walking in the snow

Pete in his Swedish hat
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We had some serious snow overnight, and it kept on coming down, so at 7.50 we donned walking boots, warm jackets and silly hats (and a stout stick, in my case) and set off for a walk. We don't often see this sort of weather in Long Ashton (BS41).

We went round Dawsons Walk, about - oh, 3/4 mile, I suppose, through the woods. It was lovely, although the snow was coming down sideways across the level ground before the wood.

We stopped at the baker on the way back for a hot pasty, which was a very good idea. Ron thought so to, and so had to be fought off.

weekend!

We will be trogging over to Basingstoke, staying in the luxury of the Winchester Road Travelodge, to attend Dave 'n' Rox's farewell party; they're taking six months to travel round Europe in a camper van with their two children, and then they're off to Rox' native New Zealand. For good.

We have already put a shovel and a bag of gritty cat litter in the car, and will be taking blankets and chocolate and water Just In Case. So you can expect The Big Thaw to set in tomorrow and make us look like idiots, and I don't care.

Other than that, absolutely nothing beckons, expect possibly a trip to the Heston Blumenthal Ickle Thief at Popham, just because we're almost passing.

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