. . . Probably the rest of the house too, though I only had two cats on the bed this morning. I had set the central heating to come on when it dropped to 14, so came down to warm radiators. It had probably been colder in the night and our coldest night yet. (It was minus 7 in Brecon, which is 20 miles south of here). We are still in a yellow warning area for snow/ice. I can't see me getting out today as a bit more snow has fallen overnight and the partly-melted lanes will have frozen, although several neighbours were out gritting the hills yesterday, so they could get to work. Should have gone to Llandod last Sunday - the benefit of hindsight! It doesn't take much snow to bring things to a standstill round here and I don't have a four wheel drive. Hey ho though, it doesn't snow very often or last very long. Usually. So let's hope I haven't just tempted fate and we are in for another winter like 1962/63! I rewatched the programme about that again last night and had forgotten quite how deep the snow drifts were in places. The West Country got it bad. Drifts up to 20 feet deep there (6.1m). Probably the same in Yorkshire. Someone suggested in the past it would be a good idea to move into the town so I could get to the shops in my dotage, but then in weather like this it would be daft to go out for shopping on foot, so I'd be no better off really in bad weather.
I shall stay indoors and sew today I think. I am getting on well with the Pippi Picture.
It's slow stitching with a single thread for the puss cat though.
I may do some patchwork too, but need to check out how cold the craft room is first as it has a large south facing window (so should get the sun).
So, not a great deal to report. Still watching Crusoe, Annika, History Hit, Time Team etc. I think I shall make a pan of soup now. Definitely soup weather.
Update - been along the very snowy track. Next door's car tracks when he went to work first thing. A white car abandoned by the lane, when they couldn't get up the hill above me. I could do with some lorries and tractors going up and down the track to break the snow up a bit. Slightly warmer out as the snow is melting off the branches and wires. I found my sink pipe was frozen so have been out pouring hot water on the pipes which has done the trick, and some boiling water down the sink too. I had to empty the several inches of water in the sink though, using an old saucepan . . . Just having a late breakfast of cheese on toast.
Your Pippi picture is looking lovely, lots of patience needed but it well worth it.
ReplyDeleteI'm enjoying it. Next will be some Flower Fairy pictures as Tam has just found some lovely Flower Fairy t-shirts for Rosie . . .
DeleteI well remember 1962/63 snow in Sussex. We had an aunt visiting over Christmas, she caught the last train out of Liverpool Street station in London on her way home on Boxing Day before the railways shut down because of the depths of snow. At home, the snow lay on the ground from Boxing Day until the first week in March, and February temperatures never got above freezing. neighbours with oil fired central heating had no heating for much of that time as the oil froze in the outside tanks. Luckily we had coal/wood fires so we're OK.
ReplyDeleteI lived in Southampton then and we just never had much snow that far south. Sadly, I can remember reports of small birds freezing to death overnight in the New Forest, and they had to drop bales of hay in for the ponies to stop them starving.
DeleteWe had a house with just one coal fire, and a primus stove in the kitchen (which mum always called the scullery). I can remember my clothes being laid ovver the bed for extra warmth and to stop them feeling like they'd been in the freezer all night when you put them on. A bath was NOT an option as the bathroom was as cold as it was outside! We only had an outside loo then too . . .
and with a named storm coming on Thursday, heigh ho! I am afraid I kept my thermostat on 19 all night, and heating was on constantly. As you know I cannot regulate my body temperature so will have to pay the gas bill however big.
ReplyDeleteYes, that's not good news - either heavy rain or a blizzard. I turn my heating off at bedtime - down to 14 in case it gets v. cold overnight. You have my sympathies over the body temperature regulation - it was the same for Keith too.
DeleteBrrr! Snow is rapidly melting here, but we are on a yellow weather warning. Nipped to Morrisons and got some YS bargains. Also made bottom of the fridge soup, which is now in freezer. Miss Sheva has been to vets for her jabs - £88 later! Take care on those slippy lanes. Xx
ReplyDeleteIt's good to see green fields in places this morning though my yard is still snowy, as is the track to my house. Ouch to the vet's bill. I will be very careful when I go out later.
DeleteIt has been getting that low here too...10⁰ in the hall where I keep the thermostat, so 12⁰ elsewhere.
ReplyDeleteSetting that a little higher so I can get up to a warmer house sounds a good idea!!
North and especially North East Scotland and the Northern Isles have been hit hard by this snow..and snowing more already this afternoon. Not much here, we are between Argyll and the Isles above us and Galloway below and they do get snow
Aberdeenshire always seems to get it worst. Looks like Orkney and Shetland have had it pretty bad too.
DeleteWould you consider keeping the house a bit warmer just until you finally get over this lingering illness? I ve had to do that, temps set at 60* not 55*, as I just cannot keep warm yet.
ReplyDeleteMine is set at 18 deg in the day (about 65) which is warm enough unless I am sat in the kitchen, which has 3 doors leading off it and is cooler because of this. It gets set at 14 overnight as I am in bed with a thick winter duvet on, and warm then.
DeleteWhat a lovely stitchery. Pippi is looking very nice.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
It's coming together and is restful to work on.
DeleteIt amused me to see you had a yellow warning for snow. Yellow snow has a completely different interpretation in Canada. I love the Pippi embroidery. Stay warm and stay safe.
ReplyDeleteNormal cars tend not to have winter tyres fitted as we rarely get much snow. When we do it is normally just a couple of inches. It doesn't take much to have a yellow warning for snow or ice.
DeleteYou even sound brighter today so you must still be improving which is good news. The last time I saw snow in the UK was the winter of 1968, 1969 before I left for OZ in the April. The next time was in Canada on a trip in 2008 and I was on a very windy and cold glacier and thinking what on earth am I doing here. Today is 31C here and gradually rising over the next week hoping 37C will be the peak and then it will start going down again. I had a cortisone injection in my hip this morning so hope I will improve soon too. Snuggle up everyone. From Shirley.
ReplyDeleteI'm not needing to sleep in the day, and can stay awake past 9 p.m. now, which is a bonus. I was working with horses at Salisbury in 1968/69 and remember the snow well. It was so beautiful where I was, on the edge of the Shaftesbury Drove.
ReplyDeleteToo hot for me where you are and 37 would have me prostrate with my head in the fridge!
I hope your injection helps your hip.
It reached 42degC here today! Swam at the local beach this morning and spent the afternoon inside with the cooler going , Highest temperature in years down here. 25degC tomorrow, much nicer I will see what has survived in my garden! Love the embroidery, want to finish a large Christmas quilt but can’t get my head around it at the moment JennyP
ReplyDeleteA big difference between me and thee and Shirley! I was suffocating just wearing a mask in Tesco today! I hope your garden hasn't been fried to a frazzle. I am not in a quilting mood either, so can sympathise. Having a big quilt draped about would be way too hot for you.
ReplyDeleteYour embroidery is amazing. My friend does some wonderful embroidery, it's always a joy to see.
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