

      Unfortunately it won't reach our side of the hill until late afternoon so it's not having much effect on melting the snow or ice. But it looks wonderful :-)

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  7. we got 4 inches; my snowplow guy cleared my sidewalk and driveway.

    you look very cold out there with mary.

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  8. Looks very cold there. I hope you have on a budgie warmer? We too got snow, first of the season. Seems everybody got snow.

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  9. No snow but it is 37ºF in Florida this morning ..brrrrrr....

    I imagine it all looks like a Christmas card there today .. so beautiful .. so cold :)

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  10. I like the snow early in the morning and late at night. Sounds are muffled and the Christmas lights look great. The first time it really snowed when I first retired was fantastic. No commute! I did a happy dance in my PJ's until I had to go get my grandkids for a snow day. Enjoy it.

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    1. I like the cornflake crunch of snow on a hard frost

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  11. I am envious - snowed in with food and a wood-burner sounds good to me.

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    1. I'm writing Christmas cards while the chicken roasts. The Prof is in his office wirking

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    1. Funny, both Welsh terriers get very excited in snow, even William in his dotage. George just potters in it as usual. Winnie hates it with a vengeance

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  13. It looks 'purty' and I'm a little jealous! Our little town closes up, too, after a snowfall!

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  14. Snuggle up and enjoy the snow day.

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  15. I so want snow but Somerset seems to be a snow free zone since we moved here. Enjoy it!

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  16. It's been snowing all day here in Enfield. Due to rain later. John, you have wonderfully kind and soulful eyes! :)

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  17. I tell you . . .
    First snowfall of the season is like magic around here . . .
    Two days in a row we ended up with bunches . . .
    Twelve and a half inches of the gorgeous snow!
    YIPPEE . . .

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  18. Mary looks as if she is enjoying the weather a bit more than you are.

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    1. The Welsh terriers seem to love the snow x

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  19. You've had a snowfall worthy of Canada!

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    1. At last we Brits have done something right

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  20. It seems to have snowed all over the world. It snowed here. My sparrows are happy.

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    1. We have a flock of thirty or so on the field. I fed them seeds this afternoon

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  21. It is snowing here too. I'm so grateful to be in a warm home.
    Nice photo of you and Mary with the snow and church in the background.
    Greetings Maria x

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  22. Walking Dead finale tonight while warming by the fire?

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    1. E don't see it until tomorrow! Bet carl gets killed

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  23. That kitchen photo is great and is Mary standing on the wall behind you?

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  24. I like that morning photo. Me...using some of the hundreds of old pictures that no one but me has ever seen.

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  25. Love that photo of you and Mary.
    And suspect kylie was right about your teenage skills.

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  26. No snow here - please keep it over your side of the country. Like the hat.

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  27. It's about 28degrees here and bloody humid!... I could do with some snow! Keep warm.

    Jo in Auckland, NZ

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  28. We even had to turn on the heat in Central Florida this weekend.

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  29. Is that the lane window where people peek in?? I love that photo! The color scheme you selected for your kitchen is one, if not the, favorite of mine. Love looking at yours. I wish we were neighbors.

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  30. Snow much easier for our 4 legged friends to do a balancing act.

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  32. So as far as I know you don't keep tropical fish any more. Your passion for them must have waned somewhere along the line?

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