It's Chucking It Down!!!
Geez - they told us it was going to snow, all-be-it at above 1000-1200 metres....and what did we get?
RAIN - Rain and rain and even more rain that's what! I mean, where is it all coming from? Can't somebody up there turn the bloomin' tap OFF? Even the 'mutt' didn't want to venture farther than the front doorstep this morning. I had to almost drag him accross the driveway and send him down into the garden....and guess who was getting blo*dy wet in the meantime????? Well I'm sorry, but coping with a 'reticent dog' on a lead, a walking stick AND an umbrella is beyond even my 'wonderwoman' capabilities - hahahaha!). Yet you can be sure that IF he hadn't been on his lead (rain or not) he would have been out of the gate and down (or up) the road like the proverbial bat out of hell! But he wasn't off the lead (HA) but 'tethered' to me (tough titty mate....), so he just settled for a quick uncrossing of legs and then 'back indoors'.
But it's not really a surprise - winter is finally here, and unlike last year when the leaves remained on the trees until February, this year we have had wind and rain in abundance and the trees are finally almost bare. Two days ago we had a very heavy frost which - due to being in the 'dark period' - (November 'til 10th February) - means that the house/village will have no direct sunlight for 3 months. But that, in itself, doesn't bother me at all...as long as I'm 'toasty warm' indoors I can cope with just about anything. In fact as we Brits are apt to say 'I don't give a monkey's'!!!!
As 'they' had forecast snow for the next few days, I played it safe and on Monday I went a stocked up with plenty of fruit, veg, meat and UHT milk etc. - well JUST IN CASE! My daily bread is delivered so that's one problem solved, but I mean, it wouldn't be much fun to wake up (like last year) and find several feet of snow blocking you in the house and discovering that you only had a half pint of 'sour' milk and two dry crusts of bread - now would it? (Bet if that DID happen though - the 'mutt' would become very worried if I looked his way - HA!) But the veg will be cleaned and frozen and the fruit is on the windowsill covered in a box to protect it from frost and meat has been cut, bagged and frozen too....So the weather can do it's worst - 'cos I'm in Italy - in the Alps. Sooooo "Personally my dear, I don't give a damn"!
RAIN - Rain and rain and even more rain that's what! I mean, where is it all coming from? Can't somebody up there turn the bloomin' tap OFF? Even the 'mutt' didn't want to venture farther than the front doorstep this morning. I had to almost drag him accross the driveway and send him down into the garden....and guess who was getting blo*dy wet in the meantime????? Well I'm sorry, but coping with a 'reticent dog' on a lead, a walking stick AND an umbrella is beyond even my 'wonderwoman' capabilities - hahahaha!). Yet you can be sure that IF he hadn't been on his lead (rain or not) he would have been out of the gate and down (or up) the road like the proverbial bat out of hell! But he wasn't off the lead (HA) but 'tethered' to me (tough titty mate....), so he just settled for a quick uncrossing of legs and then 'back indoors'.
But it's not really a surprise - winter is finally here, and unlike last year when the leaves remained on the trees until February, this year we have had wind and rain in abundance and the trees are finally almost bare. Two days ago we had a very heavy frost which - due to being in the 'dark period' - (November 'til 10th February) - means that the house/village will have no direct sunlight for 3 months. But that, in itself, doesn't bother me at all...as long as I'm 'toasty warm' indoors I can cope with just about anything. In fact as we Brits are apt to say 'I don't give a monkey's'!!!!
As 'they' had forecast snow for the next few days, I played it safe and on Monday I went a stocked up with plenty of fruit, veg, meat and UHT milk etc. - well JUST IN CASE! My daily bread is delivered so that's one problem solved, but I mean, it wouldn't be much fun to wake up (like last year) and find several feet of snow blocking you in the house and discovering that you only had a half pint of 'sour' milk and two dry crusts of bread - now would it? (Bet if that DID happen though - the 'mutt' would become very worried if I looked his way - HA!) But the veg will be cleaned and frozen and the fruit is on the windowsill covered in a box to protect it from frost and meat has been cut, bagged and frozen too....So the weather can do it's worst - 'cos I'm in Italy - in the Alps. Sooooo "Personally my dear, I don't give a damn"!
posted by Carole B at
10:27 AM
5 Comments:
I hope that it doesn't get too bad up there this Winter for the poor dog's sake!!! Stay warm and healthy!
When faced with sour milk, make American biscuits and then you have bread. Turn the crusts into stuffing including one egg and there you go, a nice contorno.
Tins of tuna prevent starvation!
That sounds pretty good Judith. Though I've never made, or eaten, American biscuits (they're like scones aren't they?)
But as for tuna - Yep! Got loads of that - it was on offer recently so I got a nice stock of that in for the winter!!!
But as I said - I wont starve - there's always the 'mutt' if push comes to shove!!!
Hahaha - that's got him worried...
A bit like scones as I know them. Want a recipe? They are NOT good for you.
If I can't (shouldn't) eat 'em - then perhaps it's best I don't get the recipe oh 'wise one'! LOL
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