tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post3742403287588128140..comments2024-03-19T14:28:03.565+00:00Comments on welsh hills again: Getting ready for the snowElizabeth Musgravehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-959906009303965512013-01-30T22:42:40.830+00:002013-01-30T22:42:40.830+00:00I loved this post Elizabeth. I have just come bac...I loved this post Elizabeth. I have just come back from a holiday that included some time in Vermont - after a couple of days I decided that constant snow would quickly lose its novelty value.<br /><br />I often wondered how the generations before coped. I was listening one day on the radio to a lady talk about her mother bringing them up in a tent on a Western Australian farm in an area that frequently gets to 45 degrees celsius in summer. It made me think about my own family and I wrote this post<br /><br />http://mylifeinthecountrytoday.blogspot.com.au/2011/06/farmers-wives-who-came-before.html<br /><br />It is a couple of years old now but still one of the most visited posts on my blog (that and the one about braised steak and onions - weird!)<br /><br />Back home now and wandering around my garden looking at my crispy dried out plants hoping I can resurrect them so they survive the next month or so before the weather cools....A Farmer's Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17094401205258678969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-39746473206342131842013-01-20T21:49:51.346+00:002013-01-20T21:49:51.346+00:00Very well put as usual. Have been loving the cosin...Very well put as usual. Have been loving the cosiness of 'being snowed in' up our hill this weekend, venturing out to sledge and to bring lots of wood in to keep the woodburner stoked up. But as you say, we're so lucky to be able to enjoy the novelty of this - knowing that we could just use the central heating more if we wanted, that we have lots of hot water and supermarkets aren't really that far away. Schools closed round by us tomorrow and can't help thinking, "yippee, more sledging!"Andrea Mynardhttp://www.shabbychick.me.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-5784935815304456342013-01-20T17:29:46.419+00:002013-01-20T17:29:46.419+00:00The frost ferns and flowers were very beautiful th...The frost ferns and flowers were very beautiful though and hard to imagine if you have not seen them. I used to try to both look closely and not melt them when I was a child!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-38463346861526997112013-01-20T17:14:42.733+00:002013-01-20T17:14:42.733+00:00It's been quite strange for us in Scotland to ...It's been quite strange for us in Scotland to have the rest of the country getting the snow for a change! I do remember cold-as-ice bedrooms as a child - it was the norm to switch on the light in the morning and see one's breath. And the gorgeous frost-ferns on the inside of the window. My children look at me as if I'm mad when I say that I miss that.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269887100694066103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-62377173654378488982013-01-19T23:05:20.892+00:002013-01-19T23:05:20.892+00:00I don't think we had icicles on our toothbrush...I don't think we had icicles on our toothbrushes but I do remember the snowdrifts in the garden higher than my head against the hedge.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-2001992429007627112013-01-19T23:04:19.115+00:002013-01-19T23:04:19.115+00:00Ah my family live in the West Country! Belstone o...Ah my family live in the West Country! Belstone on the edge of Dartmoor and the South Hams, down towards the sea. Synchronicity!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-12677631380860382372013-01-19T23:00:50.400+00:002013-01-19T23:00:50.400+00:00So we have a New England connection too! My husban...So we have a New England connection too! My husband's family is from the West Country. The novel I just finished writing (not published yet) is set there. That landscape is quite different from Maine in my eyes - more cultivated but equally beautiful. Our coastline in Maine looks more like Norway, I hear.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-87504878502849123772013-01-19T21:53:43.245+00:002013-01-19T21:53:43.245+00:00I imagine that you have had the snow by now Elizab...I imagine that you have had the snow by now Elizabeth and more than us in north Cheshire. Himself has just read the complete diary of Samuel Pepys and earlier in the week we were discussing what life must have been like in those days in cold spells. Having said that I can remember the winter of 62/63 when icicles appeared on our toothbrushes overnight. I have decided to use my fingerless gloves for gardening purposes only - they simply do not keep my hands warm enough. Hope that you are enjoying knitting by the fireside.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-5606886239618380782013-01-19T20:46:49.283+00:002013-01-19T20:46:49.283+00:00I had an aunt who lived in New Hampshire for many ...I had an aunt who lived in New Hampshire for many years and I visited Maine when I visited her. It is a beautiful place, rather reminiscent of our Western coasts in the UK. I suspect you know a thing or two about snow in Maine!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-69901595993771103852013-01-19T20:45:03.951+00:002013-01-19T20:45:03.951+00:00We had to chop more wood today (by we I mean Ian c...We had to chop more wood today (by we I mean Ian chopped and I stacked!) so we are warm and fine for a bit longer.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-58847063666033628612013-01-19T20:43:07.767+00:002013-01-19T20:43:07.767+00:00But can you believe it? No Laura Ingalls Wilder o...But can you believe it? No Laura Ingalls Wilder on Kindle. I have read the Snow Child instead!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-86722961278396159752013-01-19T18:44:55.753+00:002013-01-19T18:44:55.753+00:00Elizabeth, it's so nice to reconnect with you ...Elizabeth, it's so nice to reconnect with you through the Hattatts! I've followed you so we won't lose each other again. I love your description of your snug home and getting ready for snow. It reminds me of Maine. Your banner photo took my breath away.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-58957395846855908752013-01-19T13:47:56.889+00:002013-01-19T13:47:56.889+00:00ooh we even have snow in Londn now....stay warm!!ooh we even have snow in Londn now....stay warm!!Young at Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07585882466695145340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-37329384985450833902013-01-19T11:35:14.834+00:002013-01-19T11:35:14.834+00:00Hope you are warm where you are. I did much the s...Hope you are warm where you are. I did much the same!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-77639305932360933132013-01-19T11:34:21.730+00:002013-01-19T11:34:21.730+00:00I do love the silence that comes with snow. I lov...I do love the silence that comes with snow. I love oil lamps too. I wonder if we should have one as part of our back up equipment. That would be a good excuse anyway!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-22904627173117751672013-01-19T11:33:00.807+00:002013-01-19T11:33:00.807+00:00Welcome! I wonder how you find yourselves living ...Welcome! I wonder how you find yourselves living in Budapest after so much time on the Welsh borders. Must go and read your blog!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-73322590335642980882013-01-19T11:32:00.592+00:002013-01-19T11:32:00.592+00:00It looks as if you might have had quite a bit from...It looks as if you might have had quite a bit from the weather map Karen. Hope all ok over there!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-27716526461990278162013-01-19T11:31:03.485+00:002013-01-19T11:31:03.485+00:00Wonder if you got a lot in Sussex? We have got aw...Wonder if you got a lot in Sussex? We have got away quite lightly up here compared with other parts of Wales.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-58958806454862622752013-01-19T11:30:09.575+00:002013-01-19T11:30:09.575+00:00We are extraordinarily lucky and we take is so muc...We are extraordinarily lucky and we take is so much for granted!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-70177241623301787202013-01-19T11:29:38.496+00:002013-01-19T11:29:38.496+00:00I always think it is quite odd when people clear t...I always think it is quite odd when people clear the shelves of bread and milk. We always have quite a bit in stock here in the freezer I suppose so don't generally need to lay in extra supplies.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-82277261352274460442013-01-19T11:28:32.177+00:002013-01-19T11:28:32.177+00:00I always both want it and fear it! Some if wonder...I always both want it and fear it! Some if wonderful. A couple of years ago when we had a lot and it stayed for a long time life got quite hard up here.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-26521152181940393632013-01-19T11:27:46.458+00:002013-01-19T11:27:46.458+00:00Wonder if you had more than we did! We have had d...Wonder if you had more than we did! We have had driving wind but nothing like as much snow as further south. Still looking rather lovely.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-52491022725013306932013-01-18T20:54:46.334+00:002013-01-18T20:54:46.334+00:00Dear Elizabeth - thanks for your lovely comments. ...Dear Elizabeth - thanks for your lovely comments. It sounds as if you are well prepared for whatever nature throws at you or possible has already delivered.<br />Yesterday when the first spots of snow started falling we ventured out and bought a very large chicken and lots of root vegetables. Roast chicken tomorrow and after several more meals from it I can use the carcass to make a big pot of steaming soup. We could hold out for possibly 2 weeks as well if necessary.<br />Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-60942788153951429412013-01-18T13:30:04.243+00:002013-01-18T13:30:04.243+00:00Fortunately I don't work on Friday's. We d...Fortunately I don't work on Friday's. We do our 37 hours Monday to Thursday (hence the early starts). Went to Port earlier and it wasn't too bad, but now looking like a white out! The wind is bitter and the snow now laying on the roads. Oh, and the car is now in the village. I think it is an afternoon of DVD's:-)Dobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00900594495652477887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-9286114459022915672013-01-18T13:24:45.237+00:002013-01-18T13:24:45.237+00:00Friday . I do not live too far from you, Hereford...Friday . I do not live too far from you, Herefordshire, but in the small village where I live, we awoke this morning to snow and it is still snowing. Nothing has moved and all is peacefully quiet. I always keep extra supplies of dried milk and an extra loaf in the freezer for the times we are unable to get out of the village.<br />We have a wood burning stove and a generator for electricity. Still, too, an old brass oil lamp for light but we have been known to go to bed when it is dark if we have no electricity. Now I am in front of the wood burner, knitting and enjoying the quietness. Hope you and everyone else stays safe. Great blog, thank you.<br />Dianne - HerefordshireDianne - Herefordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01071760927308954022noreply@blogger.com