Snow, Snow, Snow!

The locals try to tell us that it rarely snows in Varese - maybe four days a year. BUT! It has snowed twice this week.

Patch came and wakened me about 6.30 on Monday morning to tell me we were living in a 'winter wonderland'. Indeed it was! Of course I had to run around like an idiot in silk nightie and sheepskin boots, waking the kids to come and look... After dressing warmly they made the most of it all.

- at this point I retired to the diginity (and safety) of the lounge - just in time!

Alan made a great snowman and he lasted several days - after Caitlin headed to school, I arrived home to find the snowman somewhat anatomically altered - definitely a snowMAN.

Varese set out to outdo itself on Friday and after a clear start to the morning it began to snow about 8.30am. And it snowed and it snowed and it snowed! The place looked gorgeous and out came the camera - again!

Soon it became far too difficult to drive - the road was too slippery to negotiate and so we settled in for a long day at home. Luckily enough Caitlin was not at school (touch of appendicitis! - all clearing nicely now). Finally about 2pm the falling snow flurries turned to gentle rain and the snow on the roads became slushy enough for the tyres to get a grip. We now proudly possess ice scrapers for the windscreens and chains for the tyres and sometime - very soon - we'll be getting lessons on how to put them on the car...