We’ve been repeatedly told that the chance of snow at Christmas is so small we should forget about it. But after a week of increasingly cold temperatures, it all turned rather icy and snowy on Thursday.
Scott had the joy of a 30 mile drive home after a work Christmas dinner (at the Ship Inn in Barnoldy-Le-Beck) over the Wolds in constant snow with lots of wind and icy roads. ‘Twas an interesting drive, but quite slow.
Friday brought with it some sleet and soft hail showers and in the afternoon the snow started. Most of it was blowing away, but at times it was heavy enough to stay on the ground. By the time Scott finished work, his car was covered in almost 2 inches of snow. After scraping the snow and ice off the windows he headed home, again with snow falling steadily but this time the roads were covered in snow and the going was quite slow – down to 10 mph on the A16 where the traffic normally runs at 65 to 70.
The kids had had a ball playing around in the light cover of snow at home, but we were all pleasantly surprised to wake up on Saturday to a cover of about 3 inches. After breakfast jack and Scott headed off to their hair appointment. They took 15 minutes to get the car clear for the 5 minute drive, only to find the hairdressers had decided not to open after all. So, back home and after a cuppa we all donned our warm jackets and outdoor gear and headed off for a walk to St Botolph’s, a disused but still maintained church about 2 miles away.
It was a joy walking through the snow over the local football field, through paths along the dykes and paddocks to the church. The building has been around since the 13th century and was used as a functioning church until the mid 1900s. It has no windows, doors or fittings, but still has a good roof and a lot of atmosphere. On the way back the kids enjoyed seeing how thick the ice was on the puddles (some up to an inch thick), so were glad to have their wellies on.
So, we may end up with a white Christmas after all. we hope so.
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