For the last couple of weeks or maybe even longer (I've given up trying to remember!!!) we've had the most awful weather, as no doubt everyone on here is well aware, either experiencing it for themselves or else hearing about it constantly on the tv - that and this Coronavirus, seem to be the main topics of every news programme.

Well day before yesterday, we had awful sleet and later on - rain. Same again yesterday and it really went very cold......



I took a picture of the sleet and could understand why Pippin totally refused to go outside!!! He did seem to be asking me to stop the sleet so he could go outside, but I did apologise and told him that this was way beyond my control. He just sat there with a sort of air of "Humph" about him!!!! Then I looked up at the window above the back door and the normally dry window looked like this.....



This showed that the wind had changed direction and was raining solidly, interspersed with hail and sleet.......

So yesterday and the day before meant I had to have the lights on all day, together with the radiator and halogen fire so I could stay warm. Then this morning I woke up to a totally different world.....

The rain had dropped and the clouds had cleared away and there was colour in the sky that wasn't different shades of grey!!!!


You can see that the sun is shining through the window and the plants are relishing being in the sunshine again, after such a long time. It felt so good not having to put the lights on and even though the sun was shining in the lounge, I still needed to put the radiator on as it was still chilly. The temperatures were about 9C (48F) but seeing that wonderful sun lighting up my room was wonderful.


You can see the blue sky and in fact the whole sky was clear blue. It is so lovely seeing it as you can imagine. I feel so sorry for those who have had to evacuate their homes because of the flooding, it's bad enough having that in the summer, but in the winter? How awful for them, and then you have the animals who suddenly find themselves homeless and treading water. They say we have more of the rain on its way and due to be coming tomorrow, so it was good to see this - even if it's just a short visit!

My neighbours, Anne and Peter, have gone on holiday to Portugal, and are due back on Sunday. To be perfectly honest - I don't think I'd leave here while this Coronavirus is still growing and growing with so many countries suddenly finding themselves with patients. There's a lot to be said for being housebound, but I still have visitors ie neighbours, delivery drivers, postmen and friends etc. and you don't know who they've talked to, so it's a very scary time for us all. When you read the symptoms - it's almost like describing flu or a bad cold - it's Winter, so how can we discern the difference between a normal cold or this virus?

Well I'm off to start putting away the shopping my delivery driver has just delivered. Take care of yourselves out there,