Snow-cember doesn't work as well

Snow-cember doesn't work as well

Posted by Janine on 22 Dec 2010 in blog

Hi guys,

Guess what? The snow is back! And it doesn't look set on going any time soon. But, as annoying as the ice and slush is, it's still kinda fun :D

On Sunday, I was walking down my road at 9pm. The snow had only fallen a day before, so it was still pristine and white. It turns out that no-one goes out on a Sunday evening, especially not when there are a good few inches of snow on the ground. The place was absolutely silent! Still and white and eerie. Nothing but the slow crunch crunch crunch of my boots on the fresh snow. And then, when I got to the end of the road, I could hear the clock in the church tower tolling the hour. The church is a good 15 minutes walk away, but the town was so silent that I could hear it easily.

It was really spooky!

There was a lady at the end of the road who was dressed up in a white coat and white trousers. She must have been waiting for a lift, because she was just waiting there. And because the whole place was spooky and because she was standing so still, for a moment, my imagination almost got the better of me.

No wonder they tell ghost stories at this time of year!

Speaking of which, I hope you all have a nice Christmas! I'm getting all excited about it myself. Christmas is great. I'm not religious in the slightest, but when it's so dark and cold outside, there's nothing better than a great big knees-up with presents and company and good tv and (according to all the supermarkets) a shitload of pâté.

I'm not sure about the pâté myself (I mean, I like a bit, but not that much), but I'll go in for the rest thank you.

4 comments

Comment from: Janine Member

Merry Christmas!

I love a good Christmas ghost story. But then, I love ghost stories all year round :D
Over here, there’s often something spooky on TV most years at Christmas time. One year, they had Christopher Lee reading a selection of stories by M R James, which was rather awesome. And then, another year, there was a rather fun set of stories by Mark Gatiss called Crooked House (there’s a clip here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTckx8SJeF4 but I can’t find any more on youtube *sadface*)

I had no idea about the pâté, but the supermarkets are all full of it this year! That and a million and one selections of cheeses. Not that I’m complaining. Christmas is a time for gorging on rich food, and that’s why I love it :D

(Not weird at all! I actually get quite excited when I get an email notification to say that you’ve left a comment, so please don’t feel bad about it.)

Comment from: Emma Visitor

No wonder they tell ghost stories at this time of year!
Hmm. I don’t think I’ve ever heard a Christmas ghost story. Except for A Christmas Carol, of course… oh, wait.

I usually tell people I celebrate the Santa Side of Christmas – it’s the only not-weird part. You give people presents, you get presents, you drink hot cocoa and look at the sparkly pagan tree. What’s not to love?

I’m not sure about the pâté
I didn’t know pâté was popular in the UK this time of year, either. There was a story about all of England’s Christmas Puddings selling out of the department stores in three minutes, though.

Merry Christmas!

(I hope you don’t think it’s weird that I comment on almost all your entries? It’s just that I subscribed to your blog’s feed, and every time you post I see it immediately.)


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