What you should be seeing below is a photo of the front of my house and my neighbours'*. I took it on Sunday just before it started snowing again when I went out to check the snow on the roof. I was pleased to see the snow on my roof was as thick as that on my neighbours'. Not quite a direct comparison, I suspect Piers and Charmaine had their heating on, whereas I rarely have the heating on in the morning, and never when I have windows open. I had 2 windows open til nearly 3 pm that day to air the house, though no sign of the condensation evaporating unfortunately.
Saturday we had tried sledging in our kayaks, but not enough snow to pick up any speed - and lots more children sledging as well. But lovely to see children enjoying themselves and parents playing with them.
Watched on i-player yesterday "Winterwatch: the Big Freeze 1962-3". I can remember the whole village where I lived in Cornwall sledging but not a prolonged period of snow. We lived in a village at the bottom of a steep hill. Two months of snow would have caused major problems! Frightening to think that even with our better insulated houses, more technologically advanced winter clothes and mobile phones, how badly we would all cope if it happened again.
It is in times of snow that I appreciate living in London, when most of the roads and lots of the pavements are gritted, the buses tend to run and most of the tube (especially the Victoria line) does as well.
I am wearing a base layer under my pyjamas which is keeping me much warmer at night, especially when I get up to go to the bathroom. This is something I must remember again next year.
*I uploaded it, It is there when I go into My photos but no sign of it with the other photos when I want to attach it to this blog!
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