OK - Look Outside!

Yes, like (it seems) most of Italy, we too are once again under a 'second' blanket of the white stuff.....
It's been snowing here since 10am yesterday. And for us here on 'the dark side' that means 'snow on snow'! The dinky little snow plough has been working it's butt off all night - I know because it passes just 12 inches from the back wall of the house - and makes enough noise to wake the dead...The trouble is it wakes Ciccio - he starts to bark like a 'demented dog' - wakes me up with a start (daren't take the BP at times like this)- his barking can be heard by some neighbours dogs (who, believe it or not, are still outside even in all this..), who in turn I'm sure, mangeto wake up every dog in the Province of Sondrio!
Thank goodness I heeded the snow warnings yesterday and went out and stocked up on supplies - my local forecast said that it will be like this (snowing) 'til Sunday. The snow plough has managed 'once again' to block my driveway entrance with snow...So until I can get someone on the 'phone at the Comune I'm blocked in.... (Should have kept my mouth shut about the bl**dy manhole cover - it's Sig. Natale - the friendly Poliziotto Locale who will need to ask them to clear the entrance (help!!!!), so it seems sensible to wait at least until it has stopped snowing.

Now that in itself is a 'bummer' 'cos Sergio is in Roma tonight and then at some dance/night club or other in Milano tomorrow night. We had arranged to meet up in his Milano hotel on Sunday morning for breakfast - and so he could 'meet' Ciccio.... So with this weather I guess it's 'Goodbye' to that idea....

When the light improves I'll take a photo of the snow on the terrace, and you'll see just how much we have - with just another 3 days to go......EEK!

posted by Carole B @ 8:59 AM