Isle of White
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Date: 06 February 2009 21:03:08
Like the rest of the world, I think it is now time for me to post my photos of the snow. Er... trouble is, I blinked and missed it!
We managed a day and a bit of deep deep snow - there must have been all of 3mm of it. Needless to say, the Island ground to a standstill with schools closed and buses cancelled. The Smudgelet was delighted to be unable to get to his school, even though his school stayed open for business throughout the day. I was less delighted seeing as it put paid to my planned visit to the spa.
The Smudgelet made a snowman in the front garden on Monday night. He called me out to see it - it took some finding but eventually I tracked it down - it was hiding behind the cat!
The Smudgelet's strained smile is because I just couldn't keep a straight face when I finally saw his snowman was only 30cm tall. It was just so unexpected. He was, sadly, hurt, which was a shame because I think it was a fantastic snowman. Just.... er.... compact!
By Wednesday the snow was seriously melting, and by yesterday you'd never have believed it had ever snowed at all. Sad, in a way.
Eldest son's school was closed too - he rang me full of glee that he had no education today because the snow's stopped staff getting to the prison. The Smudgelet was unimpressed - he thought it unfair that the mean staff wouldn't let his brother go out and build snowmen. The brother in question was rather pleased to get a lie in instead.