Happy to be indoors!

 

I hadn't planned on going out today which is fortunate as we have a covering of the white stuff and a not-very-hot forecast.  The covering is very light but it's still snowing now.  Lincolnshire has escaped the harsh weather which has affected so many areas but, even so, I am happy to stay in my hibernaculum.

As a child I used to long for snowy days.  I don't remember our school ever being closed because of bad weather.  We weren't allowed to play snowballs in the playground but sometimes we could build snowmen.  The school rule was that we had to have indoor shoes whatever the weather, so our wet shoes would be abandoned in the cloakroom.  The minimum heating would be 60F or 15.6C which would be reckoned as rather cold today.  

The first winter I lived in Caistor (2010/11) we had very heavy snow and delivery services didn't come into our little cul de sac.  I had lived in a village which had problems every time we had snow, so I have always had a good pantry, but after three weeks the menu had become "unusual".  Even today I have a very good supply of tinned food and a picnic stove in case we have power cuts.  I would hate to have to open the freezer and let the cold air out!