We had a hard frost overnight, which meant the snow had a firm crust of ice this morning and that was topped by further snow falls. The boys were very pleased as they were able to run across the surface of the snow. Well, until…
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Archive | February, 2010
Travelling in style
27 February, 2010
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When we went for a walk, Harvey came too but found the snow was often too deep and too soft for his short legs. Whenever he found the going difficult, he’d stop in front of me or the Other Half, tap our boots with a paw, and do the “carry me please” look. It worked [...]
Read moreYes, snow did close the road
27 February, 2010
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Aberdeenshire Council has had a snow blower, several snow ploughs and a digger out all day clearing snow from the main road that runs from Insch, past our croft and up over the hill to the A96. The snow was so deep the road was closed to traffic from our croft onwards late yesterday and [...]
Read moreMaking sausages
26 February, 2010
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The boys may have thought they were in for a day of leisure when they discovered the snow had stopped them from going to school, but I soon put them right. As well as finishing the school work I gave them yesterday, they also found themselves lined for the educational chore of making sausages. As [...]
Read more‘Just a normal day…’
26 February, 2010
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We had a further 5-8cm of snow overnight, taking the depth of cover to 45cm. The drifts were much deeper thanks to the continuing strong winds, while the roads were treacherous with loose snow over ice. As a result, the Other Half was not surprised when an education workshop that she was to have attended [...]
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