Saturday, January 09, 2010
A suitable day for staying at home.
There is not much to say about today.
The snow remains, but we had very little more - unlike to the east of the county.
The icicles are longer than yesterday.
The temperature is low - feels a bit of an anti climax at merely minus one.
More snow is forecast for tomorrow and the biting easterly winds will continue.
Outdoors looked very unwelcoming for a while this afternoon as snow blew horizontally past the window.
We have not been anywhere.
This morning we got up late.
After breakfast we got a bit of housework done.
I wielded the iron and Bill attacked with a duster and vacuum cleaner.
At lunch time I watched sport on TV.
Not football, of course. There was hardly a game being played anywhere today, despite the top clubs having under pitch heating.
Today there was a big cross country running meeting in Edinburgh, Runners are not deterred by weather - and nor were the organisers and spectators.
I can remember Jamie running a cross country race in quite deep snow when he was about 15.
Where was that Jamie?
Top class runners have such grace and poise that they can be a delight to watch - and if a race is close it can be exciting too.
The tiny Ethiopian woman, Dibaba, looked almost balletic in pink, striding so gracefully over the snow.
This afternoon Bill and I got busy describing things for EBay. I have a bid on one of the books - about the Bognor Branch Line (railway) already. Bill has attracted some watchers.
We need to sell - for the shop has been shut for most of the week.
Apparently only one antiques shop in West Street has been open and that is where the owners live above the shop.
My January sale might have to continue into February.
I shall describe a few more things tomorrow - for there will be no car boot sales to attend.
And that's about it for me.
Jamie has completed his review of the year Part 2.
https://www.jamiesphuketblog.com/
And if you like really good bird photography have a look at this blog.
http://stmargaretsphotodiary.blogspot.com/
The writer said yesterday that roads were generally clear in East Kent - where we holidayed last October.
Not today, they are not.
The snow remains, but we had very little more - unlike to the east of the county.
The icicles are longer than yesterday.
The temperature is low - feels a bit of an anti climax at merely minus one.
More snow is forecast for tomorrow and the biting easterly winds will continue.
Outdoors looked very unwelcoming for a while this afternoon as snow blew horizontally past the window.
We have not been anywhere.
This morning we got up late.
After breakfast we got a bit of housework done.
I wielded the iron and Bill attacked with a duster and vacuum cleaner.
At lunch time I watched sport on TV.
Not football, of course. There was hardly a game being played anywhere today, despite the top clubs having under pitch heating.
Today there was a big cross country running meeting in Edinburgh, Runners are not deterred by weather - and nor were the organisers and spectators.
I can remember Jamie running a cross country race in quite deep snow when he was about 15.
Where was that Jamie?
Top class runners have such grace and poise that they can be a delight to watch - and if a race is close it can be exciting too.
The tiny Ethiopian woman, Dibaba, looked almost balletic in pink, striding so gracefully over the snow.
This afternoon Bill and I got busy describing things for EBay. I have a bid on one of the books - about the Bognor Branch Line (railway) already. Bill has attracted some watchers.
We need to sell - for the shop has been shut for most of the week.
Apparently only one antiques shop in West Street has been open and that is where the owners live above the shop.
My January sale might have to continue into February.
I shall describe a few more things tomorrow - for there will be no car boot sales to attend.
And that's about it for me.
Jamie has completed his review of the year Part 2.
https://www.jamiesphuketblog.com/
And if you like really good bird photography have a look at this blog.
http://stmargaretsphotodiary.blogspot.com/
The writer said yesterday that roads were generally clear in East Kent - where we holidayed last October.
Not today, they are not.
