Today has been the shortest day but I still managed to pack a lot into it!
It snowed a little overnight but not enough to disrupt anything this morning so I was in early to do the cleaning, our regular cleaning lady not in on a Tuesday. We'd decided to drive down to Kent today to pick up Nan who was staying with my parents for Christmas, as the rest of the week looked a little iffy, weather-wise!
We had an OK journey down, the only problem being the outside lane of the M1 which hadn't been cleared completely of snow so it made overtaking a little hairy. At one point I went to overtake a coach, saw the compacted ice in the lane and thought better of it! In Kent, the snow was a lot deeper than at home and we escorted Nan from her flat to the car with a lot of care. We did not want a broken leg and a stay in hospital for Christmas!
The journey home was very good, except for the water being frozen at one of the motorway services. My screenwash had all gone so I had to go into the shop and buy a litre of mineral water to get us home! An expensive screenwash indeed!
In the evening Sue popped around to distribute presents and had a glass of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc with me. I said it would be lovely as a refreshing drink in the summer and I thought back to the day (yes, there was one!) when it was so hot we didn't move from the table in the garden. It's difficult to imagine now!
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