Ice say, It’s Snow Joke

I am imagining the title above to be said in a Terry Thomas voice! It’s been quite a month hasn’t it? Up here in Northumberland we have had amazing amounts of snow, with it reaching around 3 to 4 feet where untouched. I will get my rant out of the way right now – where [...]

Share

Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow

As I write this, I am stranded at home in the Northumberland hills. Looking out over the valley into the village of Rothbury, it is a picture of almost pure white. The view would grace any Christmas card, and I am reminded of talk in recent years of ‘we dont really get bad winters like [...]

Share

Log Fire & Snowballs In A Winter Wonderland – Graeme Urwin

At what age do we go from waking up on a winters morning and shouting ‘yippee’ when we look out of the window and see a thick blanket of snow, and instead look out the window and groan loudly? Maybe with me it was my twenties? Can’t remember! Writing this piece (Thursday), I am looking [...]

Share