Today is a day for staying home, lighting the fire and bumbling about.
Unusually, the snow has arrived in London, and is now spread across the entire country. In many places we are seeing red weather warnings ie. threat of life, across the south east and Scotland.
Schools are closed and the roads are snowed up. Even after salting, the snow is coming down so quickly that it’s becoming more and more difficult to get out and about so staying home seems the only sensible option.
I’ve ordered an electric blanket for the eldest away in a cold rental home at university and had it delivered this morning. It might be silly but I really hate the idea of her being cold in the night. Her plans are to visit a neighbour who had a stroke a year back and whose dog she has been walking weekly. She’s worried that he doesn’t have the heating on much and maybe could use some help getting some basic groceries to stock up. Without pausing for breath she noted the chance that she might find him dead or struggling – it’s time to be a good neighbour.
The snow is predicted to continue right through to the weekend so I’ve warned her to stock up for the long term – the snow is only going to get deeper and colder.
