Enough Snow, Please!

The forecast for today's weather is 10cm of snow. Oh yeah, 10cm! And they were not far off - the snow came down rather generously in the morning and it was really pretty seeing it coming down. Just yesterday, Julien and I had spent the afternoon looking out our full glass windows at the neighborhood covered in snow. I was, in particular, looking at the occasional car driving by and seeing how it copes. Saw some slip-sliding at a bend. Julien was just intrigued by the moving cars.

And today, more snow! The garden with the cherry tree in the middle - which is now a blob of snow sticking out as the centerpiece - reminds me of that scene in Kill Bill, where Uma Thurman and Lucy Liu duel. My balcony table and chair set looked like some new funky art installation of giant soft marshmallows. The little park outside the house looks like a little bit of Narnia... You wouldn't be surprised if the Snow Queen comes round the bend with her carriage now!

But honestly, isn't it just about enough snow now? I think everyone is fed up now. Not new to snow, this country is nevertheless still ill-prepared for it. The roads are choked and the rubbish is partially collected despite the service sending flyers to all that the garbage collection will continue as usual.

And my girlfrens and I are frustrated with being more or less trapped indoors. We had planned a pre-Xmas get-together and was supposed to play Secret Santa to one another's baby, but had to scrape that when we were stuck at home, unable to do any shopping. And in the end, the whole get-together is scrapped because of the heavy snow. And if this continues, my Christmas party this Saturday will be cancelled as well! And that will really be upsetting.

Needless to say, the snow also means difficulty for deliveries. And so, I have been waiting for days now for my online purchases to arrive. And I am afraid to make any returns via the post for fear of it being swallowed up by the Christmas overload. Happily, the only thing that has continued to come as usual is the milk from the dairy. Good ole dairyman! :)

Right then, I hope tomorrow will be better, cos we have a plan to go to the nearby village pub for a nice lunch. Please, be kind, Mistress Weather!

My marshmallow balcony set... check out that layer of snow!

My garden

View outside the house

Daddy Low driving carefully

A thick layer of dirt and snow on the roads...