Monthly Archives: February 2012

Lent

Posted on February 26, 2012 by

Hasn’t this week been beautiful? It was 16C on Tuesday, less than a fortnight since it was -16C: mental, but in a very good way Something that wasn’t as good this week was the start of Lent. We were talking about … Continue reading →

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Pantastic

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

I sent my mum a picture from my phone yesterday. I knew she’d like it as much as I did, even though my phone couldn’t capture how lovely the thick frost looked on the yellow petals: Unfortunately, owing to my … Continue reading →

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In the pink

Posted on February 18, 2012 by

I won’t say it’s felt like spring this week – because last time I did that, we got snow soon afterwards. But it was amazing how quickly it all went; there was still about a four-inch layer in some places … Continue reading →

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Mrs Beet-on

Posted on February 12, 2012 by

As I said in my last post, I’m consistent. Which is why I posted about not being too keen on Valentine’s Day this time last year. Single or not, I’ve never been too keen. But yesterday, my mum texted to … Continue reading →

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Keeping out the cold

Posted on February 11, 2012 by

Well, the snow hadn’t all gone by Monday evening – as proved by the fact it’s STILL THERE! It’s quite entertaining in hindsight because Monday was so much milder than is usual the day after a snowfall, I thought we’d … Continue reading →

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I said no thank you!

Posted on February 5, 2012 by

However much I practised the art of snow denial last night… however much I closed all the curtains and pretended it wasn’t going to happen.. The forecast dumpload had been dumped. I closed the curtains pretty smartish. And made pancakes – … Continue reading →

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No thank you

Posted on February 4, 2012 by

I woke up to this this morning: Actually, that’s not strictly true. A) because I’d stayed at a friend’s 20-odd miles away so that wasn’t the view and B) it wasn’t that much But it was a couple of inches; enough … Continue reading →

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