Blizzard

We had a quiet start as Zoe wasn't due at the store until 09:00. It had been cold overnight, and there was a bitter chill in the wind. I wandered around to join Zoe and Ellie on the walk to school and then set off on my usual walk. It was so cold that my AirPods wouldn't stay in my ears until they warmed up a bit. I followed my usual route and arrived home just as Di was going off to Pilates.

There was plenty of admin to catch up with after breakfast and then some domestic chores to clear before Di arrived back. It was while I was doing the admin that I noticed that we were in the middle of a blizzard.

It snowed incessantly for about 10 minutes. You can see from the photo that it was almost a white-out. I thought it would never end, and started to take inventory of the canned goods we have in the cupboards, and what we have in the freezer. I listened for the snow ploughs so that I could offer the drivers a hot drink, but for some reason they never got as far as our road. I also worried that Di was in Angmering and would have to find her way home through the drifts, but somehow, she managed.

After lunch, with Di home safely, and bright sunshine beating down, we managed to get an hour or so with our Kindles. Di then had to collect Ellie from football practice (Ellie wanted Nana to collect her). I stayed put until Zoe came around and then we went back to the school for "Parents' Evening" and an opportunity to hear from Ellie's class teacher about her progress. We were delighted with the feedback, and we are very pleased with her progress, effort, and behaviour.