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Well, we're starting December with a thick blanket of snow in England. It's rather less in London but still there's plenty there; today is supposed to be sunny but below freezing. Next up: sheets of ice. I am NOT looking forward to another tailbone cracking incident. Fortunately the Pilates has been helping me keep my balance and I haven't fallen so far though I've slipped many times. And it's giving me lots of time to work on my reviews: I've finished my (girlishly enthusiastic) Iolanthe write up, and hopefully I'll get Black Watch and the Northern Ballet's Nutcracker in the bag by the end of today.

In major packing fail, I got a back together for an overnight and brought the top but NOT the bottoms of my flannel pjs. How did that happen? I also forgot toothpaste but found a teensy container in with a travel toothbrush that had been rolling around in the bottom of my bag forever. All of this was eclipsed by my losing the panther charm off of my Les Nereides bracelet I bought myself as a "you've been working very hard and deserve something nice" present last summer; it must have got caught by my coat when I was taking it off (or putting it on) and snapped off. It made me happy every time I put it on. Wah. :-(

In other news I haven't the faintest idea what my life is going to look like at the end of January other than I think I'll still be working for Il Postino and living in the same house. Everything else feels up in the air. I realize that a long time ago I accepted the fact that most of life was just making it up as you go along, but this all just seems a bit ridiculous.

I'm changing to this icon until the ice melts outside, or March, whichever suits.

The good news: I went to the doctor to have my blood pressure read, and it was 130/90 on the first try, much better.

The bad news: I slipped on the ice and fell _on my tailbone_ on the way out of the clinic. Bending over hurts now. Leaning forward hurts now.

Thankfully, I'd already planned on working at home for the rest of the day - I'm glad not to have to go out and deal with this any more. If only people would shovel their sidewalks as a matter of routine, we wouldn't get four inches of ice built up. But I don't have a snow shovel, and they don't sell them anywhere that I've seen, and so no one does it, and so people get hurt.

Now I'm going to put some cornbread in the oven to go with my home made soup lunch and get ready for being intelligent at 12:30. I think doing some more laundry (the trousers I've worn for the last five days can probably walk in on their own, and the tall socks are also needing replenishing) is also in the cards.

So I'm looking at the 24 hour forecast ...

and it looks to me like it's going to start raining around midnight, then get colder, and it will be below freezing at 9 AM.

This sounds like a recipe for ice city to me, which is bad news as I appear to be living someplace where people aren't required by law to shovel the snow off of the sidewalks in front of their residence/place of business. I don't really want to walk to work on that.

Anyone have a different take on what it will be like, say, at 8 AM tomorrow?

Sadly, I am at work, but everyone here is really jolly today, probably because we all took our sleighs in.

Best image to capture the day yet (from someone not on LJ).

(Obviously made with the bus text thing, but I don't have the link.)

And there's a window at work that doesn't shut all the way AND someone tried to close it AND it fell off of its hinge, which is great. So it's just a bit colder in here now.

Shadowdaddy: Hmm, looks like no more snow for today.
Me: You could probably sprinkle some water drops inside and get some if you really wanted.

Current Mood: brrr

I woke up to the cat meowing and went back to bed.

I was awakened later by somebody who was ready for me to get out of bed. I was about ready to get up anyway, but lots of hugs and kisses are a good way to get me ready for the day.

I was also told, "It's snowing!" and, when I cracked open the bedroom curtains, I could see snow flying sideways past the window, but not much else because I didn't have my glasses on.

I took a shower and then I cooked pancakes (and black treacle back bacon and sausage) and we had a nice breakfast (though we're about to have a dire maple syrup shortage) and now the snow is gone. No telling what I'm going to do today - originally the plan was to hit the zoo, but we'll see.

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