We drive to the train station in Clandon, a village 15 minutes from Shere. It is still icy and cold, so we’re bundled up, but this time in our town clothes. Instead of anoraks and wellington boots, we wear top coats and leather shoes. Bern parks while I buy our tickets, two senior day- returns… Continue reading LONDON DECEMBER 22
Month: December 2007
Frost
It continues to be frosty and cold. Last night’s temperature dropped to -7, but by 9:30 AM, when we set off for the butcher’s in Horsley, it was -3 C. Our beautiful garden is bleak with stiff frost. The fields are white, and the tops of hedges and branches. Snow is beautiful and soft. You… Continue reading Frost
The Season
So we got our lights and heat, but we didn’t need them for the party. I decked the halls with fir branches, as the wood pigeons ate all the berries on our magnificent holly tree,added little silver and gold balls and beads, and lots of candles. The fireplace roared, silver glimmered in the candle light,… Continue reading The Season
More living without the Light
We had dinner at the White Horse in the village while waiting for EDF to call. Yes, the British energy company sold the electrical subsidiary to the French. This move fortunately did not change the personnel much. They still speak English. The cell phone rings and we are told they are incredibly busy.They can come… Continue reading More living without the Light
Living Without The Light —
It is very, very cold. This morning, we left the car out of the garage for five minutes and the windscreen was covered with ice. The fields were white with frost. It was 10:00 AM. We went our separate ways in Guildford to Christmas shop where, like me, everyone was bundled from tip to toe. … Continue reading Living Without The Light —