Yesterday, the builders phoned to say that the roads were blocked and that try as they might they couldn't make it out to the 'wee cottage'. Odd that. We had no difficulty in getting into town, and back, for our morning coffee and later for a trip to the supermarket. Parcel Force and the refuse collectors also managed to make it out to see us. Two Oscar winners for creative embellishment stand out. The carpet fitter said he'd tried three times but the roads were axle deep in drifting snow and completely impassable . The electrician was slightly less theatrical - he merely said his van couldn't make it up the hill because of the ice. At least they called. They both promise - faithfully - to be with us next week. I could have told them we'd found the roads they found impassable completely trouble free. There again why ruin a good snow day ?
Out to the east the sky has a snow laden look. Sophie is delighted. It's possible a blizzard may head our way. In conditions like this I'm keen to complete our morning tour of the village as quickly as possible. Sophie has different ideas. This is the perfect day for a long bracing walk. She heads off across the field. I follow. Scents are all the better for being deep frozen.
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Well Sophie certainly seems happy enough - even if her owner and half population of the UK aren't!
Do electricians, carpet, fitters, plumbers etc., take special courses on outlandish excuses to give customers when they fancy an extra hour under the duvet and a lazy day at home?
I love the shot of Sophie in that giant snowy field with the iron sky. Today's song was lots of fun. I was just looking up "Where is Drakensberg" on my iPad and reading that it is in the mountains when the scene in the video suddenly changed and there the mountains were.
I think this photo of Sophie with frozen puddles and pink tongue is delicious.
I could go into a very lengthy rant about the BT engineer who refused to drive down the (admittedly) steep road to my Torridon cottage last week, and denied point blank having seen the snow plough that had come down a few minutes earlier, despite there being only one road so it would have been impossible for him to miss it. Oh there's much, much more on this but I'll stop and contemplate the picture of gloriously fluffy Sophie. Oh for a dog's life!
Hari Om
Winter proper appears to please the PON pupster! The music choice today again pleases the YAMster (who had flashbacks to a particularly gruelling hike in the Drakensburg mountains last century...) YAM xx
Her kind of weather, enjoy!
I love that Sophie enjoys running on frozen puddles and scooting across them!
Sliding on frozen puddles seems akin to rug surfing - but waaaaay better. After all, there is mud involved!
I loved the builders' excuses today. Hopefully, now that they've played their inclement weather card, they'll be hard pressed to find such a good excuse in the future. Oh, I forgot, 'vehicle break down'.
'The Little Drummer Boy' is one of my favourite Christmas carols and that version was delightful.
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