My Snow Days: 4, The Wrap-up

... or, The One Where I Get To Drink Lots Of Coffee

 My dearest sweetie-pies.  Even if you were caught up in my childlike enthusiasm for our dusting of snow these past few days, you may think by now that I should be easing off on the snow-shots ...

Nah!  Allow me to share my puerile passion with you just one more day.  Pretty please.
It's a wrap-up of my snowy posts, and a wrap up of me!

When I was not out frolicking, I was wrapped up in (faux) fur and hunkered down indoors and knocking back the drinks, coffee being my tipple of choice these days.

But sometime late on our third (and final 😢) day of snow I realised I'd forgotten one important shot.




The Christmas Card Shot!

I'd taken a snow shot when we last had the stuff about 5 years ago.  I couldn't waste this opportunity.

So it was blind panic at Chez Pout.  The snow was starting to melt.  The light was failing.

"Grab something red" I ordered suggested.  "I'll grab the red lippy and the coffee".

5 years ago it was champagne.  Now it's a hot drink.  Oh how we have aged in 5 years!

Of course, the hot drink effort was totally wasted, no steam was to be seen spewing out of the cups (Habitat) as I'd hoped.

But a draping of red and a backdrop of white and I think we are good to go.

  Christmas Card 2018, done!

After having experienced this panic at almost forgetting the Christmas Card shot, I realised there were other snow opportunities I'd missed.  So in preparation for our next snow fall in five years time, I've started putting together a little "When It Snows Checklist".  It includes things like organising smart outerwear and thermals, and creating candle cosiness out in the garden.  I don't want to waste a moment next time it snows.

I think these pigeons didn't need a checklist to find shelter on the bird table. 

  My checklist will include a Note to Cat to be mindful of falling icicles (he had quite a scare!).

And a note to TP that this is what happens to golf courses in snow

... they close.  Get over it!

Well, perhaps those of you in the USA, Russia, Scandinavia and other cold climes don't quite share my snow excitement.  And perhaps you are sniffing at my thin coating and scoffing "Do you call that snow?".  But it really is a novelty over here.  

The blizzard missed us but hit parts of the UK with full force, so I'm guessing that for a fair few of my UK readers it was disruptive rather than fun.

And I'm guessing that I'm the only one writing up a snow checklist for next time.  Am I right?

Normal service will be resumed in the next post and this blog will revert to snow-free content once more.  Sadly.

A la perchoine.