Monday 20 December 2010

... and then the snow came...


There has been chaos here in England over the weekend.
So many people have been stuck because of the snow. Here in our corner of England it started snowing late Saturday afternoon - just as we were waiting for The Professor to make his way back from Edinburgh for Christmas. He was only delayed a little over an hour - nothing really! Given this weather, we are fortunately not going anywhere for the holidays and can therefore enjoy and marvel over the beauty of the white landscape. My heart and thoughts go out to those stuck in airports waiting to go and see their families!

I took this picture of the light in our garden late in the night after it had stopped snowing.
The snow is piling up on the spiderwebs - strong stuff!

Last night The Ladies Who Dine went to the Carols by Candlelight service in Great St. Mary's Church. This is our annual event and it really puts us in the Christmas spirit walking in the snow past the beautiful college buildings on our way to singing the old hymns while the church is only lit with candles.

Earlier in the day I had been cleaning the house and getting it ready for the decorations which will be going up in a few days.
I also made some more Christmas treats - it seems we are all hatching down, getting ready for hibernation and preparing for more bad weather.
Not even The Cat wants to go out ...

;-)

5 comments:

  1. Snø er det vakreste trylleteppet! Men om det kommer for mye på en gang, så blir det alt annet enn magisk.

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  2. Så bra at dere fikk hjem mannen, kjenner flere som har brukt 2 døgn på å komme seg fra London til gardermoen - via div andre flyplasser.. Syns at det er rart at de store flyplassene i Europa ikke har bedre rutiner når det gjelder snøvær...
    Meeen, snø er jo herlig og da, særlig nå til jul - det gjør at man får ekstra julestemning!
    Skulle bare ønske det ikke var SÅ kaldt...
    Klem fra størstepia

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  3. Hei hei
    Så koselig med snø til jul. Trodde ikke det kom snø i England jeg. Den blir vel ikke så lenge hos dere.
    Nyt den travle førjulstiden
    Klem Tove

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  4. Her hos oss er det nå jul i huset, treet pyntet, studenten hjemme og snøen laver ned, men jeg tenker mye på de som sitter rundt på flyplasser i Europa..Godt at dere fikk Professoren trygt hjem...

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  5. Så fint bilde!
    Det e nydelig med snø ja, men kan jo bli for møkje og :o)

    Godt dåkke fekk mannen him og kan konsentrera dåkke om pynting og kos :o)

    Juleklem

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