Later

Well, just in case she turned up, I was ready to leave. But I didn't really believe she would come and I kept expecting a phone call.

So, I sat in the residents lounge and watched the door for her car.

Then back to the flat to check my phone.

At the last minute her car appeared, being driven cautiously. So, off we went and played bridge watching through the big windows as the snow became very heavy then eased up then very heavy again. To make matters worse, we did not get good hands and so I really wondered if it were worth the effort for her.

I got a lift home from another pair to let her get on her way more quickly.

I'm Dreaming of a White February

Here I am sitting at my old (soon to be replaced, I hope) desk. The laptop sits on the keyboard pull-out part that, you just might remember, I damaged in one of my swan dives. TBSITW fixed it, but it is still somewhat wobbly. Anyway, the whole thing, including the open screen, is sitting there, and the screeen covers only the edge of my PC screen. I keep looking up and seeing the PC screen and wondering what I have done wrong that it looks black......

As well as seeing the black screen I now look over it and see, in complete contrast, white flakes falling from the sky and lying over the cars and the car park. I can see one bay where a car has been taken out for a drive and car tracks to indicate movement of vehicles in and out. However, this presents a really cold, dismal picture.

I have a strong feeling that bridge will be a no-go this afternoon, not just for my partner who lives in a small town higher than here and who would therefore have to brace worse weather, but that it would dramatically reduce the numbers as people decide to stay at home, making it much less fun.

Still, there's always my friends and the Scrabble board.

This morning has been spent happily sorting out my favourites list and reading all the blog updates I may have missed. I shall be glad when my MS Office arrives at which time I can transfer my backup pen drive files to it.

I do need to do something about getting rid of a dial up broadband as there are only two USB ports, and I like to use one for the mouse. Mind you, with a bit of effort I might just come to terms in time with the laptop's equivalent.

Well, might, but no promises.

Brrrr

I was up and dressed in plenty of time and looking forward to going to Church, when I looked out of the window.

And there it was, snow.

I used to love the snow, but now I am afraid of going out in skitey (slippery/slidey) weather because I am so afraid of falling.

So in punishment I did a job that must be about my most hated,

Yes, folks, defrosting the freezer.

It would not ordinarily have needed to be defrosted until the new year, but I must have left one of of the drawers sticking out a bi it so that the freezer door was not quite shut, causing it to frost up pretty badly.

Now that I am a bit less able I rather regret not buying a frost free freezer, but there you go.

I am through at the computer waiting for it to finish so that I can get the drawers (all washed and dried) back in and filled.

I have a large picnic bag lined with space insulating material which holds all the contents of my freezer, especially if I have run it down a bit.

The bad piece of news is that when I went to heat my cauliflower cheese in the oven yesterday, the thermostat would not register above about 75 degrees Celsius. I think the fan has gone. The outside door of the oven was hot at the top but cold at the bottom. Here we go again.

At least it is not urgent as I do hardly do any roasting or baking and the rest can be done on the hob or the microwave. Still, it is a bore.

Breaking News....

So what happened after I was unable to get to Church.

You are right - the snow stopped falling and the temperature rose enough to melt all the lying snow.

So after not getting to Church, I sat down to watch the first disc of 24 series six.

And then I found there were no subtitles.

I think it was Adrian Mole who said Chiz, chiz, chiz.

The next step was to wrap up the disc ready for returning to Amazon and to cancel all the rest of that 24 series.

This is so frustrating as I rent dvds only because of the subtitles......

Fear Of Flying

(or, more accurately, fear of falling.)

Got up and dressed in my clothes for going to Church, opened the curtains and what did I see?

Snow, piled on the parked cars and lying on the ground. I am sure the roads are clear, but doubt that the long walk to the Church is completely clear.

My GP told me to stop putting myself into harm's way following one of my falls. I try, honestly.

So I am worried about the walk from the car to the Church. If I were to fall, I could not get back on my feet by myself, and I would hate it if some of the rather elderly gentlemen were to try to get me up and in doing so hurt themselves.

I looked briefly at yesterday's post before typing this one. Sorry folks, I think it might be my fault that the weatherman is throwing all this snow at us. It has resumed snowing and it is falling quite fast.