The "Beast from the East" - it's Siberian winds much tamed this far south - is sending snow flurries across the garden and the under floor heating is struggling.
Yesterday, with even colder temperatures and in brilliant sunshine, I mowed one of our grassy banks. Huffing and puffing backwards and forwards I was tempted to remove (but resisted) one of my many layers. Today, however, a leaden grey sky keeps us firmly indoors.
Watching the snow begin to settle I decide a Leclerc's shopping trip is required. Better now, while I can still get the merc up the chemin rural behind us. The supermarket car park is virtually empty and the few of us who've braved the weather scuttle in and out of the automatic doors, shoulders hunched and faces lowered against the sting of the driving snow.
Before I set out, Tod tells me that tomorrow is due to be worse in the UK according to the meteorologists and he asks me gloomily if I've checked our forecast. I'm somewhat surprised to read our temperature here by late morning will be fourteen degrees celsius. With sunshine.
Much encouraged, I find myself standing in front of the seeds display in Leclerc's and buying packets of cosmos, lavatera and California poppies . Maybe this summer, during the weeks when the roses sulk, I will manage to fill our borders with a riot of colour to delight our guests. Now there's a heart-warming thought on this dank cold day.
Other than bighting cold wind we have, so far, escaped any snow. I am very certain than all our journeys out in the car must be really necessary. One of the perks of retirement. Lesley
ReplyDeleteHi Lesley, thanks for dropping by. I guess like us you're now getting much milder weather. :) Windy night though! Let's hope that's it for the winter and spring is on its way.
DeleteDear Sue, I so like the image of a "sulking" rose!!! Thank you for that. The weather here is chilly and bops up and down temperature-wise, but we have no snow and little wind so there's no wind chill. Take care. When I lived in the blizzards of Minnesota for 38 years, I always went, as you did, to the store and stocked up and then came home and make a delicious soup and baked some whole wheat bread and felt so cozy in my heated home! Grateful that I had the money for food and heat. Peace.
ReplyDeleteHi Dee, thank you for your comment. Delighted to say today is beautifully sunny - great for gardening. Hope you are getting good weather too.
ReplyDeleteDear Sue, how is the partial going? I mean, how does it feel now? I hope it's become more comfortable. Peace.
DeleteI was in Spain before visiting mother in England...took one look at the weather forecast and changed my flight before everything went haywire.
ReplyDeleteLuckily, as Tesco did not deliver mother's shopping and I was able to scoot out for the necessaries before we were snowed in. Absolutely hopping as the excuse given was that the shoppers could not get in to work...if I could get down from London then they could get in to work as it was before the worst struck. Today no delivery again and the same excuse which this time I can accept....while wondering why Tesco did not send out transport for its workers.
Oh Fly, that's awful. Thank heavens you managed to get to her in time. And so sorry that you're having to go through it all again. Stay safe.
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