Snow

A couple of inches of snow fell overnight - looks beautiful, and thankfully people seem to be being far more sensible than last year. At least the gritters were out in force this year, after last winter's total fiasco.

( This is what the view from my garden gate looks like this morning )

Just waiting now to find out if DS's school is open or closed today (this is forcing me to listen to local radio, which I find intensely irritating). More snow is forecast for later this morning, so I think I'll work from home even if the school and nursery are open.

Fingers crossed it all gets cleared before I have to go to Heathrow on Friday morning - I may have to go down on Thursday and stay at one of the airport hotels if it looks dodgy.

Is it a bird...

Hmm. Have just realised that the funny-looking bird on our peanut feeder is, in fact, a squirrel. Acrobatic little b*gg*ers, aren't they?

Doh!

Note to self: this hot beverage is tea, not coffee. Return to kitchen and add appropriate dairy product.

Great North Run

I see that entries are now closed for the Great North Run - good thing I got my entry in early. (Good thing? I must be mad...)

13.1 miles still sounds a very long way to me. Currently I can do 5. Over one third of the distance, I suppose. A good base to build on.

I'm wondering now which charity to run for. Being sponsored for charity will give me that extra bit of push to keep going, especially during training. I'm leaning towards running for Macmillan, because the work their cancer nurses do with cancer sufferers is so needed. And with my father dying of cancer, and my friend who probably won't live to see next Christmas with her children, it seems a good thing to do something cancer-related. But I'm open to suggestions if anyone has any good ideas.