November
"Winter winds they do blow cold" - Sandy Denny Today, with a bright wintry weather forecast, I was looking forward to a significant walk in far away countryside. However, that plan was soon postponed as our road had become a skating rink over night and the few cars attempting to tackle it were spinning on the black ice. Even the five yards from our front door to the pavement ( American: sidewalk ) looked hazardous. Shirley took Phoebe home at around ten thirty when the ice was still lethal. That walk normally takes nine minutes but today it took twenty five. Their carefulness paid off for they didn't fall down. It is true that one fall on an icy footpath can change your life. I stayed indoors till after 2pm and then I was finally motivated to get outside. The streets were still icy even though the air temperature has risen to 3°C. Sometimes walking on the road surface, I kept a sharp eye out for patches of ice. I was heading to Bert's terraced house. I rapped ...